The Hmong/American Friendship Association was awarded a $400,000 three-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.016). This grant enables the organization to provide culturally and linguistically specific services to the Southeast Asian community in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Key activities...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Eau Claire Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association, Inc. (ECAHMAA) a $450,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). This 3-year grant will enable ECAHMAA to enhance its capacity to provide culturally relevant services and resources for Hmong victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Wisconsin's Chippewa Valley region,...
This $382,500 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) supports the delivery of culturally appropriate intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault from the Hmoob (Hmong) community in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The recipient, CIA Siab, Inc., is a nonprofit organization that specializes in providing comprehensive, culturally-grounded support services to...
The Women's Initiative For Self-Empowerment (WISE), Inc. received a 3-year, $450,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The grant funds the "Hmong Community Prevention & Intervention Culturally Specific Services Project" to serve Asian American (Hmong) community members in St. Paul, Minnesota. Key activities include: outreach, education on...
This $475,000 federal Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.016). The grant will support Freedom Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned non-profit organization in Dane County, Wisconsin, in providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $525,000 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to Sewa-Aifw Asian Indian Family Wellness, a non-profit organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This three-year project grant, effective from October 2024 to September 2027, will enable Sewa-Aifw to implement a range of culturally specific services and...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to HIR Wellness Institute, Inc., a survivor-led nonprofit organization. The funding will support HIR Wellness in implementing culturally specific services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin area. Key services to be provided include...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to MEI Fong And Associates/Asian Women's Shelter (AWS) in San Francisco, California. The three-year grant, effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027, supports the implementation of a project addressing multiple statutory purpose areas, including: Working with state/local governments and social service...
The Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc., a non-profit organization in Green Bay, Wisconsin, received a $550,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736). This grant will fund the provision of 3-4 scattered-site transitional housing units and related support services for 3-4 survivors of...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $475,000 three-year Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Transforming Generations, a minority-owned, woman-owned nonprofit organization based in St. Paul, Minnesota. The grant will support Transforming Generations in implementing a project focused on the following purpose areas: 1) Increasing the community's capacity to provide culturally specific...