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 19th Judicial District Court $750,000 on April 1, 2026, under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The award funds a three-year court-based domestic violence intervention program, in partnership with YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge, running through March 31, 2029, and performing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The project delivers five primary activities: initial eligibility assessments for domestic violence offenders using the Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment Tool (ODARA); finalization of the court-based domestic violence intervention program policy and procedures manual; a community media campaign on intimate partner violence and domestic violence outreach; legal services and victim services for victims whose partners participate in the intervention program; and an offender accountability program using the Duluth Model curriculum for intervention program participants. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

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 19TH judicial district court, in partnership with ywca of greater baton rouge, will implement this icjr project. The project will support the following activities:1) complete initial assessmentsfor eligibility of offenders in the domestic violence intervention program(dvip)usingontario domestic assault risk assessment tool (odara);2) finalize thecourt-baseddomestic violence intervention program policy and procedures manual;3) coordinate a media campaign toconduct outreach on intimate partner violence and domestic violence, and inform the community about the project;4)provide legalservices andvictimservices victims with partners in the domestic violence intervention programand;5) offer theoffender accountability programforparticipantsin the court-based domestic violence intervention programusing curriculum from the duluthmodel.