The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Consejo Counseling & Referral Inc., a nonprofit organization, a $400,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The funding will support Consejo Counseling & Referral Inc.'s provision of culturally and linguistically tailored services to Hispanic/Latino victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in King County, Washington. Specific...
This $1,500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) under the Social Services Research and Demonstration (SSRD) program supports Consejo Counseling and Referral Service, a nonprofit organization in Renton, Washington, to provide culturally competent domestic violence trauma-informed therapy services primarily for Latino communities in King and Pierce Counties. The funding will enable Consejo to deliver...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $300,000 under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (SAS Culturally Specific Program, CFDA 16.023) federal grant to Taller Salud Inc. of Puerto Rico. This three-year project grant, effective October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025, will support the delivery of culturally specific intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, and support services to victims of sexual assault from...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $287,900 project grant to Ayuda under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The grant will support Ayuda in providing culturally specific intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 in Washington, DC. The Sexual Assault Services...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $300,000 under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (SAS Culturally Specific Program, CFDA 16.023) federal grant to Sepa Mujer, Inc. from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. The funding will support Sepa Mujer, Inc., a culturally specific community-based organization, in providing direct intervention and related assistance services to victims of sexual assault from Hispanic...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $495,000 Project Grant through the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) to Casa Fortaleza, a minority-owned and woman-owned nonprofit organization. Through this 4-year project, Casa Fortaleza will provide 24-hour hotline services, accompaniment, advocacy, crisis intervention, individual and support group services, direct financial assistance, referrals, and outreach to Spanish-speaking...
This $382,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women supports the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The funding will enable the non-profit organization Ayuda to establish, maintain, and expand culturally and linguistically appropriate intervention and related assistance services for victims of sexual assault from immigrant and minority communities in Washington, DC, Virginia, and Maryland. Specifically, the...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $287,900 Project Grant under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) to Chicanos POR La Causa, Inc., doing business as Migrant Headstart, for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The funding will support culturally specific intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, and support services for victims of sexual assault, including adult, youth and child...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $382,500 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) grant to Casa De La Familia, a minority-owned and woman-owned non-profit organization in Santa Ana, California. The 3-year project grant, effective October 1, 2024, will enable Casa De La Familia to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for Hispanic victims of sexual assault. This includes providing...
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $495,000 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) grant to Violence Intervention Program, Inc., a non-profit organization in New York City. Through this 4-year project grant, the organization will provide culturally specific, trauma-informed direct intervention and assistance to the Latino community in New York City. Services will include support groups, crisis management, advocacy, individual...