Project Grant 2009WEAX0008

The City of Seattle Human Services Department received a $1,000,000 project grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women to implement the Domestic Violence Intervention Project from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2025. The grant was awarded under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590), which aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and...

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,...

This Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women $591,457 Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) federal grant award will support a 3-year project focused on improving the capacity of courts and communities in King County, Washington to respond to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child sexual abuse. Key project activities include: 1) developing parenting plans to increase safety for survivors and their children,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $575,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to the Atlantic Street Center, a non-profit organization in Seattle, Washington. Through this 3-year grant, Atlantic Street Center will provide culturally relevant services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from Black/African American and other underserved racial/ethnic...

This $300,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (CFDA 16.582 - Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program) will allow the Domestic Abuse Women's Network (DAWN) to implement a pet-friendly domestic violence shelter in King County, Washington. The project aims to increase access to shelter services for survivors of domestic violence who have companion animals, and reduce barriers to these survivors leaving abusive situations. Key...

The City and County of San Francisco received a three-year, $1 million Project Grant 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 grant funds the San Francisco Domestic Violence Multi-Disciplinary Team, which aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. As the direct awardee, the City and County of...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $600,000 Project Grant under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) to Safe Horizon, Inc. to implement a comprehensive project addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Kings County, New York. The grant supports the following key activities over a 3-year period from October 2024 to September 2027: Providing advocacy services, including safety planning, court...

The City of Yakima, Washington, in partnership with the Safehouse Center, received a $353,998 Project Grant award 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 supports activities to enhance investigations and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, with the goal of improving victim safety, offender accountability,...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $1 million Project Grant to the Los Angeles City Hall Mayor's Office of Public Safety under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The four-year award beginning October 1, 2022 will support improving the jurisdiction's criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Key deliverables...

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:...