Project Grant SUZ80020GR0088

This $800,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women will support the Legal Resource Center On Violence Against Women, Inc. in delivering training and technical assistance to attorneys, legal advocates, and judges on interstate civil legal matters in the context of domestic violence cases. Funded through the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA 16.526), this 36-month continuation award will provide communities with critical resources to...

This $700,000 Project Grant awarded on October 1, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Justice Systems Response to Families Program (CFDA #16.021) will support a comprehensive initiative in DeKalb County, Georgia led by Women Moving On Inc. to improve the civil and criminal justice system's response to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Key activities include: Providing a full-time legal advocate...

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 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 Legal Aid Society, in partnership with Garden of Hope, Sakhi for South Asian Women, and VIP Mujeres, will receive a $750,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (CFDA 16.524). This 3-year award, beginning on October 1, 2024, will provide comprehensive civil and criminal legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence in New York City. The project aims to advance equity and...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a 36-month, $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to Futures Without Violence to implement the Advancing Safety Through Employment Rights Advocacy Project. This project will build the capacity of OVW-funded attorneys and advocates, particularly those serving Black, Latina, Indigenous, disabled, Deaf, and LGBTQIA+ survivors, to assist survivors in accessing and utilizing their employment protections. Under this award, Futures...

The Department of Labor's Women's Bureau (CFDA 17.700) awarded a $700,000 Project Grant to Justice For Migrant Women (J4MW) on September 30, 2024. The grant will support J4MW's efforts to address and prevent gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) experienced by migrant and rural women workers in Ohio and southern Michigan. Key activities include: Conducting community outreach and developing educational materials on worker rights to reach 3,000 women workers Providing victim-witness advocacy...

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) awarded a $1,975,308 Cooperative Agreement under the International Programs to Support Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (CFDA 19.345) to Mercy Corps. The award aims to advance inclusive economic growth digitally and enhance online safety for women in business. Key activities include: Through a $200,000 sub-award, the Impact Innovations Institute's Initiatives Foundation will lend technology and digital...

The Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP) received a $900,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA 16.526). The two-year award runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023 and will support BWJP's operation of the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith and Credit. The Center will provide technical assistance and training to courts, law enforcement, and...

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...