The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $499,998 Project Grant under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) to the State Attorneys Office-17Th Circuit in Broward County, Florida. This grant supports the Enhancing Investigations and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) project, which aims to expand and improve the capacity of law enforcement...
The County of Broward received a $999,997 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women on October 1, 2021 to centralize coordination and protocol development related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. The funding supports the County through September 30, 2025 under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA #16.590), which aims to improve the...
The City of Lauderhill, FL received a $269,050 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Bureau of Justice Assistance's Rural Violent Crime Initiative (CFDA 16.039) to enhance the Lauderhill Police Department's capacity to address domestic violence (DV) cases. Funds will be used to acquire a full-spectrum camera, victim services tracking software, hire a subject matter expert to provide DV-related training, and pay overtime for victims advocates and officers to respond to DV...
The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office in Birmingham, AL received a $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant will be used to implement the following key activities over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027: Establish a Domestic Violence High Risk Team model to enhance investigations and...
The City of Lauderhill received a $963,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to enhance the Lauderhill Police Department's capacity to respond to domestic violence (DV) incidents. The funding will be used to establish a dedicated DV Response Unit, including hiring a crime analyst and victim advocate, and acquiring specialized equipment such as evidence management software, license plate readers, and fixed automated...
This Project Grant award of $1,200,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) supports the County of Palm Beach, Florida and its partner Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse to enhance the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Specific activities funded through this 3-year award include: 1) hiring...
The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office (Suffolk County D A) received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, supports two key activities: 1) hiring a data analyst to enhance the office's capacity to investigate domestic violence, dating...
The State of Florida Office of the State Courts Administrator received a $973,778 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to support Florida's Criminal Domestic Violence Program. The award period is from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant funding will support the State of Florida's efforts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking....
This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.590 - Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program) supports the Monroe County District Attorney's Office and Willow Domestic Violence Center in New York. The funding will be used to: 1) Implement a Domestic Violence Response Team, 2) Hire a prosecution-based investigator to enhance the prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...
The Lauderdale County Judge O Community Corrections Division received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program (CFDA 16.585) to enhance and expand the county's existing Juvenile Drug Treatment Court program. The funded activities include: Expanding adolescent substance use and co-occurring disorder treatment services, including in-home treatment, psychological evaluations, equine therapy, and trauma...