2021 OVW stop formula grant program

The Mississippi State Department of Health received a $1,661,954 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Formula Grants program (CFDA 16.588). The grant period runs from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023.

The Violence Against Women Formula Grants program aims to assist states and local governments in developing effective law enforcement, prosecution, and victim service strategies to address violent crimes against women. Specifically, the funding will support the Mississippi State Department of Health in strengthening responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies. The department will work to combat violent crimes against women and support victims in the state through June 2023.