The stop (services, training, officers, prosecutors) violence against women formula grant program (stop formula grant program) was authorized by the violence against women act (VAWA) of 1994 and…

The American Samoa Criminal Justice Planning Agency received a $616,964 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Violence Against Women Formula Grants program (CFDA 16.588). The grant funds the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program, which aims to develop and strengthen law enforcement, prosecution, and court strategies to combat violent crimes against women. It also supports the development and strengthening of victim services, including community-based and culturally specific services, for cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The grant period is from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023.

The stop (services, training, officers, prosecutors) violence against women formula grant program (stop formula grant program) was authorized by the violence against women act (VAWA) of 1994 and reauthorized by subsequent legislation. The stop formula grant program encourages partnerships between law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and victim services organizations to enhance victim safety and hold offenders accountable in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The goal of the grant program is to develop and strengthen law enforcement, prosecution, and court strategies to combat violent crimes against women and to develop and strengthen victim services, including community-based, culturally specific services, in cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.