This $200,000 federal Project Grant award, funded by the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), will provide culturally responsive services to Latina immigrant and undocumented victims of crime in the Chicago area. The grant recipient, DVSA Communities, a non-profit organization and community development corporation, will offer transportation assistance and help overcome food insecurities for this...
The Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement to Build Inc., a Chicago-based non-profit organization, under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582). This 3-year initiative, titled the "Underserved Victims of Crime Initiative", aims to address the urgent needs of historically marginalized youth and families in the Austin and Humboldt Park neighborhoods of Chicago who have been disproportionately...
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 Life Anew Restorative Justice, a minority-owned non-profit organization based in Austin, TX. The grant will fund a 2-year project to address the basic needs of crime victims in underserved communities in Austin and Waco, TX. The project will provide trauma-informed support services to at least 70 individuals...
The $200,000 Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2024 by 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 Centers Against Abuse & Sexual Assault, a non-profit organization in Spencer, Iowa, to provide advocacy services, crisis intervention, and address barriers to recovery and service use for survivors of sexual assault and abuse in 19 rural counties. The grant funding will...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.582 - Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) provides $200,000.00 to Sauti Yetu Center for African Women, Inc. to deliver culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected communities in the Bronx, New York. The funding will enable the organization to improve access to basic need services and emergency...
This $200,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.582 Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program) will enable the Urban League of Greater Southwestern Ohio, Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization, to provide culturally responsive services to crime victims and survivors from historically underserved and marginalized communities in Cincinnati, Ohio. The grant will fund an integrated support system to promote healing,...
The 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 the Milwaukee Center for Children & Youth Inc. The goal of this 2-year grant, running from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, is to increase the availability and accessibility of basic services and assistance to crime victims from communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, adversely...
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 Unidos Against Domestic Violence Inc., a minority-owned non-profit organization in Madison, Wisconsin. The grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, will support Unidos' efforts to provide comprehensive services to Latin-X victims of crime in Dane County, Wisconsin. The funded services include...
This 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), provides $199,958 to Give Something Back A New Jersey Non-Profit Corp to meet the unaddressed needs of BIPOC child crime victims who have experienced the child welfare system, homelessness, parental incarceration, and other significant adversities. The funding will be used to deliver comprehensive support services,...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) has provided a $963,000 Project Grant to the County of Contra Costa, California to support the Underserved and Unserved Survivor Support Program (UUSSP). The UUSSP will deliver targeted outreach and increased access to victim services and resources for gun violence victims of unsolved shootings in Contra Costa County. Specifically, the program will allocate staff to assist underserved and unserved...