The Federal Grant Award of $700,000 was provided by 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 funding will be used by the County of Cumberland, Maine in partnership with Through These Doors to implement a project focused on improving the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Key activities under this grant include: 1) Coordinating and facilitating training on responding to domestic violence and sexual assault in immigrant and refugee communities; 2) Hiring a multicultural specialist sexual assault advocate; 3) Improving policies and best practices on responding to sexual assault; 4) Enhancing the victim-centered response to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault; 5) Improving the coordinated community response; and 6) Providing specialized supervision of domestic violence offenders. The project will be implemented over a 3-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027.
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