The Urban Institute received a two-year, $450,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Research and Evaluation Program (CFDA 16.026) to conduct research on perceptions of justice for domestic violence survivors. The grant period runs from November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2023. The research aims to capture the perspectives of underserved survivors and assess their alignment with practitioner views of justice. Using a...
This $395,656 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Research and Evaluation Program (CFDA 16.026) will fund a secondary analysis study on promising practices for addressing sexual violence in carceral settings. The Urban Institute, as the prime grantee, will comprehensively explore strengths and challenges in implementing the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), elucidate PREA practices identified as most promising for...
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526), awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to Just Detention International, Inc. (JDI) to implement the "Rooted in Resilience" project over a 36-month period starting October 1, 2023. Through this project, JDI will expand advocacy services for currently and formerly incarcerated survivors of sexual abuse by building the capacity of sexual assault service organizations and other...
This $700,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women supports the delivery of technical assistance and safety initiatives under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA 16.526). Awarded to the Vera Institute of Justice on January 1, 2022 for a one-year period concluding December 31, 2022, this funding will support the grantee's provision of critical resources to help communities forge partnerships to...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $599,959 cooperative agreement to the Victim Rights Law Center Inc. under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) program. The three-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 and set to conclude on September 30, 2024, will support the Sexual Assault Justice Education Project. Through this project, the Victim Rights Law Center will provide technical assistance and education to help...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $375,000 to the National Organization For Victim Assistance, Inc. doing business as Crime Crisis And Disaster Victims Assistance under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) cooperative agreement from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The award will support the Working with College Student Populations Project to provide technical assistance resources to communities through...
This $300,000 Cooperative Agreement was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). The purpose is to provide training and technical assistance on sexual violence to community-based victim services providers, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, medical staff, and other professionals. Additionally, the funding will support the attendance of sexual assault advocates serving under- and un-served...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $375,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to Respect Together (doing business as PCAR) to develop and implement the Services for Male Survivors of Sexual Assault project. Through this 36-month award, Respect Together will partner with Just Detention International to provide specialized technical assistance, resources, and trainings to community-based victim service...
This $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526) will support the Domestic Violence Resource for Increasing Safety and Connection (DV RISC) project implemented by Justice Innovation, Inc. doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation. Over the 2-year performance period from October 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, the project will increase the effective use of...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) to the Urban Resource Institute (URI), a non-profit organization in New York. The funding will enable URI and its partners to implement the following key activities over a 3-year project period starting October 1, 2023: Develop three 65-week Abusive Partner Intervention Programs (APIPs) to serve underserved populations,...