The grants to improve the criminal justice response program (icjr program) assists state, local, and tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence,…

The Office on Violence Against Women, within the Department of Justice, awarded $750,000 to the City of Baltimore on March 1, 2026, under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590), a continuation award supporting criminal justice response improvements to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

The funded activities include expanded deployment of the Danger Assessment and Lethality Assessment Program across partner agencies; training for responders and intake staff on risk indicators and use of the Danger Assessment tool; coordinated safety planning with victims; expanded oversight of high-risk offenders; data tracking; and integration of protocols into new staff training across participating agencies. Performance takes place in Baltimore, Maryland, with a period of performance through March 31, 2029. The award is classified as a Project Grant, with assistance type structured as a continuation grant under the program's case-by-case renewal framework.

The grants to improve the criminal justice response program (icjr program) assists state, local, and tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims. The continuation grant would support the following activities: 1) expanded use of the danger assessment and the lethality assessment program across all partner agencies; 2) training for responders and intake staff on risk indicators and using the danger assessment tool; 3) coordinated safety planning with victims; 4) expanded oversight of high-risk offenders; 5) data tracking; and 6) integration of protocols into new staff training across participating agencies.