Cooperative Agreement 2017TAAXK001

The Judiciary Courts of the State of Minnesota received a $649,871 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to support the Justice Systems Response to Families program. The three-year award will fund the Beltrami County Domestic Violence Court, Coordinated Community Response program, and Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Project from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The Justice Systems Response to Families program aims to improve system...

The Judiciary Courts of the State of Minnesota, in partnership with Northwoods Battered Women's Shelter, received a $499,969 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.590 - Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program). The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, will be implemented in Beltrami and Roseau Counties, Minnesota. Key activities include: 1) continuing...

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 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...

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, to implement the Mentor Court Enhancement Project under the OVW Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526). Through this 2-year project, the Center will build the capacity of OVW-funded mentor courts to serve as promising practice models for other jurisdictions. The initiative will include hosting a mentor court coordinator...

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) within the Department of Justice will provide $750,000 through its Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA #16.526) to the Battered Women's Justice Project in St. Paul, Minnesota. This 36-month cooperative agreement will support specialized training and technical assistance to enhance community supervision strategies and build the capacity of pre-trial, probation, and parole officers to effectively supervise cases involving domestic violence,...

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 the Judiciary Courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Supreme Court Division. The funding supports the OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative, which enables five well-established domestic violence courts to serve as national models and provide mentorship and support to other jurisdictions seeking to...

The Tulsa County District Court received a $150,000 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Special Projects (CFDA 16.029) program. The award supports the Tulsa County District Court to serve as a Mentor Court under the OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative. Through this role, the court will: Assist in selecting jurisdictions to receive mentorship; 2) Develop mentoring relationships with...

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)...

This Project Grant award of $750,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524) aims to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul Twin Cities metro area. Through this 3-year continuation grant, the prime awardee Tubman, in partnership with the Immigrant Law Center...