2021 OVW stop formula grant program

This 2021 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women totals $2,331,058 under the Violence Against Women Formula Grants (CFDA 16.588) program. The funding supports law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat violent crimes against women through June 2023. Key services include developing a standardized 40-hour sexual assault online training for advocates, increasing sex offender compliance checks and domestic violence investigations through New Orleans Police Department overtime, screening felony domestic violence cases and providing victim advocacy through the Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, and delivering victim services in eastern St. Tammany Parish. Additional sub-awardees provide training, continue domestic violence prosecution programs, and offer services such as crisis intervention and safety planning for sexual assault survivors. The funding thereby strengthens the criminal justice response and supports victims through the combined efforts of government agencies and nonprofit organizations across Louisiana.