The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $1,199,225 to Texas Forensic Nurse Examiners - Forensic Center of Excellence on April 1, 2026, under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590).
The award funds a victim service center co-locating medical forensic exams, forensic interviews, protection order support, legal advocacy, and crisis services in Houston, Texas. The funding also supports sexual assault medical forensic care and expansion of the forensic nursing program, along with other victim support services. These activities serve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Performance runs through March 31, 2029. Texas Forensic Nurse Examiners is a Houston-based nonprofit that provides victim-centered services for survivors of interpersonal violence and sexual assault, with a focus on developing and expanding sexual assault nurse examiner programs and coordinating multidisciplinary responses across Texas.