Recent budget cuts have threatened to cut the City of Sparks victim advocate program. So, the city needed to get alternative funding so they could help victims.

That's where Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto's program comes in. It's called STOP, standing for services, training, officers and prosecution.

The program helps victims as well as prosecutes offenders.

Sparks City Attorney Chet Adams says the city's prosecution of domestic violence crimes is three times higher than the national average, and that he didn't want that to stop because of a loss of funds.

Attorney General Masto is a big supporter of victim's rights and of programs that combat domestic violence. $12,000 will go to the victim advocate program.

The formal announcement comes at 3:00 this afternoon at Sparks City Hall.