The enhancing investigations and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (EIP) encourages law enforcement agencies and/or prosecutors offices to expand and…

The Floyd County Board of Commissioners received a $356,790 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, which runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the Floyd County District Attorney's Office and the Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia in implementing initiatives to enhance the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Floyd County, Georgia. Key activities include hiring two prosecution-based victim advocates to support victims during court proceedings, improving victim safety and autonomy, holding offenders accountable, and promoting agency trust within the community.

The enhancing investigations and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (EIP) encourages law enforcement agencies and/or prosecutors offices to expand and improve their capacity to effectively investigate and/or prosecute domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and in so doing, support victim safety and autonomy, hold offenders accountable, and promote agency trust within the surrounding community. The EIP project by the floyd county district attorneys office, in partnership with the sexual assault center of northwest georgia, to implement in floyd county, GA addresses EIP purpose areas: 1, 2, 4, 5, and 8. Additionally, this project addresses OVW priority area 1: access to justice; priority area 2: services to sexual assault survivors. Specific activities include, but are not limited to, hiring two, prosecution-based victim advocates to support victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking during court hearings.