The Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The award is part of the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524) and will provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The goal of this program is to increase availability of...
This Project Grant award, valued at $500,000 and funded by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524), will enable the Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. to provide comprehensive civil legal services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across 40 counties in Georgia. The award, a continuation of a previous LAV grant, will fund direct legal representation,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $700,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to Satilla Health Foundation, Inc. (doing business as Satilla Advocacy Services) in Waycross, Georgia. The 36-month project aims to enhance victim safety and improve community responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the rural counties of Bacon, Brantley,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Financial Assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking program (CFDA 16.063) to the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. (GCADV), a non-profit organization in Atlanta, Georgia. This grant, awarded on February 1, 2025, with a completion date of January 31, 2027, will provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of...
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $768,253 under the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (CFDA 16.017) to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council in the State of Georgia. The award will support rape crisis centers and nonprofit organizations providing core services, direct intervention, and related assistance to victims of sexual assault through July 2024. Specifically, funds will supplement existing funding streams for sexual assault intervention,...
This $500,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) will support the Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa, and Chattooga Counties, Inc. in implementing victim services in Walker and Chattooga Counties, Georgia over a 36-month period from October 2024 to September 2027. Key activities include: 1) building...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) in Atlanta, Georgia. The grant project, implemented in partnership with Safe House, Crisis Line, and Waycross Area Shelter for Abused Persons, aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $1,109,899 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (CFDA 16.017) grant to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), a state government agency in Georgia. This 2-year formula grant, effective from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2026, will support CJCC in providing comprehensive services for sexual assault victims across Georgia. The grant funding will allow CJCC to deliver critical intervention, advocacy, counseling, and...
This $700,000 Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023 by 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 in DeKalb County, Georgia led by Women Moving On Inc. 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 a full-time legal advocate...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $114,533 Formula Grant under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556) to the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. (GCADV) for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2025. The grant funds will support GCADV's coordinated efforts to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the state of Georgia. Key activities include...
The Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. received a $494,893 Project Grant award from 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). This 36-month grant will allow the organization, in partnership with Women in Need of God's Shelter and the Prosecuting Attorneys Council, to implement a victim services project that aims to strengthen efforts to prevent and end sexual assault in 30 rural counties in Middle Georgia. Key activities include hiring two Rural Navigators to provide comprehensive screening, connect survivors to available resources, assist with accessing economic aid, and educate local law enforcement, courts, and service providers on topics specific to the needs of violence victims in rural areas. Additionally, the funding will help make currently available services more accessible to survivors, and enhance coordination among community stakeholders to ensure an effective response in the targeted rural regions.