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2013 Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program

Funding Source: 
Office on Violence Against Women
Deadline: 
Monday, March 25, 2013
Amount: 
$50 000 000
Number of Awards Available: 
71
Award Ceiling: 
900 000
Award Floor: 
0
Eligibility: 
State, County, Local, and Tribal governments
Description: 

The United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) (www.ovw.usdoj.gov [1]) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program). This program furthers the Department of Justice’s mission by encouraging State, local, and Tribal governments and State, local, and Tribal courts to treat sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system.

Learn more [2].

Source URL: http://nsvrc.org/opportunities/funding/2013-grants-encourage-arrest-policies-and-enforcement-protection-orders?qt-sidebar_qt_1=1&qt-sidebar_qt_2=0

Links:
[1] http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov
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