Project Grant 90ZT0091

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant (CFDA 16.582 Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) to Community Medical Wellness Centers, USA, a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center in Long Beach, California. The grant will fund the establishment of a Survivor of Torture (SOT) program to provide comprehensive behavioral health, medical, dental, legal, and social services for Cambodian survivors of torture and their family...

The Department of State Bureau of Population Refugees and Migration awarded a $2 million cooperative agreement to The Center For Victims Of Torture to address the psychological rehabilitation needs of South Sudanese torture and trauma survivors living in the Nguenyiel camp in Gambella, Ethiopia. The award is being administered under the Overseas Refugee Assistance Programs for Africa federal grant program (CFDA 19.517) to provide assistance contributing to basic needs of refugees across...

The Center For Victims Of Torture (CVT) was awarded a $5,471,772 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Refugee and Entrant Assistance Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 93.576). The three-year award, issued on February 15, 2023 and set to be completed by February 14, 2026, will support CVT's CVT GEORGIA AFGHAN CLIENT SERVICES project. This program provides specialized case management and other assistance to build...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (under CFDA 19.519 - Overseas Refugee Assistance Program for Middle East and North Africa) provides $2,576,000.00 to The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT) to support sustainable national trauma rehabilitation services in Jordan. The project aims to take an interdisciplinary, partnership-based approach to address the needs of refugees, internally displaced persons, and other...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $360,000 and provided by the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753), will support Las Cumbres Community Services (LCCS) in piloting a transitional housing program for newly-arrived immigrant and refugee families identified as survivors of torture (SOT) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The funding will enable LCCS to house 125-150 vulnerable individuals across 7-10 apartments...

This $315,000 Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program, will support efforts to address torture in Mexico. The implementing partner, Documenta. Analisis Y Accion Para La Justicia Social, A.C., will lead initiatives that include legal assistance for victims, direct government engagement, and support to local human rights organizations. Key objectives are to analyze the...

The U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) to the Sanar Wellness Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Newark, New Jersey. Through this 3-year project, Sanar Wellness Institute will: Develop a comprehensive trauma-informed service framework and standards of care protocol for serving survivors of Intimate Partner Sexual Abuse (IPSA),...

The Department of State Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant to the Jiyan Foundation For Human Rights, operating as the Kirkuk Center For Torture Victims, to contribute to a swift and proper implementation of Iraq's YSL and to support a survivor-centric approach to criminal justice. The grant period runs from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The funding supports the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345)...

The U.S. Department of Justice, through the Domestic Trafficking Victim Program (CFDA 16.834), has awarded a $800,000 Project Grant to the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) to implement the Surviving Trauma and Reaching Success (STARS) program. This program will provide culturally responsive and trauma-informed case management and legal immigration services to foreign-national victims of human trafficking in the Austin, TX area and nearby regions. Key activities include outreach...

The Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization (IRCO) was awarded a $950,000 Project Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime under the Services for Trafficking Victims program (CFDA 16.320). The grant will fund IRCO's efforts to expand and strengthen Oregon's capacity to serve victims of human trafficking through its Services Against Exploitation program. Key objectives include collaborating with providers to identify and address survivor needs, providing...