Community Violence Intervention Center Inc.

Community Violence Intervention Center Inc., doing business as CVIC, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Grand Forks, North Dakota, that operates as a federal grant recipient delivering victim advocacy, crisis intervention, and trauma-informed support services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. CVIC functions primarily as a direct grant recipient (61% of recent awards) rather than a contractor, with a secondary role as a sub-recipient on state-administered grants flowing through the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services and related state entities.

CVIC's federal footprint concentrates heavily within the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) grant ecosystem. The top five customer agencies account for 91% of awards, with OVW dominating through 27 direct prime grant awards and two additional sub-awards. The remaining volume spreads across the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Planning and Development office (11 awards), the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (7 awards), and CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (4 awards). A single outlier award with the Department of the Air Force Air Mobility Command carries the entire reported potential-value figure of approximately $100 thousand across the portfolio; actual obligated dollars total $18 million, substantially exceeding the potential-value metric and indicating high realization rates on CVIC's grants.

CVIC's recent grant work spans six substantive federal programs. The organization holds four current OVW project grants running through 2026–2029: a $555,000 Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities award (CFDA 16.529) funding facility accessibility modifications, advocacy services, and training for individuals with disabilities and Deaf people experiencing violence; a $725,000 Children Exposed to Violence grant (CFDA 16.818) serving approximately 200 youth ages 5–18 annually through partnerships with the North Dakota Juvenile Court, schools, and the Grand Forks Police Department; a $500,000 Children and Youth program award (CFDA 16.029) providing school-based trauma-informed training and victim services across seven school districts in Grand Forks County; and a $700,000 Justice Systems Response to Families award (CFDA 16.021, continuation) delivering 6,000 hours of supervised visitation and safe exchange services, domestic violence court support, and civil legal assistance. Earlier grants completed or completing in 2025–2026 include a $650,000 Transitional Housing Assistance award (CFDA 16.736) providing 12 scattered-site units and supportive services for homeless survivors, a Legal Assistance for Victims continuation award (CFDA 20121) offering family law, protective orders, and Title IX representation, and a school-based prevention and response project (CFDA 16.029) addressing dating violence and sexual assault. CVIC also receives sub-awards flowing through the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services under multiple federal CFDA lines including Violence Against Women Formula Grants (16.588), Sexual Assault Services (16.017), Family Violence Prevention and Services (93.671), and Injury Prevention and Control programs (93.136), with sub-awards dating back to 2022 and recurring across multiple fiscal years.

Activity has been steady, with four to eight awards per year over the past five years, peaking at eight in 2025. Three awards reach completion inside the next twenty-four months, presenting limited recompete exposure relative to the portfolio's size. CVIC's service delivery operates exclusively within Grand Forks County and surrounding rural North Dakota, with formal partnerships including the Grand Forks Police Department, North Dakota Juvenile Court, Grand Forks Public Schools, and state judicial and human services entities. The organization's federal role centers on direct victim services — advocacy, safety planning, trauma-informed counseling, legal assistance, and housing support — rather than administrative or research services.