Block Grant 2015WEAX0031

The Domestic Violence Action Center (DVAC) received a $549,996 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to support the Justice for Families Project. The three-year award, issued on October 1, 2021 under the Justice Systems Response to Families program (CFDA 16.021), will allow DVAC to deliver services through September 30, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The Justice Systems Response to Families program aims to improve coordination...

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 Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office received 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) to establish a specialized domestic violence prosecution unit. The award, announced May 1, 2026, with a completion date of April 30, 2029, funds the hiring of a Deputy Prosecutor and a Victim Advocate to enhance the county's capacity to investigate and...

This $460,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.590 - Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program) supports the El Paso District Attorney's Office, in partnership with the Center for Sexual Assault and Family Violence, to implement several initiatives in El Paso, Culberson, and Hudson Counties, Texas. Key activities include: 1) Creating a Domestic Violence Unit within the El Paso County...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.590 - Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program) supports the Monroe County District Attorney's Office and Willow Domestic Violence Center in New York. The funding will be used to: 1) Implement a Domestic Violence Response Team, 2) Hire a prosecution-based investigator to enhance the prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by 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) supports the Bronx District Attorney's Office, in partnership with the Urban Resource Institute, to implement a comprehensive program in Bronx County, New York. The key activities funded under this award include: 1) hiring a High-Risk Case Coordinator to develop intelligence-driven...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awarded a $825,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Children Exposed to Violence (CFDA 16.818) program to SBCS Corporation, a non-profit organization based in Chula Vista, California. The funding will support a partnership with the South Region Domestic Violence Coalition and a multi-disciplinary team to implement a trauma-informed, two-generation model of care for children and parents at the Casa...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $500,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc. (DVIS), a nonprofit organization in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Through this 36-month project, DVIS will collaborate with the Kellyville Police Department to implement a SANE/SART program and expand services for child, youth, and adult victims of domestic violence,...

Through the $700,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), Shelter From The Storm will implement the Advocacy in Response (AIR) program over 36 months in Union County, Oregon. The program will prioritize collaboration with the La Grande Police Department, Union County Sheriff's Office, and Baum Smith LLC Attorneys to provide comprehensive...

This $700,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.589) will enable the Family Violence Project, in partnership with the Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center, to implement the Strength in Unity program. Key project activities include: serving 35 child victims of sexual abuse, providing 12 educational classes for parents who have experienced...