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 Office of Emergency Services received a $14.7 million STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. The STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (CFDA 16.588) aims to develop and strengthen law enforcement, prosecution, and court strategies to combat violent crimes against women as well as develop and strengthen victim services.

Through ten sub-awards, the funding will support victim services organizations, training for prosecutors and public defenders, and law enforcement-victim advocacy collaborations. Specifically, sub-awards of $100,000 to $500,000 each will provide victim assistance, training, and coordinated response protocols through organizations such as the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, domestic violence service agencies, and law enforcement agencies to enhance specialized domestic violence units.

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.