Cooperative Agreement 2011WCAXK012

The Winnebago County Circuit Court in Rockford, Illinois was awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Special Projects program (CFDA 16.029) to serve as a national mentor court for domestic violence cases. As one of five selected mentor courts, Winnebago County will assist in selecting jurisdictions to receive mentorship, develop mentoring relationships with those courts, host 6-9 site visits, provide...

This $600,000 Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.021 - Justice Systems Response to Families Program), supports a comprehensive effort by the Winnebago County Circuit Court and its partners to improve the civil and criminal justice system's response to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Key activities funded through this 3-year award include: 1) continuing the Domestic...

The County of Winnebago, Illinois is receiving $550,000 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to support the Justice Systems Response to Families program. The grant will fund services through September 2024 to improve the response of the criminal and civil justice systems to families experiencing domestic and sexual violence. As the designated awardee, Winnebago County Circuit Court will use the funding to enhance coordination...

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded Northern Illinois University a $134,562 Project Grant under the OVW Research and Evaluation Program (CFDA 16.026). The grant will fund a mixed-methods longitudinal evaluation of survivors' experiences with a Domestic Violence Coordinated Court (DVCC) in Winnebago County, Illinois over 36 months. The evaluation will involve a sample of 250 survivors to examine associations between engagement with and perceptions of...

The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) received a $5.78 million Violence Against Women Formula Grants award (CFDA 16.588) from the Office on Violence Against Women, effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. This formula grant supports the development and strengthening of multidisciplinary partnerships among law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and victim services organizations to enhance victim safety and offender accountability in cases of domestic violence, dating...

The End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin, The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. (End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin) received a $250,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) program. The award will support End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin in operating an Abuse in Later Life Resource Center from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. As...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $1,000,000 cooperative agreement to End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc. to provide comprehensive technical assistance for the OVW Abuse in Later Life Program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. Under this award, End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin will deliver technical assistance and training nationwide to communities and organizations serving...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Special Projects program (CFDA 16.029) to St. Louis County, Missouri, to serve as a Mentor Court for the OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative. Through this initiative, the well-established St. Louis County Domestic Violence Court will provide mentorship, host site visits, and deliver on-site technical assistance to 5-7 jurisdictions interested...

The Vanderburgh County Superior Court in Indiana received a $700,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021). This 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2023, supports a comprehensive initiative to improve the court's response to families impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child sexual abuse. Key activities funded by the grant include: 1)...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) to implement the "Replicating the Cook County Expediter Model: A Pilot Project to Increase Safe Child-Related Relief in Civil Protection Orders (Safer Parenting Facilitation and CPOs Project)." This 36-month pilot project will support selected...