Patricia Foster

As a Department of Criminal Justice Services, Victim Services Section Coordinator, Ms. Foster manages the statewide Victim Witness Grant Program and is the programmatic project lead for the Victims Services Data Collection System (VSDCS). In this role, she assists with the administration of state and federal funding to 114 local and statewide organizations to ensure service delivery funding to Victim Witness Grant Program advocates are consistent with federal and state guidelines. She provides technical assistance and consultation regarding the administration of the Victims of Crime Act-funded Victim Witness Grant Program and the VSDCS.  Ms. Foster also provides guidance and training to subgrantees and other criminal justice system professionals throughout Virginia on VWGP management of services to crime victims according to Virginia's Crime Victim and Witness Rights Act.