Federal Grant Award Summary

The Oregon Judicial Department 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), awarded October 1, 2025, with a completion date of September 30, 2028. In partnership with Clackamas Women's Services, the Oregon Judicial Department will develop a comprehensive training curriculum for judges, court referees, court employees, and court-related personnel such as custody evaluators throughout Oregon. The project will address the civil justice system's capacity to respond to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Additionally, the project will establish an integrated Domestic Violence Court in Marion County and fund a 0.50 Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Domestic Violence Court Coordinator position. The coordinator will develop and implement case screening protocols, facilitate partner collaboration, and oversee continuous quality improvement initiatives for the court. The overarching goals focus on keeping victims and their children safe from further abuse while ensuring offender accountability through coordinated systems and community-based approaches to domestic violence court case management.