Sen. Nick Miller, D-14th, and Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-18th, announced Dec. 10, 2025 nine grants have been awarded to aid crime victims, promote crime prevention and aid in the administration of criminal justice administration in both Lehigh and Northampton counties by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency totaling $1,662,307.

“Investing in community safety and violence intervention is essential to building stronger, healthier neighborhoods,” Miller said. “This funding strengthens the long-term stability of essential programs, from expanded mental health responses to effective firearm-intervention and prevention efforts ... delivering the resources our Lehigh Valley communities need to stay safe, support recovery and ensure these critical initiatives continue making a real difference.”

“It is essential our commonwealth partner with our counties and organizations such as the Crime Victims Council to ensure crime victims receive the services they need,” Boscola said. “Additionally, these PCCD grants will provide critical funding for ‘Resilient LV: Prevent, Intervene, Heal’ program of the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley that aims to address issues caused by childhood trauma.”

The following grants were approved:

Federal FY 2024 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program:

• United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley – Resilient LV: Prevent, Intervene Heal, $362,652

• City of Bethlehem – Improving Response to Mental Health, $156,044

Federal State Opioid Response Grant IV (SOR) Funds

• Valley Health Partners Community Health Center – VHPs SM-CJN Program, $423,386

Federal STOP Violence Against Women Act Funds

• Lehigh County – Lehigh County STOP Violence Against Women, $125,000

State Children’s Advocacy Center Funds

• Lehigh County – Lehigh County Developing CAC 2025, $47,000

Federal Victims of Crime Act, Crime Victim Services and Compensation Funds, Victims of Juvenile Offender Funds

• Lehigh County: Lehigh County Victim/Witness Unit (VW/RASA), $217,428

• Crime Victims Council of Lehigh Valley, Inc.: RASA Northampton County and VOJO Lehigh County, $93,846

• Crime Victims Council of Lehigh Valley, Inc.: RASA Northampton County and VOJO Lehigh County, $21,000

• Northampton County: Victims Right Project Year 2025, $215,951

PCCD met Dec. 10, 2025 to approve First Chance Trust Fund Program Augmentation, Federal FY 2024 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Funds – Firearm Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention, Federal FY 2024 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Local and Under $10k Share Funds, Federal FY 2024 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program Funds – Sequential Intercept Model Training, Federal State Opioid Response Grant IV Funds, State Endowment Act Funds, State Children’s Advocacy Center Funds, County Intermediate Punishment Treatment Funds, County Adult Probation and Parole Grant Funds, Federal STOP Violence Against Women Act Funds, Federal Victims of Crime Act, Crime Victims Services and Compensation and Victims of Juvenile Offender Funds, Federal Victims of Crime Act Funds, Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiatives Grant Program, State Violence and Delinquency Prevention Programs and Department of Human Services Funds, Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Funds, 2026 Federal Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Funds and Local Law Enforcement Support Grant Program.

The awards from these programs were approved pending outstanding fiscal or programmatic concerns.