Project Grant 2013FLAX0004

The City of Tucson, Arizona received a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Special Projects program (CFDA 16.029). The award is for the "OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative" which enables well-established domestic violence courts to serve as national models and provide mentorship and technical assistance to other jurisdictions seeking to establish or enhance...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Special Projects program (CFDA 16.029) to St. Louis County, Missouri, to serve as a Mentor Court for the OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative. Through this initiative, the well-established St. Louis County Domestic Violence Court will provide mentorship, host site visits, and deliver on-site technical assistance to 5-7 jurisdictions interested...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Special Projects program (CFDA 16.029) to the Judiciary Courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Supreme Court Division. The funding supports the OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative, which enables five well-established domestic violence courts to serve as national models and provide mentorship and support to other jurisdictions seeking to...

The Tulsa County District Court received a $150,000 cooperative agreement award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Special Projects (CFDA 16.029) program. The award supports the Tulsa County District Court to serve as a Mentor Court under the OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative. Through this role, the court will: Assist in selecting jurisdictions to receive mentorship; 2) Develop mentoring relationships with...

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $300,000 cooperative agreement to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, to implement the Mentor Court Enhancement Project under the OVW Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526). Through this 2-year project, the Center will build the capacity of OVW-funded mentor courts to serve as promising practice models for other jurisdictions. The initiative will include hosting a mentor court coordinator...

This $600,000 federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA 16.021) will support the New York State Unified Court System for the Monroe County Integrated Domestic Violence Court (IDVC) and DV Courts, along with partners Legal Aid Society of Rochester and Willow Domestic Violence Center. The project aims to improve the civil and criminal justice system's response to families...

The Winnebago County Circuit Court in Rockford, Illinois was awarded a $150,000 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Special Projects program (CFDA 16.029) to serve as a national mentor court for domestic violence cases. As one of five selected mentor courts, Winnebago County will assist in selecting jurisdictions to receive mentorship, develop mentoring relationships with those courts, host 6-9 site visits, provide...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $1,000,000 Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) grant to the County of Erie, New York, in partnership with Community Services For Every1, Inc. The project aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Erie County. Key activities include hiring and training a dedicated domestic violence...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $550,000 under the Justice Systems Response to Families program (CFDA 16.021) to Tucson Center For Women & Children, Inc.'s Emerge Center Against Domestic Abuse division. The three-year project grant funding, beginning October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025, will support the center's work improving the civil and criminal justice system's response to families affected by domestic violence,...

The Partnership Against Domestic Violence (PADV) received a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888). Over a 36-month project period, this grant will enable PADV, in partnership with the Family Wellness Center, to implement the First Decade program. The program...