Know more project to reduce domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus

Northeastern Illinois University was awarded a $299,999 project grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to develop and deliver the Know More Project to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus. The grant was awarded on October 1, 2021 under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus program (CFDA #16.525), with a completion date of September 30, 2024. This competitive federal grant program aims to develop and strengthen effective security, investigation, and victim services strategies to combat sexual assault and other forms of gender-based violence on university campuses. Northeastern Illinois University will use the funding to deliver educational programming, training, and victim support services to address these issues among the student population in Chicago, Illinois through September 2024.