The City of New Bedford was awarded a $563,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753). The funding will support the implementation of the Equitable Approaches to Public Safety Program in New Bedford, MA. Through this initiative, the city will create opportunities to develop sustainable and equitable system-level changes in public safety, expand and enhance current public safety...
The City of Northampton, MA was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 will support the Domestic Violence High Risk Team initiative. The program aims to improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence,...
This is a Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.590 - Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program) in the amount of $624,938 to the Town of Dartmouth Town Hall, Office of Development / Grants Division. The grant will fund activities to continue improving the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Bristol County, Massachusetts. Key...
The City of Charleston received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement (CFDA 16.058). The grant will fund a 3-year project (10/1/2024 - 9/30/2027) to train law enforcement personnel on evidence-based, trauma-informed, and victim-centered investigative techniques for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases....
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the City of Brighton, Colorado under the Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Training for Law Enforcement (CFDA 16.058). The purpose of this 3-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to train law enforcement officers on the use of evidence-based, trauma-informed, and victim-centered investigative techniques for cases involving domestic violence,...
The City of Worcester, Massachusetts was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from 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 will fund a 3-year project from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027 to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the city. Key activities include: 1) Collaboration...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $500,000 Project Grant to the City of Greensboro, North Carolina under the Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Training for Law Enforcement (CFDA 16.058), also known as the Abby Honold Program. The grant will support efforts to improve law enforcement's response to allegations of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Specifically, the City of Greensboro will partner...
The Town of Amherst, Massachusetts received a $321,924 Federal 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). This 3-year project aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Amherst and the surrounding Hadley area, including the University of Massachusetts-Amherst campus. Key...
The City of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Training for Law Enforcement (CFDA 16.058). The purpose of this 3-year grant, from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, is to train LAPD officers on evidence-based, trauma-informed, and victim-centered investigative techniques for cases involving domestic violence,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women 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 Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization located in Newburyport, MA. The grant funding will be used to provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. This...