The purpose of this grant program is to provide culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from communities that have been historically underserved; marginalized; adversely affected…

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to Leon County Domestic Violence Advocates, Inc., a woman-owned non-profit organization in Buffalo, Texas. The grant will support the provision of culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from historically underserved, marginalized, and disproportionately impacted communities in Leon County and the surrounding counties of Madison, Robertson, Brazos, and Grimes. The funding will enable Leon County Domestic Violence Advocates, Inc. to address the basic needs of these rural crime victims, including housing, transportation, employment, food, and clothing, from October 2024 through September 2026. This grant aims to expand access to critical support services for isolated populations with limited public resources available to meet their complex needs as victims of crime, violence, and victimization.

The purpose of this grant program is to provide culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from communities that have been historically underserved; marginalized; adversely affected by inequality; and disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and victimization. With this funding, leon county domestic violence advocates, INC., will support the basic needs of rural crime victims including housing, transportation, employment, food, and clothing in leon county, texas and the surrounding counties of madison, robertson, brazos, and grimes. The target population is isolated and there are no other public services available to meet these victims needs.