Project Grant 15JOVW23GG02589HOMI
- The City of Independence, Missouri, received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The award, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, supports the city's partnership with Hope House, Inc. to improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Key...
- The City of Topeka Municipal Court in Kansas has been awarded a $488,045 Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant (CFDA 16.590) from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. The grant will fund a 4-year project (10/1/2023 - 9/30/2027) to improve the city's criminal justice system response to these crimes by implementing activities focused on victim safety and offender accountability. Key project...
- The City of Lee's Summit, Missouri received a three-year, $500,000 project grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant will support improving the jurisdiction's criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through implementation of victim safety and offender accountability activities. This includes...
- The City of Kansas City in Missouri received a $575,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant award will allow the city, in partnership with the Rose Brooks Center, Kansas City Police Department, and Jackson County Prosecutors Office, to continue improving the jurisdiction's criminal justice system response to domestic violence,...
- This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.590 - Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program) aims to improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Stark County, Ohio. The grant, awarded to the Stark County Prosecutor Attorney in partnership with Domestic Violence Project Inc., will be used to: 1) hire key personnel to...
- This $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) will support improving criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Richmond, Virginia from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The Department of Criminal Justice Services Virginia will use the funding...
- This $600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) will support a comprehensive initiative by the Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The project aims to improve the civil and criminal justice system's response to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Key activities include: Providing...
- This $700,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) supports Missoula County and its partner YWCA Missoula in implementing a coordinated community response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Missoula County, Montana. The key project activities include: 1) providing specialized trauma-informed...
- This federal Project Grant award of $723,865 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant funds a project implemented by Family Violence Center, Inc. dba Harmony House, in partnership with the City of Springfield and The Victim Center, to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Greene, Webster, and Christian...
- This federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000 was issued by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant supports the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) in Georgia, in partnership with Safe House, Crisis Line, and Waycross Area Shelter for Abused Persons, to address several purpose areas under the program, including improving the criminal...
THE IMPROVING CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING GRANT PROGRAM IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 10461-10465 AND IMPLEMENTED THROUGH REGULATIONS AT 28 C.F.R. PART 90, SUBPART D. THE PROGRAM FOSTERS VICTIM SAFETY AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY IN CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING BY ENCOURAGING STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS AND COURTS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS AND SHARE IDEAS THAT WILL RESULT IN EFFECTIVELY RESPONDING TO THESE CRIMES. AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF THIS PROGRAM IS THE DEVELOPMENT, REVITALIZATION, OR ENHANCEMENT OF A COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE THAT BRINGS TOGETHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE AGENCIES, VICTIM SERVICES PROVIDERS, AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT RESPOND TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. THE GRANTEE, IN COLLABORATION WITH ITS PROJECT PARTNERS, WILL USE THIS ICJR AWARD TO IMPROVE THEIR JURISDICTIONS CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING BY IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES THAT FOCUS ON VICTIM SAFETY AND OFFENDER ACCOUNTABILITY AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE PROJECT ACTIVITIES. THE PROJECT WILL: 1) IDENTIFY A PROJECT COORDINATOR TO LEAD THE PROJECT AND ANY ADDITIONAL MEMBERS OF THE COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM; 2) COMPLETE COMMUNITY ASSESSMENTS TO INFORM THE DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGIC PLAN; 3) IDENTIFY EVIDENCE-INFORMED PRACTICES OR TOOLS THAT MAY BE IMPLEMENTED AT THE AGENCY AND COMMUNITY LEVEL; AND 4) PARTICIPATE IN MANDATED OVW TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING UTILIZING OVW CULTURALLY SPECIFIC AND UNDERSERVED TTA PROVIDERS. THROUGH THIS NEW GRANTS TO IMPROVE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESPONSE PROJECT, THE CITY OF GRANDVIEW, MISSOURI AND ITS GRANDVIEW POLICE DEPARTMENT, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOPE HOUSE, INC., A LOCAL NONPROFIT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGENCY, WILL IMPLEMENT A PROJECT ADDRESSING THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREAS: 3 AND 22. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS OVW PRIORITY AREA 2. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) ADVANCED CENTRALIZATION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES, 2) ENHANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, 3) IMPROVED PROSECUTION OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES, 4) STRENGTHENED VICTIM SERVICES, AND 5) ENHANCED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 9/23/25 | ||
| Not listed | $0 | 12/4/23 | ||
| Not listed | $500.0k | 9/27/23 |