The Disability Law Center of Virginia will provide $500,000 in training, consultation, and outreach services to end violence against women with disabilities through September 2024 under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The goal of the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities program (CFDA 16.529) is to create sustainable improvements in how organizations respond to...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $600,000 three-year Project Grant under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program to the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) and its partners. The purpose of the "MASS Collaboration" project is to prevent sexual violence and increase access to support services for survivors with disabilities in the metro Boston area. Key activities include: Providing guidance on...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $505,000 Cooperative Agreement under the "Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities" grant program (CFDA 16.529) to YWCA Northern New Jersey, Inc. (doing business as YWCA of Bergen County). The goal of this 3-year project is to create sustainable change in improving the response to individuals with disabilities and deaf individuals who are victims...
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin (End Abuse) to provide comprehensive training and technical assistance for grantees and potential grantees of the Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program. Through this 24-month project, End Abuse, through its National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL) initiative, will support a...
The Center for Family Services, Inc., a non-profit organization in New Jersey, received a $607,500 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities grant program (CFDA 16.529). The 3-year grant, which began on October 1, 2023, will enable the organization to collaborate with local partners to strengthen services for individuals with...
The Independent Living Resource Center, Inc. was awarded a $425,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to provide training, consultation, and information services as part of the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities program (CFDA 16.529). This three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 will support the organization's efforts to train stakeholders on...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $1,300,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to Activating Change, Inc., a non-profit organization based in New York. Through this 24-month award, Activating Change will collaborate with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network to provide basic and intermediate training and technical assistance to OVW's Disability Grant Program grantees. The project aims to enhance the...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women provides $449,980 in funding for the Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program (CFDA 16.528). The award will support the grantee, Cris Healthy Aging, a non-profit organization in Danville, Illinois, and its project partners to deliver the following key products and services over the 4-year project period from October 2024 to September 2028:...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Los Angeles Center for Law and Justice (DBA Survivor Justice Center) to strengthen partnerships and enhance services for individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The project, funded through the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with...
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities program (CFDA 16.529) to Shalom Task Force, Inc. The goal of the Disability Program is to create sustainable change that improves the response to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and caregiver abuse. The...