Cooperative Agreement 2020V3GXK004

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to The George Washington University (GWU) to implement the Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) Training and Technical Assistance Project under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). Over the 24-month project period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025, GWU and its project partners the Global Woman Peace Foundation, Sahiyo U.S., and the U.S. End FGM/C Network...

The African Family Health Organization (Afaho) received a $300,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to implement the RESPECT Program for Addressing Female Genital Cutting. The three-year project, set to run from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 in Middle City East, Pennsylvania, will deliver services to prevent and address female genital cutting...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $287,900 Project Grant to the Ohio Hispanic Coalition under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The grant will support the delivery of culturally specific intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 in Upper Arlington, Ohio. The...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program to US Together Inc., doing business as Columbus International Program. This 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, will enable US Together to provide a range of services to 180 limited English proficient immigrant and refugee survivors of sexual assault, with a focus on non-intimate partner sexual...

The federal Project Grant award of $382,500.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) will be used by the Ohio Hispanic Coalition, a non-profit organization, to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault from Hispanic and Latino communities in Ohio. The funded services will include advocacy, accompaniment,...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $287,900 Project Grant to Asian American Community Services (doing business as All Asian) to deliver culturally specific sexual assault services under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The three-year award, made on October 1, 2021 and set to conclude on September 30, 2024, will support increased culturally specific intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support...

This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations program (CFDA 16.889). The award will enable Community Refugee And Immigration Services Inc. (CRIS), a non-profit organization in Columbus, Ohio, to develop and implement targeted outreach strategies and victim services for adult and youth survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...

The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) received a $790,679 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (SASP) (CFDA 16.017). The two-year award, effective August 1, 2022 through July 31, 2024, will fund direct intervention and related assistance services for survivors of sexual violence delivered by rape crisis centers and other nonprofit organizations across Ohio. ODH will provide sub-awards to nine...

This $1,800,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Center for HIV/AIDS under CFDA 93.940 (HIV Prevention Activities Health Department Based) supports the Hamilton County Public Health (HCPH) clinic in Ohio to expand HIV prevention, testing, and treatment services, with a focus on vulnerable populations. Specifically, the funding will allow HCPH to: 1) conduct targeted outreach and focus groups among high-risk groups like women, sex workers, transgender individuals, and young people;...

The Association Pour Un Nouveau Depart (APND) was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of African Affairs to end female genital mutilation (FGM) in Chad. This award falls under the Africa Regional Democracy Fund (CFDA 19.225), which supports democratic processes and promotes civil and political rights in Africa. Under this one-year award running from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022, APND will work to advance the abandonment of FGM in Chad. The...