The Office on Violence Against Women awarded TU Casa Inc. $815,068 on October 1, 2025, under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589).
TU Casa Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Alamosa, Colorado, delivers direct victim services including treatment, counseling, advocacy, legal assistance, and support to adult and minor victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities. The organization operates in partnership with the 12th Judicial District Attorney's Office and implements education and prevention strategies while strengthening sexual assault programs in the San Luis Valley region.
The award covers a 36-month period of performance from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, with place of performance in Alamosa, Colorado. The Rural Program funds organizations that identify, assess, and respond to victims of interpersonal violence in rural communities; establish and expand victim services; increase safety and well-being through direct response and crime prevention; and develop or improve sexual assault forensic medical examination and nurse examiner programs. Grantees must employ at least one of five specified strategies, including cooperative efforts among law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim service providers; direct victim services; community-based education and prevention; sexual assault program development; or programs addressing the specific needs of victims in remote and geographically isolated areas.