Alabama FJC firearms technical assistance project

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to One Place Metro Alabama Family Justice Center from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025 under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This cooperative agreement will support the Alabama FJC Firearms Technical Assistance Project, through which One Place Metro Alabama Family Justice Center will provide technical assistance to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Birmingham, Alabama. Specifically, the awardee will focus on assisting state, local, and tribal criminal justice agencies on issues related to domestic and sexual violence firearms policies. This funding aligns with the purpose of the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program to enhance victim safety and hold offenders accountable.