Project Grant 2016WEAX0022

Project Lighthouse Cooperative Agreement Summary The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $1.0 million Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 16.582: Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) to Sanar Wellness Institute effective October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2028, to implement Project Lighthouse, a national initiative addressing technology-facilitated abuse (TFA). The project delivers direct victim services to adult and minor survivors through empowerment and advocacy, individualized...

The Safe Alliance, in partnership with Easterseals of Central Texas, will implement the Enhanced Access, Safety & Empowerment Project with $600,000 in funding from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women's Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program. The project aims to develop and deliver population-specific services, outreach, and training over a 3-year period to serve survivors who are deaf and survivors with disabilities in...

The Victim Rights Law Center Inc. was awarded a $349,980 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women to support the Legal Empowerment Advocacy Project. The award is being used to provide technical assistance to communities through the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) program from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. The OVW Technical Assistance Initiative aims to provide...

This $500,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded on October 1, 2023 by the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) will fund Activating Change, Inc., a non-profit organization, to implement the "Increasing Services for Victims of Crimes Committed by Personal Care Attendants" project. The project aims to increase options and access to services for victims with disabilities who have experienced...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Justice's Victims of Crime program (CFDA 16.753 Congressionally Recommended Awards) provides $537,000 to the Sojourner Family Peace Center Inc. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to enhance the capabilities of the Domestic Violence High Risk Team (DVHRT). The project aims to enable the DVHRT to review and manage a significantly greater number of high-risk domestic violence cases, ensuring timely and comprehensive support for individuals facing imminent...

The Disability Law Center of Virginia will provide $500,000 in training, consultation, and outreach services to end violence against women with disabilities through September 2024 under a cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women. The goal of the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities program (CFDA 16.529) is to create sustainable improvements in how organizations respond to...

The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) was awarded a $600,000 three-year Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations (CFDA 16.889) program. The purpose of the "MASS Collaboration" project is to prevent sexual violence and increase access to supports and services for survivors with disabilities in the Metro Boston area. Key activities include: 1) Providing guidance on...

The Adult Advocacy Centers is receiving a $747,917 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime program (CFDA 16.582 Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) to develop a Technology for Communication-Accessible Victim Services (TCAVS) project. The project aims to create universal design communication boards and standardized templates for communication devices to improve access to the criminal justice system for individuals with...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, through its Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582), awarded a $499,901 cooperative agreement to Advocating Opportunity, Inc. (AO) to implement the Advocating Opportunitys (AO) Pilot Nurse Advocate Program. This evidence-based, interdisciplinary program aims to increase service options and expand access to trauma-informed and responsive health services for victims of human trafficking, particularly those from...

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $500,000 to the City of Columbus, Ohio under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) cooperative agreement for the period of July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2025. The City of Columbus will partner with the Center for Family Safety and Healing and the Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital to reduce domestic violence involving firearms through a Domestic...