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…

This federal 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) provides $1,000,000 to Women Against Abuse, Inc., a non-profit organization in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The grant funds will be used to: 1) improve the process for and enforcement of firearm relinquishment in domestic violence cases; 2) continue improving policy and protocols regarding systems responses to domestic violence and/or sexual assault through established coordinated response teams and working groups; and 3) continue providing victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault with a range of supports including legal representation and advocate accompaniment. This award supports the program's goal of improving criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by fostering victim safety and offender accountability through collaborative efforts among criminal justice agencies, victim services providers, and community-based organizations.

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 women against abuse, INC., in partnership with women's law project; philadelphia center against sexual violence (WOAR); city of philadelphia - office of domestic violence services, police department, district attorney, office of public safety, sheriff's office; philadelphia office of DV strategies, implemented in the city and county of philadelphia, pennsylvania, addresses ICJR purpose area: 5. Specific activities include: 1) improving the process for and enforcement of firearm relinquishment in domestic violence cases; 2) continuing to improve policy and protocols regarding systems responses to domestic violence and/or sexual assault via established coordinated response teams and working groups; and 3) continuing to provide victims of domestic violence and/or sexual assault with a range of supports including legal representation and advocate accompaniment.