Project Grant 2011WEAX0003

The Travis County District Attorney's Office (TCDA), in partnership with SAFE Alliance, was awarded a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). The grant will be used to expand and improve TCDA's capacity to investigate and prosecute domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases in Travis County, TX....

The County of El Paso, Texas was awarded a $460,000 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 grant funding will enable the county to: 1) create a Domestic Violence Unit within the El Paso County District Attorney's Office; 2) conduct victim home visits utilizing prosecution-based victim advocates and investigators; and 3) hire an attorney to...

The City of Austin Public Health department was awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement 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 support the collaborative implementation of a firearm surrender protocol in cases of domestic violence in Austin/Travis County, Texas from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The cooperative agreement will aid local...

The City of Tucson received a $499,902 cooperative agreement 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 award will support the City of Tucson Firearms Initiative from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The initiative aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, which is the purpose of the...

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 Trinidad Rancheria received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Tribal Youth Program (CFDA 16.731) to develop a comprehensive justice system plan. The plan will guide further integration of cultural practices throughout the justice system and help stabilize long-term funding for programs. Key activities include establishing a wellness court to address underlying issues leading to maladaptive behavior,...

The Deschutes County High Risk Team received a $488,435 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The grant period runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2024. The funding supports the Deschutes County District Attorney's Office's efforts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Specifically, the grant funds will assist the District Attorney's Office in...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $500,000 cooperative agreement to the YWCA Knoxville and the Tennessee Valley under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) for the Knoxville Firearm Technical Assistance Project. This three-year project from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025 will provide technical assistance to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence,...

The County of White Pine in Ely, Nevada received a three-year Project Grant award of $499,999 from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women. The grant falls 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 stalking. Under this continuation award, the County of White Pine will work...

The County of Johnson, located in Paintsville, Kentucky, was awarded a $500,000 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 three-year award running from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 will support the County's efforts to improve the local criminal justice system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking....