Federal Project Grant Award Summary

EAC, Inc. received a $600,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. In partnership with the Retreat and Suffolk County Family Court, EAC, Inc. will deliver supervised visitation and safe exchange services for families with histories of domestic violence, providing approximately 2,000 supervised visitations and 1,000 safe exchanges throughout Suffolk County, New York. These services are designed to keep victims and their children safe while facilitating appropriate parent-child contact in cases involving domestic violence.

Additionally, the grant supports capacity-building initiatives within the justice system through 16 trainings targeting approximately 240 court-based and court-related personnel, including custody evaluators and other professionals working with families in the justice system. The Justice Systems Response to Families Program, authorized under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, supports such comprehensive initiatives to improve civil and criminal justice responses to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.