Project Grant 2005WEAX0119

The Nevada Office of the Attorney General, in partnership with several local entities, received a $500,000 continuation award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This 3-year grant project will continue improving the criminal justice system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking throughout the state of Nevada. Key activities include: Increasing participation...

The Office on Violence Against Women, Department of Justice, awarded $1 million to the County of Suffolk, New York through its Suffolk County Police Department under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) on April 1, 2026. The award funds continued centralization and coordination of law enforcement, prosecution, and victim services; establishment of policies, educational programs, data systems, and training in the police department to...

The County of Cobb, Georgia was awarded a $969,380 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This funding will support Cobb County's efforts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. Specifically, the grant will...

The City of New York, through its New York County District Attorney's Office, received a $483,520 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant funds a 3-year initiative to improve the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases in Manhattan, New York. Key project activities...

The County of Monroe, New York received a $800,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The funding will be used to enhance the jurisdiction's criminal justice system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking over a 3-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2026. Key activities include: Implementing...

The Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Attorney General's Office, Mississippi $1 million under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) on April 1, 2026, to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The recipient will train law enforcement officers and court personnel on the Mississippi Domestic Violence Reporting System and the Mississippi Protection Order...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant aims to improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through two sub-awards totaling $1,000,000. The Shelter Society, Inc. and Claiborne County...

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Oklahoma State Attorney General $750,000 on May 1, 2026, under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) to expand and improve capacity to investigate and prosecute domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The award supports victim safety and autonomy, holds offenders accountable, and promotes community trust in law enforcement. Performance runs...

The County of Pierce, Washington was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The award period is from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The grant supports the implementation of a coordinated community response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Pierce County. Key activities include:...

The Seattle City Attorney's Office, in partnership with the YWCA of Seattle, King, and Snohomish Counties, was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, with a completion date of September 30, 2027, aims to enhance the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence,...