The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $700,000 Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) grant to the Rochester Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (SPCC) and its partners in Monroe County, New York. This 3-year Project Grant, effective October 1, 2024, supports a comprehensive program to improve the civil and criminal justice system's response to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,...
The Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York Inc. was awarded a $400,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The grant was awarded under the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524) to increase the availability of comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in matters relating to or arising from the abuse or violence. The...
This $750,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.524 - Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program) will enable The Legal Aid Society, in partnership with Garden of Hope, Sakhi for South Asian Women, and VIP Mujeres, to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence in New York City. The award will fund direct legal representation, advocacy, and support services across a range...
The Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program, authorized under 34 U.S.C. 20121 and administered by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, has awarded $750,000 to the Legal Aid Society of Rochester, NY to provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Monroe, Genesee, and Orleans Counties, New York. The grant will enable the Legal Aid Society of Rochester, NY, in...
The Legal Aid Society received a $400,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to provide legal assistance services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through September 30, 2024. Funded under the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524), the award will support increasing access to comprehensive civil and criminal legal aid in matters relating to abuse experienced by...
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) to the YWCA Jamestown, in partnership with the Unified Court System Eighth Judicial District and the Salvation Army New Center. This 3-year grant will fund: 1) a 1.0 FTE Visitation Monitor to provide supervised visitation and safe exchange services for families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;...
This $599,915 federal Project Grant award was made by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021). The grant supports a 3-year project by Reach CNY, Inc. in partnership with the 5th Judicial Court, Vera House, and the Center for Justice Innovation Upstate New York Office to implement activities in Onondaga County, NY. Key products and services delivered through this funding include: 1) Providing supervised...
Through a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021), Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and its project partners will implement a comprehensive program to serve families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Key activities include: Enhancing court collaboration and supervised visitation/safe exchange services through a dedicated court...
The Central New York Victim Assistance Project, a project of the Legal Aid Society of Mid-New York, Inc., was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women's Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524). Through this 3-year grant from October 2023 to September 2026, the project will provide comprehensive civil legal services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking across a...
The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC) was awarded a $550,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021). This grant will support the implementation of supervised visitation and safe exchange services for families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in New York City. The project will focus on serving underserved...