The training and services to end violence against women with disabilities grant program (disability grant program) is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 20122

The Jacksonville Area Center for Independent Living will use a $425,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women to provide training, consultation, and information services under the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities grant program (CFDA 16.529). The three-year award effective October 1, 2022 will support a multidisciplinary collaborative team comprised of at least one victim service provider and one nonprofit serving individuals with disabilities. Services will focus on improving organizational capacity and developing a plan to address identified needs for accessible, safe, and effective support for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and abuse who have disabilities or are deaf. Funds must be used to establish collaborative relationships and strengthen the response to violence against women in the disability community in Jacksonville, Illinois.

The goal of the disability grant program is to create sustainable change within and between organizations that improves the response to individuals with disabilities and deaf individuals who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to hold perpetrators of such crimes accountable. Disability grant program funds are used to establish and strengthen multidisciplinary collaborative relationships; increase organizational capacity to provide accessible, safe, and effective services to individuals with disabilities and deaf individuals who are victims of violence and abuse; and identify needs within the grantee's organization and/or service area and develop a plan to address those identified needs that builds a strong foundation for future work. Funds must be used to support a multidisciplinary collaborative team that includes at least one victim service provider or tribal organization serving victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and at least one nonprofit, nongovernmental organization or tribal organization serving individuals with disabilities and/or deaf individuals.