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

The Office on Violence Against Women awarded Miami-Dade County $1 million on April 1, 2026, under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Miami-Dade County will establish a Family Justice Center in a remote, underserved area providing civil legal support, housing, advocacy, and benefit assistance to victims. The county will formalize coordination protocols between law enforcement and the Family Justice Center and provide training to law enforcement and service providers on intimate partner violence and human trafficking.

The grant period runs through March 31, 2029, with performance at Miami, Florida. The recipient is Miami-Dade County's Grants Coordination Division, operating as the Office of Strategic Business Management.

The grants to improve the criminal justice response program (icjr program)assistsstate, 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 project will support the following activities: 1) establish a family justice center (FJC) in a remote, underserved area providing services that include civil legal support, housing, advocacy, and benefit assistance; 2) formalize coordination protocols with law enforcement and the FJC; and 3) provide training to law enforcement and providers on intimate partner violence and human trafficking.