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 Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Cornerstone Advocacy Service $600,000 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: training for affiliated partner organizations, development of training curricula and materials focused on the Deaf community, and delivery of communication technology, assistive equipment, and information kits to partners. These activities support the program's mandate to provide training, consultation, and information on domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers against individuals with disabilities and Deaf people.

Cornerstone Advocacy Service, a Minneapolis-based tax-exempt nonprofit, serves as the prime recipient. The organization specializes in victim services and housing support for vulnerable populations including survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, with particular focus on serving Deaf survivors of interpersonal violence.

The award runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2029, with place of performance at Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is a Project Grant assistance type. The source identifies no sub-recipients on this award.

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) provide training for affiliated partners; 2) create training curricula and materials on the deaf community; and 3) deliver communication technology, assistive equipment, and information kits to partners.