The federal Project Grant award of $382,500.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women supports the Ohio Hispanic Coalition, a non-profit organization, in providing culturally and linguistically appropriate intervention and related assistance services to adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault from Hispanic and Latino communities across Ohio. Specifically, the grant funding under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) will...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $500,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to the Ohio Hispanic Coalition in partnership with the Ohio Domestic Violence Network. Over a 36-month period, the funding will support the implementation of a victim services project for Latino/Hispanic communities in eight rural Ohio counties. Key activities include: Hiring a bilingual Promotora...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $287,900 Project Grant to the Ohio Hispanic Coalition under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The grant will support the delivery of 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 Upper Arlington, Ohio. The...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Caminar Latino Inc., a non-profit organization in Georgia. Through this 3-year grant, Caminar Latino will implement a range of culturally and linguistically specific services and resources for Latino survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the metropolitan Atlanta area....
The Latina Center, Inc. was awarded a $575,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to implement the "Creating Culturally Specific Caminos al Apoyo (Pathways to Support)" project from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. The project will enhance culturally specific services and resources for Latino/Hispanic victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 project grant to Casaluz, a nonprofit organization in Memphis, Tennessee, under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The funding will support Casaluz's provision of culturally and linguistically tailored services for Hispanic/Latinx victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Memphis area over a 3-year project period from October 1, 2023 to...
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...
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Chicanos POR La Causa, Inc. (CPLC), an Arizona-based non-profit organization. Through this 3-year award effective October 1, 2023, CPLC will implement a project to enhance traditional domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking services for Latina victims and their families in Maricopa County,...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to Taller Salud Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, and Hispanic American-owned nonprofit organization in Puerto Rico. Through this 3-year project grant, Taller Salud will implement the "Tu Paz Cuenta (Your Peace Matters)" program to provide culturally specific services and resources addressing domestic violence, dating...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $263,577 under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to the Latin American Association, Inc. for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2024. The funding will support the Latin American Association, Inc. in maintaining and replicating existing successful community-based programs that provide culturally specific services to victims of domestic...