This federal Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) provides $500,000 over a 36-month period to the Sauti Yetu Center for African Women, Inc. to implement a comprehensive, community-based initiative serving 300 young women aged 12-21 from immigrant families...
The Young Women's Christian Association of Metropolitan Chicago (YWCA) will receive $350,000 under a three-year Project Grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. The grant is part of the Consolidated and Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888). Under the award, the YWCA will implement a train-the-trainer program to incorporate education and training on...
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...
Through a $500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888), the nonprofit organization Peace Over Violence will provide intervention and prevention services to participants in the Para Los Ninos Youth Workforce Services program in Los Angeles, California. The goal is to...
Ending Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) will develop and maintain access to The Safe Virtual Practicum (The Practicum), an in-depth, interactive training on conducting sexual assault medical forensic exams (SAFEs). The Practicum allows users to conduct a mock exam and includes additional training resources such as courtroom and crime lab simulations and interviews. Under this $300,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, EVAWI...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $720,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities grant program (CFDA 16.529) to Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities, Inc. The 3-year project, which commenced on October 1, 2023, aims to strengthen partnerships, increase organizational capacity, and develop strategic plans to enhance the response to individuals with...
The U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $505,000 Cooperative Agreement under the "Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities" grant program (CFDA 16.529) to YWCA Northern New Jersey, Inc. (doing business as YWCA of Bergen County). The goal of this 3-year project is to create sustainable change in improving the response to individuals with disabilities and deaf individuals who are victims...
The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $469,882 Project Grant under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) to Women's Center And Shelter Civil Law Project, a domestic shelter and non-profit organization. This 36-month grant will fund the organization's "Hands Are Not for Hurting" program, which will: 1) provide...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) awarded a $499,959 Project Grant under the Preventing Trafficking of Girls Program (CFDA 16.035) to Samuel Merritt University (SMU) to implement the "Value H.E.R." initiative. The primary purpose is to prevent sex and labor trafficking among Black and Latinx girls in Alameda County, California, a major trafficking hotspot. The project involves a partnership between SMU, A Sista's Touch, and Bay Area Women Against Rape...
This three-year, $350,000 project grant from the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women will support the Shalom Task Force's efforts to engage men and boys in preventing violence against women and girls. Funded under the Consolidated and Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies, the Shalom Task Force will implement programming from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2025 to recruit...