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 Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $750,000 to County of Stanislaus on October 1, 2025, 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.

The award funds co-located victim services at the Family Justice Center in Modesto, California, including a Director of Client Services, Client Coordinator, two Navigators, Program Manager, and Advocate. The county also deploys a Criminal Investigator at the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office to support investigations related to these crimes. The funding period extends through September 30, 2028.

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 would support the following activities: 1) provision of CO-located services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; 2) the work of a director of client services, client coordinator, two navigators, program manager, and an advocate at the family justice center; and 3) the work of a criminal investigator at the stanislaus county district attorneys office.