The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded the City of Lowell, Massachusetts $467,917 under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) on April 1, 2026, for a period of performance through March 31, 2029.
The award funds three core activities: lethality assessments for all victims in intimate partner violence incidents; immediate access to services for victims, including assistance with obtaining protection orders; and data collection on intimate partner homicides and tracking of data on protection orders. The assistance type is a Project Grant. Place of performance is Lowell, Massachusetts.