The purpose of the disability grant program is to provide training, consultation, and information on domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers against…

The Office on Violence Against Women at the Department of Justice awarded $599,016 to Lester & Rosalie Anixter Center (doing business as Anixter Center) on August 1, 2026, under the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities program (CFDA 16.529).

The award funds three core activities: delivery of training and technical assistance to shelters and victim service providers; outreach and education to deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing victims; and establishment and strengthening of relationships among service providers, shelters, law enforcement, and deaf-led organizations. These activities address domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers against individuals with disabilities and deaf people.

Anixter Center is a nonprofit organization serving people with disabilities, registered in SAM.gov. The award period runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029, with work performed in Chicago, Illinois. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

The purpose of the disability grant program is to provide training, consultation, and information on domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers against individuals with disabilities (as defined in section 3 of the americans with disabilities act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)) and deaf people and to enhance direct services to such individuals. The project will support the following activities: 1) deliver training and technical assistance to shelters and victim service providers; 2) conduct outreach and education to deaf, deafblind, and hard of hearing victims; and 3) establish and strengthen relationships among service providers, shelters, law enforcement, and deaf-led organizations.