The Progressive Life Center, Inc. was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to deliver an African American community-based bystander prevention education program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The grant was awarded under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016), which aims to enhance culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration on Children, Youth and Families awarded a $695,454 Cooperative Agreement grant to Progressive Life Center, Inc., a non-profit organization in Washington, D.C. The grant is funded through the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Discretionary (CFDA 93.592) program and will support a two-year project from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2026. The grant will enable Progressive Life Center to deliver a comprehensive set of...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 project grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Impact Community Outreach, Inc. and its partner Back to Basics Community Empowerment Center. The 3-year project aims to enhance culturally specific services for African American victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the rural Mississippi Delta region. Funded activities include a...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $575,000 Project Grant to Black Women's Blueprint, Inc. under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The funding will support Black Women's Blueprint, Inc., a minority-owned and woman-owned non-profit organization, in providing culturally relevant services to Black/African American survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in New York City and...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $575,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Kingdom Life Christian Center - Reigning Manifestations Culturally Specific Services Program, in partnership with Family Services of the Piedmont. The project aims to provide culturally relevant services to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking affecting Black women survivors in...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to People of Progression Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization in Menasha, Wisconsin. The grant supports the organization in providing culturally relevant services to Black survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Northeast Wisconsin. Specific activities to be delivered...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) project grant to Hope House Day Care Center, Inc. The grant will fund a 3-year project to provide culturally specific services and resources for African American/Black victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes in the Greater Memphis, Tennessee area. Key services to be delivered include individual...
The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $399,870 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to Family Care Connection, a non-profit organization located in Dallas, Texas. The 3-year project will enhance culturally specific services for African American/Black victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the southern sectors of Dallas. Specific activities will include crisis counseling, therapy,...
The U.S. 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 the Atlantic Street Center, a non-profit organization in Seattle, Washington. Through this 3-year grant, Atlantic Street Center will provide culturally relevant services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from Black/African American and other underserved racial/ethnic...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $625,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Supreme Transitions, a minority-owned non-profit organization in Detroit, Michigan. The grant will fund the implementation of a 4-year project to enhance culturally specific services for Black survivors and victims of domestic violence, non-intimate partner sexual assault, and the LGBTQ+ community. Key services to be...
The 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 Progressive Life Center, Inc. for the period of October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. Through this continuation grant, Progressive Life Center, Inc. will implement culturally specific bystander prevention education targeting the Black/African American community in Prince George's County, Maryland. Key activities include delivering in-person and virtual training to faith leaders, civic organizations, and community members, as well as distributing educational materials, connecting local service providers to the faith community, increasing access to victim services, and training local government staff on advancing racial equity for African American victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Progressive Life Center, Inc. has previously received over $600,000 in funding from this grant program from 2019-2023 to support similar community-based violence prevention initiatives in the Washington, D.C. area. As a sub-grantee, the organization has also provided independent living skills training and case management services for youth in the foster care system.