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…

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by 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 Bronx District Attorney's Office, in partnership with the Urban Resource Institute, to implement a comprehensive program in Bronx County, New York. The key activities funded under this award include: 1) hiring a High-Risk Case Coordinator to develop intelligence-driven procedures to identify and prioritize the prosecution of high-risk domestic violence perpetrators; and 2) hiring an additional Attorney to prosecute domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases. This project addresses multiple purpose areas of the OVW's Enhancing Investigations and Prosecution (EIP) initiative, which aims to expand and improve the capacity of law enforcement agencies and/or prosecutors' offices to effectively investigate and/or prosecute these crimes, while supporting victim safety and autonomy, holding offenders accountable, and promoting community trust. The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.

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 bronx district attorneys office, in partnership with the urban resource institute, to implement in bronx county, NY addresses EIP purpose areas: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Additionally, this project addresses OVW priority area 1: access to justice. Specific activities include: 1) hire a high-risk case coordinator to develop intelligence-driven procedures to identify and prioritize the prosecution of high-risk domestic violence perpetrators; and 2) hire an attorney to prosecute domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases.