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 awarded the Attorney General's Office, Mississippi $1 million under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) on April 1, 2026, to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

The recipient will train law enforcement officers and court personnel on the Mississippi Domestic Violence Reporting System and the Mississippi Protection Order Registry to promote victim and officer safety. The award funds outreach to law enforcement agencies and academies producing cadets serving rural areas, providing training on domestic violence and criminal justice responses. The recipient will develop and distribute brochures on how to use the reporting system and protection order registry.

Performance runs through March 31, 2029, with all work performed in Jackson, Mississippi. This is a Project Grant assistance type.

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 project would: 1) train law enforcement officers and court personnel on the mississippi domestic violence reporting system and the mississippi protection order registry to promote victim and officer safety; 2) work with law enforcement agencies and academies producing cadets servicing rural areas to provide training on topics including domestic violence and criminal justice responses; and 3) develop and distribute brochures on how to use the reporting system and protection order registry.