This $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.590 - Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program) awarded to the County of Washington, OR supports a comprehensive initiative to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Washington County. Key activities under this 3-year grant project include: 1) creating an evidence-based risk...
The Washington County District Attorney's Office, in partnership with the Family Justice Center of Washington County, received a $500,000 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 award, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support the county's efforts to enhance investigations and prosecution of domestic violence,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $700,000 Project Grant under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) to the County of Cumberland, Maine. The grant aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Cumberland County through the following key activities: Coordinating and facilitating training on responding to domestic violence and...
The Deschutes County High Risk Team received a $488,435 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The funding supports the Deschutes County District Attorney's Office's efforts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Specifically, the grant funds will assist the District Attorney's Office in...
This $750,000 award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) will fund a victim services project for Tillamook County, Oregon over 36 months. Key activities include: 1) supporting a full-time Coordinated Community Response Coordinator/Advocate and hiring a part-time Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Detective/Investigator and a full-time bilingual Advocate, 2)...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $636,815 under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA #16.589) to the County of Grant in Canyon City, Oregon. The three-year project grant funding beginning October 1, 2022 will support the County's efforts to identify, assess, and appropriately respond to child, youth, and adult victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,...
This $2.1 million formula grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women provides funding through June 30, 2023 to support the Violence Against Women Formula Grants program (CFDA 16.588). The Oregon Department of Justice will use the funding to support victim services and law enforcement/prosecution strategies to combat violent crimes against women through 38 sub-awards. Sub-awards will fund full-time and part-time positions for victim...
The Family Support Center of South Sound received a $499,915 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). This 3-year grant, effective October 1, 2024, supports the organization's efforts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Thurston County, Washington and surrounding areas. Key...
The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office received a $500,000 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, awarded for the period of October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, supports two key initiatives: 1) Hiring a data analyst to increase the office's capacity to obtain, document, and interpret digital evidence for domestic violence,...
The Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $499,752 Project Grant under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) to the Maine Department of Attorney General. The grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, supports the Department's efforts to enhance the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases across the state. Key activities include hiring a...