The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $287,900 Project Grant to the Ohio Hispanic Coalition under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The grant will support the delivery of culturally specific intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024 in Upper Arlington, Ohio. The...
The Ohio Hispanic Coalition was awarded a $400,000 Federal Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) by the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. This 3-year grant will fund the Coalition's efforts to provide culturally relevant services and resources to underserved, low-income, immigrant, and limited English proficient Latino/Hispanic communities in Cuyahoga, Hamilton, and Montgomery counties of Ohio. Key service offerings...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $500,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to the Ohio Hispanic Coalition in partnership with the Ohio Domestic Violence Network. Over a 36-month period, the funding will support the implementation of a victim services project for Latino/Hispanic communities in eight rural Ohio counties. Key activities include: Hiring a bilingual Promotora...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $550,000 Project Grant under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736) to the Ohio Hispanic Coalition, a non-profit organization in Columbus, Ohio. This 3-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable the Ohio Hispanic Coalition and its partner Casa de Paz to provide transitional...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $382,500 Project Grant under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) to the Latinos In Virginia Empowerment Center, a minority-owned non-profit organization. The grant funding supports the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of culturally and linguistically specific intervention and related assistance services for Hispanic/Latino victims of sexual assault in Virginia. Services provided...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $382,500 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) grant to Ayuda, a non-profit organization based in Washington, DC. The grant funding will be used to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault from diverse racial and ethnic communities, including Hispanic, Asian American, Native American, African American, and...
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $287,900 Project Grant to Asian American Community Services (doing business as All Asian) to deliver culturally specific sexual assault services under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023). The three-year award, made on October 1, 2021 and set to conclude on September 30, 2024, will support increased culturally specific intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Program (CFDA 16.889), provides $600,000 in funding to US Together Inc. (dba Columbus International Program) over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027. The grant supports US Together's efforts to develop and implement outreach strategies and provide victim services to meet the needs of limited English proficient...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $495,000 Project Grant through the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) to Casa Fortaleza, a minority-owned and woman-owned nonprofit organization. Through this 4-year project, Casa Fortaleza will provide 24-hour hotline services, accompaniment, advocacy, crisis intervention, individual and support group services, direct financial assistance, referrals, and outreach to Spanish-speaking...
This $612,720 Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) supports intervention and advocacy services for survivors of sexual violence through August 1, 2021 to July 30, 2023. Administered by the Ohio Department of Health, the grant funds nine sub-awards to rape crisis centers and nonprofit organizations that provide direct services to sexual assault survivors, including the Rape Crisis Center, Crime Victim Services Inc., Nord...