Boulder county domestic violence acute response team

The County of Boulder, Colorado will receive $499,998 from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) federal grant program. The Project Grant award will fund the Boulder County Domestic Violence Acute Response Team from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025.

The Response Team will work to improve the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Specifically, it will focus on assisting victims and holding offenders accountable through improved arrest and enforcement of protection orders policies. This aligns with the purpose of the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program to enhance criminal justice interventions in cases of domestic and sexual violence.