Block Grant 2020ZBBX0021

This $1.5 million cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will support implementation of the Measures for Providers Responding to Victimization Experiences (IMPROVE) platform nationwide. Funded under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), key objectives include bringing awareness of IMPROVE to victim service providers (VSPs), distributing and sustaining the free-to-use platform, and collecting and analyzing...

The Adult Advocacy Centers is receiving a $747,917 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime program (CFDA 16.582 Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) to develop a Technology for Communication-Accessible Victim Services (TCAVS) project. The project aims to create universal design communication boards and standardized templates for communication devices to improve access to the criminal justice system for individuals with...

This $650,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs National Institute of Justice, under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), will fund an implementation and outcome evaluation of the VictimConnect resource center. VictimConnect, which receives funding from the Office for Victims of Crime, is a national referral helpline for crime victims accessible through softphone, chat, text, and website resources. The Urban Institute...

This $500,000 cooperative agreement awarded by the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will fund the implementation of statewide technology to improve services for crime victims in Virginia. Administered through the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), the funding will support the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission in developing an updated, web-based database and online platform to process the approximately $7.1 million and...

The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement to Activating Change, Inc., a non-profit organization, under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to relaunch the National Center for Reaching Victims (NRC). The overarching goal of the NRC is to transform victim services by providing culturally and linguistically specific, trauma-informed, and accessible services that identify, reach, and meet the needs of...

The Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $116,925 cooperative agreement to Social Current Inc. under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to conduct an implementation study and evaluation. The study will summarize work by five demonstration sites using a public health approach to reduce childhood fatalities from neglect. It will seek to understand how the demonstration sites' collaborative strategies and national technical assistance can...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded on October 1, 2023 by the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) will fund Activating Change, Inc., a non-profit organization, to implement the "Increasing Services for Victims of Crimes Committed by Personal Care Attendants" project. The project aims to increase options and access to services for victims with disabilities who have experienced...

The Idaho Council on Domestic Violence and Victim Assistance (ICDVVA) was awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to implement grant management software. ICDVVA currently administers Victims of Crime Act victim assistance grants for the state of Idaho without grant management software, requiring significant staff time for administration. Funds will support...

This $500,000 federal Cooperative Agreement award from the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.582 - Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program) supports BUILD Inc.'s "Underserved Victims of Crime Initiative" in the Austin and Humboldt Park neighborhoods of Chicago. The project aims to enhance existing intervention, clinical, and community wellness programming by expanding personnel and resources to provide comprehensive support services to victims of...

This Project Grant award of $731,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Victims of Crime under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding will support Waymakers, a non-profit organization in Irvine, California, in implementing the "Strengthening Human Trafficking Collaboration for Victims Encountering the Criminal Justice System" project. The key products and services to be delivered through this grant include: Establishing a...