Block Grant 2016KSAX0010

This $800,000 Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women's Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524) will fund the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center to provide legal representation, consultation and assistance to Latinx sexual assault survivors in King County, Washington from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2024. The Center will use the funding to directly deliver sexually assault-specific legal services to support survivors in both...

Through the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, Latin Women In Action will provide $495,000 in culturally relevant services to Hispanic victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in the Chicago area over a 4-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2027. Key services include counseling, therapy, medical and legal advocacy, immigration assistance,...

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Consejo Counseling & Referral Inc., a nonprofit organization, a $400,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The funding will support Consejo Counseling & Referral Inc.'s provision of culturally and linguistically tailored services to Hispanic/Latino victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in King County, Washington. Specific...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded $300,000 under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (SAS Culturally Specific Program, CFDA 16.023) federal grant program to Consejo Counseling & Referral Inc. of Seattle, Washington for the period of October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025. The funding will support Consejo Counseling & Referral Service's provision of culturally specific intervention, advocacy,...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women has awarded a $450,000 Project Grant under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) to Caminar Latino Inc., a non-profit organization in Georgia. Through this 3-year grant, Caminar Latino will implement a range of culturally and linguistically specific services and resources for Latino survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the metropolitan Atlanta area....

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $495,000 Project Grant through the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) to Casa Fortaleza, a minority-owned and woman-owned nonprofit organization. Through this 4-year project, Casa Fortaleza will provide 24-hour hotline services, accompaniment, advocacy, crisis intervention, individual and support group services, direct financial assistance, referrals, and outreach to Spanish-speaking...

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...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $382,500 Project Grant under the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (CFDA 16.023) to the East Los Angeles Women's Center (ELAWC). This 3-year grant, effective from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will enable ELAWC to establish, maintain, and expand culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault in East Los Angeles. The funding will support ELAWC's...

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to Trinity Healing Center Inc. (also known as The Healing Center) to enhance culturally specific services for Latinx survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Sunset Park community of Southwest Brooklyn. The 3-year grant project, which began on October 1, 2023, will provide services including...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016) grant to Taller Salud Inc., a minority-owned, woman-owned, and Hispanic American-owned nonprofit organization in Puerto Rico. Through this 3-year project grant, Taller Salud will implement the "Tu Paz Cuenta (Your Peace Matters)" program to provide culturally specific services and resources addressing domestic violence, dating...