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…

This $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) will enable the Diversity Center of Oklahoma, Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, and Native American non-profit organization, to provide culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from historically underserved, marginalized, and disproportionately impacted communities in Oklahoma.

The funding will support the delivery of holistic, community-based intimate partner violence prevention and intervention services, primarily focused on gender and sexual minorities, specifically Black and Brown women, including Black transgender women. The services to be provided include advocacy, legal assistance, gender-affirming medical care, counseling, behavioral health support, peer support groups, financial literacy education, career services, parenting classes, housing assistance, and transportation. This two-year grant project will run from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2026.

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, diversity center of oklahoma, INC., will provide holistic community and culturally specific intimate partner violence prevention and intervention services for gender and sexual minorities, specifically black and brown women, including black transgender women. Services will be provided primarily in oklahoma city and folsom metro areas and throughout oklahoma as needed. Services to be provided will include advocacy, legal services, gender affirming medical care, counseling, behavioral health, peer support groups, financial literacy, education and career services, parenting classes, housing assistance, and transportation.