STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Summary

The Crime Victims Reparation Commission New Mexico received $1,468,468 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (CFDA 16.588) for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027. This award supports comprehensive victim services and criminal justice response initiatives addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking throughout New Mexico. The Commission functions as the state administrator distributing federal resources to local community-based organizations, including rape crisis centers and domestic violence shelters, to provide victim advocacy, counseling, legal assistance, forensic nursing care, and specialized support for underserved populations including Native American, Spanish-speaking, immigrant, and transgender communities.

The grant funding enables the Commission to establish and enhance multidisciplinary partnerships between law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and victim services organizations. Key products and services delivered through sub-awards include crisis intervention and victim advocacy programs, emergency relocation assistance, human trafficking crisis stabilization services, and priority case processing initiatives. Additionally, the Commission utilizes the funding to strengthen internal capacity through specialized positions such as victim advocate coordinators and liaisons to the New Mexico Victim Information & Notification Everyday (VINE) Services, thereby expanding programming and improving victim safety and offender accountability across the state criminal justice system.