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 the City of Rockford $500,000 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. The award funds four primary activities: support to survivors in obtaining, extending, and enforcing criminal orders of protection; connection of victims to legal service providers and civil legal advocates; safety planning for clients seeking to vacate or modify orders of protection; and holistic support including safety planning, housing referrals, and healthcare referrals. Performance occurs in Rockford, Illinois, with a period of performance extending from April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029. The program assists state, local, and tribal governments and courts in strengthening criminal justice response to violence crimes and promoting victim safety and autonomy.

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) provide support to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in obtaining, extending, and enforcing criminal orders of protection; 2) connect victims to legal service providers and/or civil legal advocate; 3) provide safety planning to clients seeking to vacate or modify orders of protection; and 4) provide holistic support to survivors including safety planning, housing, and healthcare referrals.