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 awarded Regional Access & Mobilization Project, Inc. (RAMP) $472,249 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).

RAMP will hire a Deaf services advocate to serve victims, work with housing providers to meet victims' needs, provide prevention education to high school students with disabilities, and deliver training to law enforcement on domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers against individuals with disabilities and deaf people. Performance occurs in Rockford, Illinois through July 31, 2029. RAMP is a tax-exempt nonprofit Center for Independent Living headquartered in Rockford that has provided comprehensive independent living services to individuals with significant disabilities across Illinois since its federal registration in August 2009.

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) hire a deaf services advocate to serve victims; 2) work with housing providers to meet victims needs; 3) provide prevention education to high school students with disabilities; and 4) provide training to law enforcement.