Award Information
Description of original award (Fiscal Year 2017, $599,719)
The purpose of this award under the OVC Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program is to enable the Harvey County Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Task Force, Inc. to support the victims of the February 25, 2016 Excel Industries Shooting. In this multi-location incident, one suspect opened fire along a major highway and at his place of employment, killing and injuring numerous innocent civilians and prompting a large scale, multi-agency emergency response. This funding will reimburse organizations for supplemental victim-related costs and provide funding to support crisis response and consequence management services to assist the victims, witnesses, and first responders involved in the tragedy. CA/NCF