The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to Life Anew Restorative Justice, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Austin, TX. The grant will fund a 2-year project to address the basic needs of crime victims in underserved communities in Austin and Waco, TX. The project will provide trauma-informed support services to at least 70 individuals...
This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.582 - Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) provides $200,000.00 to UCAN, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois. The purpose of this grant is to deliver culturally responsive, trauma-informed services to underserved victims of violence, particularly those impacted by gun violence, in African American and Hispanic communities on Chicago's South and West Sides. The funded...
The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to the Milwaukee Center for Children & Youth Inc. The goal of this 2-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, is to increase the availability and accessibility of basic services and assistance to crime victims from communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, adversely...
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs awarded a $750,000 cooperative agreement to Healing Justice Project under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to address the lack of post-conviction victim services. The three-year project will develop recommendations, training models, and tools to expand post-conviction victim services for those impacted by conviction and sentence review processes. Healing Justice will conduct an environmental scan and needs...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $200,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 16.582 - Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) to the Louis D Brown Peace Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. The purpose of this grant is to provide culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and victimization. Under this two-year...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $198,992 Project Grant under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to Compass Youth Collaborative, Inc. in Hartford, CT. The grant will provide trauma-informed care and wraparound services to young men of color treated at local hospitals following a violent injury. Services include wound care supplies, transportation, clothing, food, hygiene products, and temporary housing or home safety...
The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to the African American Youth Harvest Foundation, Inc. in Austin, TX. The purpose of the grant is to provide culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and victimization. The grant...
This $200,000 federal Project Grant award, funded by the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), will provide culturally responsive services to Latina immigrant and undocumented victims of crime in the Chicago area. The grant recipient, DVSA Communities, a non-profit organization and community development corporation, will offer transportation assistance and help overcome food insecurities for this...
This Project Grant award of $200,000.00, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), will enable Found Village to launch an expanded basic resource coordination program for 100 teenage and young adult victims of crime who are involved with the foster care system in Hamilton County, Ohio. The program aims to increase access to food, stable housing, and transportation for this...
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...