This $400,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) will fund A Safe Place in Lake County, Illinois to provide emergency shelter and transitional housing services to survivors of domestic violence and their companion animals. A Safe Place specializes in domestic violence and human trafficking services and shelters an average of 730 individuals annually, including 387...
The Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to Hope House, Inc., a nonprofit domestic violence organization in Lee's Summit, Missouri. The grant funds the organization's Companion Animal Project, which provides comprehensive services to support the safety and well-being of domestic violence survivors and their pets, emotional support animals, and/or service animals. Key...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to the Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN) to implement a pet-friendly domestic violence shelter in King County, Washington. The project aims to increase access to shelter services for survivors of domestic violence who have companion animals and decrease barriers to these survivors leaving abusive situations. Key...
This federal Project Grant award of $550,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736) will provide transitional housing and support services to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Fayetteville, Arkansas region. The non-profit organization Peace At Home Family...
This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.582 - Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) will enable The Safe Alliance Facilities Holdings, a domestic violence support organization in Austin, Texas, to implement the FY24 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter & Housing Assistance Grant Program. The purpose is to provide safe shelter and transitional housing to domestic violence victims and their companion animals. Key...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Victims of Crime awarded a $400,000 Project Grant to Child & Family Service, a private non-profit organization in Hawaii, to support shelter and transitional housing services for victims of domestic violence and their companion pets. The 3-year grant under CFDA 16.582 (Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) will enable Child & Family Service to modify their shelter and transitional housing facilities to...
This $100,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will provide transitional housing, crisis response emergency shelter, and supportive services to domestic violence victims with pets in New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties in North Carolina through September 2025. Funded under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), First Fruit Ministries will deliver housing and supportive services to at least nine...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), awarded a $100,000 Project Grant to Womens Advocates Inc., a domestic violence shelter and non-profit organization in St. Paul, Minnesota. The grant funding will support Womens Advocates' Pet Foster Program, which provides temporary foster care for the companion animals of domestic violence victims seeking shelter and safety services. In partnership with...
The Department of Justice Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $100,000 Project Grant under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to the Ion Center for Violence Prevention Inc., a non-profit domestic violence shelter. The project aims to increase the number of companion animals sheltered each year for victims fleeing domestic violence. Key activities include adding a full-time pet advocate, increasing volunteer foster homes, developing community...
This $310,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.582 - Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) will enable Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. (MCCC) to ensure the safety and housing stability of individuals fleeing domestic violence situations in five counties in Appalachian Kentucky. The grant will fund three primary activities: 1) Securing the safety of companion animals through temperature-controlled housing, handler...