Project Grant 2020UWAX0012

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (ECAHMAA) a $450,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). This 3-year grant will enable ECAHMAA to enhance its capacity to provide culturally relevant services and resources for Hmong victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley region,...

The Hmong American Women's Association (HAWA) was awarded a $450,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The three-year grant, effective from October 2024 to September 2027, will enable HAWA to implement a project addressing the unique needs of Hmong and Southeast Asian victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Milwaukee...

The Hmong / American Friendship Association, Inc. was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.016). This three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, supports the organization's delivery of culturally and linguistically specific services to the Southeast Asian community in...

The Women's Initiative For Self-Empowerment (WISE), Inc. received a 3-year, $450,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The grant funds the "Hmong Community Prevention & Intervention Culturally Specific Services Project" to serve Asian American (Hmong) community members in St. Paul, Minnesota. Key activities include: outreach, education on...

This Project Grant award of $475,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Transforming Generations, a minority-owned, woman-owned nonprofit organization in St. Paul, Minnesota. The funding will support the organization's efforts to implement a three-year project addressing the following purpose areas: increasing community capacity to provide culturally specific...

This Project Grant award of $382,500 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) supports the provision of culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault. The funding enables the non-profit organization CIA Siab, Inc. to establish, maintain, and expand services that address the unique needs and challenges faced by sexual assault survivors from the...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to the Southeast Asian Mutual Assistance Associations Coalition (SEAMAAC, Inc.). Through this 3-year grant, SEAMAAC will implement culturally-specific services to support victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Asian immigrant and refugee communities in the Philadelphia, PA area....

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to My Sisters House, a non-profit organization in Sacramento, California, under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The 3-year grant funds the implementation of the Community Aligned and United for Safety and Empowerment (CAUSE) Initiative, which will provide culturally relevant services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to the Minneapolis American Indian Center (MAIC), a nonprofit organization serving the urban American Indian community in Minneapolis. Through this 4-year grant, MAIC will implement a project to increase the capacity of the local community to provide culturally specific resources and support for Native victims of...

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $13.2 million cooperative agreement under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Culturally Specific Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Services (CFDA 93.496) program to the Asian Pacific Institute On Gender-Based Violence. The award period is from March 15, 2021 through September 30, 2025. Through this funding, culturally specific services will be provided to survivors of domestic violence and...