 They're getting a $25,000 grant that Fairfax County Commonwealth's attorney Steve Descano is expecting will make witnesses safer. I believe it was the mid-90s when this Victim Witness Protection Act was first passed by the legislature, but it had never been funded. He's planning to use the cash to get a witness out of the area for a short period of time or give them a ring doorbell so they feel safe at home. Sometimes cases can't move forward because there's only one witness who isn't comfortable testifying.