Project Grant 2014WEAX0045

The Town of Amherst, Massachusetts received a $321,924 Federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590). This 3-year project aims to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Amherst and the surrounding Hadley area, including the University of Massachusetts-Amherst campus. Key...

The City of Northampton, MA was awarded a $500,000 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 three-year award beginning October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024 will support the Domestic Violence High Risk Team initiative. The program aims to improve criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence,...

The University of North Carolina at Asheville was awarded a $400,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA #16.525). The funding will support the university's efforts, in collaboration with local partners Our Voice, Helpmate, and the Asheville Police Department, to: 1) establish a coordinated community response team to oversee planning...

This federal Project Grant award of $400,000 was provided by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA #16.525). The funding supports a 3-year project at Western New England University, in collaboration with the YWCA of Western Massachusetts and Hampden County District Attorney's Office, to develop a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to addressing...

The Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) received a $400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA #16.525). The grant will enable STCC, in collaboration with the YWCA of Western Massachusetts and the Hampden County District Attorney's Office, to continue developing a coordinated community response to address...

This Project Grant award of $400,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women will support Eastern Mennonite University, in collaboration with the Collins Center and Harrisonburg Police Department, to continue its efforts under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA #16.525). The funding will enable the university to diversify its coordinated community response team, develop a culturally...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women will fund $299,708 to Westfield State University through the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus program (CFDA 16.525) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025. Under this award, Westfield State University will partner with local criminal justice and victim service organizations to implement a comprehensive violence...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Saint Anselm College a $400,000 Project Grant under the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (CFDA 16.525). Through this 3-year grant, from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, Saint Anselm College will collaborate with Reach Crisis Services and Goffstown Police Department to enhance victim services, implement prevention and education programs, and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $3,400,970 Violence Against Women Formula Grant (CFDA 16.588) to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Public Safety Executive Office. This 2-year grant, running from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2026, will support comprehensive efforts to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across the state. Key activities will include developing and strengthening law enforcement,...

The North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence Incorporated (NCCADV) was awarded a $580,000 Cooperative Agreement 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 goal of this 3-year project is to create sustainable changes that improve the response to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of...