The federal Project Grant award of $382,500 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The grant supports Chicanos POR La Causa, Inc. (dba Migrant Headstart), a non-profit organization based in Phoenix, Arizona, to establish, maintain, and expand culturally appropriate intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault from culturally specific communities. Services...
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 $575,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Sure Helpline Center, doing business as People Against Rape, a non-profit organization focused on community development and victim services. In partnership with Organizacion En California De Lideres Campesinas, Inc., Sure Helpline Center will implement a project to provide 24-hour crisis lines, counseling, legal advocacy,...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023), will fund Casa De La Familia, a minority-owned and woman-owned non-profit organization, to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for Hispanic victims of sexual assault in Santa Ana, CA. The $382,500 award, with a project period from October 1, 2024 to...
This $1,750,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau (CFDA 17.700) to Alianza Nacional De Campesinas, Inc. will assist and support immigrant and migrant farmworker women in Florida and Oregon to prevent and combat gender-based violence and harassment in their workplaces. The key activities to be funded include: A) Outreach and provision of materials/digital information to increase farmworker women's knowledge about gender-based violence and harassment, their...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $375,000 under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Campesinos Sin Fronteras. The two-year project grant will support the maintenance and replication of existing successful community-based programs providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Specifically, Campesinos Sin Fronteras will...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women provides $382,500 to Ayuda, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., to deliver the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The program aims to establish, maintain, and expand culturally appropriate intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault from diverse communities, including advocacy, accompaniment, crisis intervention, support...
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 Project Grant award of $700,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). The grant will fund the Rural Survivors Services Program project implemented by Thrive Center Inc. in partnership with Banner Health, Compassion Care Center, and Face of a Survivor. The key products and services to be delivered over the 36-month project period...
This $450,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) will enable Enlace Comunitario, a non-profit organization based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to implement a 3-year project addressing the needs of Latino immigrant communities impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The project will provide a range of culturally and...