Project Grant 2016KTAX0009

This $500,000 Project Grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women's (OVW) Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) will enable the North Coast Rape Crisis Team (NCRCT), a non-profit organization in Arcata, California, to implement comprehensive support services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the rural communities of Del Norte and Humboldt...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $350,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to Crisis Intervention Services, doing business as Sierra Community House, to implement a 24-month victim services project in Nevada's Nevada County. Through this funding, Sierra Community House, in partnership with Gateway Mountain Center and Sierra Nevada Regional Department of Child Support Services,...

The Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, Incorporated (SHNWC) received a $341,347 Formula Grant award from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program (CFDA 16.557). The award period is from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The funding will support SHNWC's efforts to increase awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against American Indian and Alaska...

The 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 Sure Helpline Center, doing business as People Against Rape, a non-profit organization focused on community development and victim services. In partnership with Organizacion En California De Lideres Campesinas, Inc., Sure Helpline Center will implement a project to provide 24-hour crisis lines, counseling, legal advocacy,...

This $610,000 project grant award, made by the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (CFDA 16.024), will expand and continue existing sexual assault services provided by the Tolowa Dee-Ni Nation, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in Smith River, California. The funding will support a range of services over a three-year period, including community outreach, culturally sensitive counseling, and coordination with...

The Union County Board of Commissioners received a $940,263 grant award under the U.S. Department of Justice's Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589). This 36-month project aims to increase the safety and well-being of women and children in rural Union County, Oregon by: 1) hiring a full-time sexual assault victim advocate, a part-time detective for trauma-informed sexual assault investigations, and a part-time probation officer...

This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CFDA 16.736) will enable Womenspace, Inc., doing business as Hope And Safety Alliance, to provide 8 scattered-site transitional housing units and comprehensive support services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $450,000 Project Grant to My Sisters House, a non-profit organization in Sacramento, California, under the Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (CFDA 16.016). The 3-year grant funds the implementation of the Community Aligned and United for Safety and Empowerment (CAUSE) Initiative, which will provide culturally relevant services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $750,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to the Illinois Valley Safehouse Alliance (The Alliance), a woman-owned nonprofit organization in Cave Junction, Oregon. The 36-month project, titled "Safe Communities Create Safe Families," will provide core victim services at a walk-in support center and 24/7 crisis hotline, respond...

This cooperative agreement award of $500,000 from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime will fund the expansion of sexual assault response services in Tillamook County, Oregon through June 2025. Under the National Institute of Justice Research, Evaluation, and Development Project Grants program, key deliverables include establishing a dedicated sexual assault nurse examiner position and increasing on-call SANE capacity from zero to four full-time equivalents...