FY 2006 Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program

The summary for the FY 2006 Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Office of Justice Programs, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

FY 2006 Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program: The Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program (Rural Program) recognizes that victims of domestic violence, dating violence and child victimization living in rural jurisdictions face unique barriers to receiving assistance and additional challenges rarely encountered in urban areas. The geographic isolation, economic structure, particularly strong social and cultural pressures, and lack of available services in rural jurisdictions significantly compound the problems confronted by those seeking support and services to end the violence in their lives and complicate the ability of the criminal justice system to investigate and prosecute domestic violence, dating violence, and child victimization cases. In addition, sociocultural, economic, and geographic barriers create difficulties for victim service providers and other social services professionals to identify and assist victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and child victimization. The primary purpose of the Rural Program is to enhance the safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and child victimization by supporting projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural jurisdictions. OVW welcomes applications that propose innovative solutions for achieving this goal. The Rural Program challenges victim advocates, law enforcement officers, pre-trial service personnel, prosecutors, judges and other court personnel, probation and parole officers, and faith- and/or community-based leaders to collaborate to overcome the problem of domestic violence, dating violence and child victimization and to ensure that victim safety is paramount in providing services to victims and their children.