Project Grant 15JOVW25GG01321RURA
- The Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response Center (STAR Center) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will support STAR Center's efforts to strengthen advocacy services for sexual assault survivors in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of...
- The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $900,000 Legal Assistance for Victims (CFDA 16.524) grant to the Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR) Center, a nonprofit organization in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. This 3-year project grant supports STAR Center in providing holistic civil and criminal legal assistance to non-intimate partner sexual assault survivors across 15 parishes in Central and Southeast Louisiana. Key services include safety and privacy...
- Sexual Assault Services Formula Program Award Summary The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $908,411 to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice on August 1, 2025, under the Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (CFDA 16.017). This award extends through July 31, 2027, and supports the establishment and expansion of rape crisis centers and nonprofit organizations providing intervention, advocacy, and support services to...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary The Shafer Center for Crisis Intervention received a $700,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This three-year award funds the establishment and expansion of comprehensive victim services in rural Mississippi, including a 24-hour crisis...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded $600,000 to La Center For Law & Justice, Inc. (doing business as Survivor Justice Center) under the Justice Systems Response to Families program (CFDA 16.021) beginning October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This is a continuation award supporting the Community Intake Center's efforts in partnership with the Los Angeles Superior Court to serve domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded Women's Resource Center $497,553 under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) on October 1, 2025, for a 36-month project period extending through September 30, 2028. This Project Grant supports comprehensive victim services and community safety initiatives in rural Montana, specifically targeting Beaverhead and Madison Counties. In partnership with...
- Federal Grant Award Summary Safe Center of Southwest Virginia received a $950,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). The award, effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, supports a continuation project implemented in partnership with the Pulaski County Sheriff Office to address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating...
- Federal Project Grant Award Summary Award Details: Care Lodge Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc. received a $396,807 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589), effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. The three-year award supports comprehensive victim services in rural Mississippi counties. Products and Services: Through this award, Care...
- Federal Grant Award Summary The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded $950,000 to the Kootenai Health Foundation Inc. on October 1, 2025, under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). This three-year project grant, extending through September 30, 2028, supports comprehensive victim services and criminal justice coordination in rural Idaho. In partnership with Safe Passage Children's Advocacy Center, the foundation...
- The Gulf Coast Center For Nonviolence, Inc. was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women's (OVW) Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). This 36-month award will support the "Support for Rural Survivors Project" across six rural counties in Mississippi. Key activities include: 1) hiring peer support specialists to work with local court systems to provide...
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR) Center a $700,000 Project Grant under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028. This three-year initiative supports STAR Center's partnership with the Louisiana Department of Justice to enhance victim services and safety in rural Louisiana communities. The grant funds comprehensive victim advocacy, treatment, counseling, and legal assistance services for adult and minor victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in geographically isolated and remote rural areas. STAR Center will implement multidisciplinary coordination strategies involving law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim service providers to improve investigation and prosecution of violence-related incidents while developing community education and prevention initiatives. Services are delivered trauma-informed and at no cost to survivors across multiple Louisiana parishes and regions, with particular emphasis on addressing the specific barriers and needs of victims residing in rural communities with limited access to support services.Federal Project Grant Award Summary
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $700.0k | 9/29/25 |