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 Jefferson Community Services Division 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 in Birmingham, Alabama.

The award funds four primary activities: maintaining contact with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault throughout their justice system involvement; developing data sharing software to connect municipal court databases with the Jefferson County District Attorney case information systems; creating a county-wide protection from abuse registry tracking system; and implementing a pilot electronic monitoring offender accountability program for individuals charged with crimes of domestic and sexual violence. Performance runs through March 31, 2029.

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) maintain contact with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault throughout their justice system involvement; 2) develop a data sharing software to connect municipal court databases with the jefferson county district attorney case information systems; 3) create a county-wide protection from abuse registry tracking system; and 4) implement a pilot electronic monitoring offender accountability program for people charged with crimes of domestic and sexual violence.