Financial assistance grants for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking program supports victim service providers, tribal governments, and tribal organizations to…

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.063 - Financial Assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program) provides $356,317 to the Crisis Center For South Suburbia, a non-profit organization focused on supporting survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The funding will be used to provide flexible financial assistance to survivors to help them achieve safety, stability, and healing. This includes covering essential expenses such as rent, utilities, transportation, healthcare, education, and other costs that contribute to survivors' long-term independence and well-being. The two-year award period runs from February 1, 2025, to January 31, 2027. The Crisis Center For South Suburbia plans to deliver these survivor-centered services through partnerships with sub-grant recipients like the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, the Alliance To End Homelessness, Cook County, and the Illinois Department of Human Services.

Financial assistance grants for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking program supports victim service providers, tribal governments, and tribal organizations to provide flexible financial assistance to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, alongside other victim services. Flexible financial assistance is intended to support survivors in achieving safety, stability, and healing by paying for necessities that are not easily met by traditional service providers and with the flexibility to meet self-identified needs quickly. Recipients under this new program will provide flexible financial assistance to support survivor-identified needs that could include, but are not limited to, support for rent, security deposits, utilities, transportation, children's needs, physical or mental health expenses, education expenses, debt, and/or other expenses that contribute to a survivor's long-term safety, well-being, independence, and financial stability.