This Project Grant award of $600,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations program (CFDA 16.889). The Asian Community & Cultural Center (ACCC) and its partner Friendship House will use the funding to provide outreach, education, and victim services to 200 immigrant and refugee clients per year, including 50 survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or...
The Community Refugee And Immigration Services Inc. (CRIS) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program. The grant will support CRIS's efforts to develop and implement targeted outreach strategies and provide victim services for adult and youth survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking within refugee,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $382,500 Project Grant under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) to the Ohio Hispanic Coalition, a non-profit organization based in Columbus, Ohio. The grant funding will be used to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault from Hispanic and Latino communities across Ohio. The services provided under this award...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program to Noor Family Services Corp in Suwanee, Georgia. The three-year grant, running from October 2024 to September 2027, will enable Noor Family Services to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate legal services, victim advocacy, and community education to immigrant and refugee populations...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.582 - Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) provides $200,000.00 to Sauti Yetu Center for African Women, Inc. to deliver culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected communities in the Bronx, New York. The funding will enable the organization to improve access to basic need services and emergency...
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 Asiyah Women's Center Inc. received a $599,998 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program. The award will be used to develop and implement targeted outreach strategies and victim services for adult and youth survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking within Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim, South Asian, and other BIPOC...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $475,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Sauti Yetu Center for African Women, Inc. The three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, will enable the non-profit organization to implement a project addressing the needs of African immigrant communities in New York City. Key activities include: 1) crisis intervention, 2) case...
This federal Project Grant award of $525,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) supports Raksha Inc., a Georgia-based non-profit organization, and its partner the Tahirih Justice Center, in implementing a multi-faceted project to provide culturally and linguistically relevant services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the South...
The federal Project Grant award of $400,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The grant will be used by the non-profit organization Awaaz to implement a 3-year project addressing several key purpose areas, including: 1) increasing the community's capacity to provide culturally specific resources and support for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Program (CFDA 16.889), provides $600,000 in funding to US Together Inc. (dba Columbus International Program) over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027.
The grant supports US Together's efforts to develop and implement outreach strategies and provide victim services to meet the needs of limited English proficient immigrant and refugee survivors of sexual assault, with a focus on non-intimate partner sexual assault, including adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and female circumcision. Key services to be delivered include mental and physical health care, safety planning, employment assistance, rental and utility assistance, economic integration, legal assistance, and professional community training for service providers on topics related to victim services for this underserved population. All services will be provided with professional interpretation as needed.