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 Seattle City Attorney's Office, in partnership with the YWCA of Seattle, King, and Snohomish Counties, was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, aims to enhance the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases in the City of Seattle. Key activities include funding an investigator position and providing specialized trainings for Seattle Police Department officers to improve investigation and case outcomes in misdemeanor cases, with the goal of supporting 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. Enhancing investigations and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (EIP) project by the seattle city attorneys office, in partnership with the ywca of seattle, king, and snohomish counties, to be implemented in the city of seattle, addresses EIP purpose areas: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. Additionally, this project addresses OVW priority area 1: access to justice. Specific activities include: 1) support for an investigator position; and 2) trainings for seattle police department officers to improve investigation and case outcomes in misdemeanor cases.