The grants to improve the criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking grant program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10461-10465 and implemented through…

The Maine Department of Corrections (MDOC) received a $1,000,000 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, awarded on October 1, 2024, will be used to:

1. Sustain 6 Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Programs (CDVIPs) in the state of Maine.
2. Establish a new CDVIP in York County.
3. Engage the CDVIPs with local Coordinated Community Response Teams.
4. Explore language access solutions for the CDVIPs.

This project supports the OVW's goal of improving criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by fostering collaboration between criminal justice agencies, victim services providers, and community organizations in Maine. The grant funding will enable MDOC to continue and expand its efforts to hold offenders accountable and enhance victim safety through specialized domestic violence intervention programs.

The grants to improve the criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking grant program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10461-10465 and implemented through regulations at 28 C.F.R. Part 90, subpart D. The program fosters victim safety and offender accountability in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by encouraging state, local, and tribal governments and courts to work collaboratively with community partners to identify problems and share ideas that will result in effectively responding to these crimes. An integral component of this program is the development, revitalization, or enhancement of a coordinated community response that brings together criminal justice agencies, victim services providers, and community-based organizations that respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Grants to improve the criminal justice response (ICJR) project by maine department of corrections, in partnership with maine coalition to end domestic violence, implemented in the state of maine addresses ICJR purpose area 16. This project does not address any OVW priorities. Specific activities include: 1) sustain 6 certified domestic violence intervention programs (CDVIP) in the state; 2) establish a CDVIP in york county; 3) engage cdvips with local coordinate community response teams; and 4) explore language access solutions for cdvips.