INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) — The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) awarded nearly $3 million to 51 public and nonprofit organizations through the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program. “STOP” stands for services, training, officers and prosecutors.
The program is designed to support communities in their efforts to develop and strengthen law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat violence against women, as well as enhance victim services and safety.
“This funding is about making sure that more communities have access to the resources they need to prevent victimization and bring violent offenders to justice,” said Devon McDonald, ICJI Executive Director. “It’s important that we do everything we can to help break the cycle of violence and shore up support for victims.”
Established by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program promotes a coordinated effort to improve the criminal justice system’s response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. The funds are provided by the Office on Violence Against Women under the U.S. Department of Justice.
This year, the grants will be used to provide legal advocacy, counseling, training for law enforcement and court personnel, and victim support services. Funding will also help pay for special prosecutors and investigators who are dedicated to handling cases involving crimes against women.
“For most victims, obtaining a protective order or pursuing legal action is uncharted territory, but we don’t want that to be a barrier to seeking safety or justice,” said Kim Lambert, ICJI Victim Services Director. “There are resources and advocates who can help that will stand with and alongside victims throughout the process. This funding expands those efforts.”
The grants were approved by the ICJI Board of Trustees in September and made available to organizations starting this month. As a formula grant, funding was distributed based on a predetermined amount, with a majority (96%) going to law enforcement, prosecution and victim service programs. The remaining 4% was allocated for court programs.
The following is a list of the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program award recipients. For a PDF version, click here.
County
Organization
Award Amount
Allen
Fort Wayne Police Department
$126,176
Allen
Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
$64,161
Allen
YWCA Northeast Indiana
$45,154
Allen
Center for Nonviolence, Inc.
$27,429
Bartholomew
Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office
$56,563
Bartholomew
Columbus Regional Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence, Inc.
$47,919
Boone
Boone County Prosecutor’s Office
$23,796
Brown
Brown County Prosecutor’s Office
$28,159
Cass
Cass County Prosecutor’s Office
$16,841
Clark
Clark County Sheriff’s Office
$39,565
Clark
Clark County Prosecutor’s Office
$23,364
Clinton
Clinton County Prosecutor’s Office
$16,500
DeKalb
DeKalb County Prosecutor’s Office
$30,000
Delaware
Delaware County Prosecuting Attorney
$141,526
Delaware
Muncie Police Department
$29,260
Delaware
A Better Way Services, Inc.
$22,897
Elkhart
Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office
$29,203
Fayette
Fayette County Prosecutor’s Office
$16,992
Franklin
Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office
$24,898
Grant
Grant County Prosecutor’s Office
$34,590
Hancock
Hancock County Prosecutor’s Office
$63,838
Hendricks
Hendricks County Prosecutor’s Office
$52,560
Howard
Howard County Prosecutor’s Office
$45,601
Johnson
Johnson County Prosecutor Office
$45,170
Lake
Lake County Prosecutor’s Office
$98,933
Lake
Hobart Police Department
$83,708
Lake
Fair Haven Inc.
$83,355
Madison
Madison County Prosecutor’s Office
$95,469
Marion
Indiana Coalition to End Sexual Assault, Inc.
$140,185
Marion
Latino Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Inc.
$88,241
Marion
Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
$84,829
Marion
Marion County Prosecutor’s Office
$70,204
Marion
Marion County Sheriff’s Department
$46,666
Monroe
Monroe County Prosecutor’s Office
$102,873
Morgan
Morgan County Prosecutor’s Office
$20,655
Noble
Noble County Prosecutor’s Office
$25,149
Porter
Porter County Prosecutor’s Office
$54,295
Putnam
Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office
$20,028
Ripley
Ripley County Prosecutor’s Office
$81,619
Rush
Rush County Prosecutor’s Office
$42,536
Scott
Scott County Sheriff’s Department
$76,582
Scott
Scott County Prosecutor’s Office
$40,043
Shelby
Shelby County Prosecutor, 16th Judicial Circuit
$94,219
Steuben
Steuben County Prosecutor’s Office
$25,200
St. Joseph
St. Joseph County Prosecutor’s Office
$171,286
Tippecanoe
YWCA Greater Lafayette
$29,788
Vanderburgh
Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office
$70,547
Vanderburgh
Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office
$40,309
Vanderburgh
Albion Fellows Bacon Center, Inc.
$39,016
Vermillion
Vermillion County Prosecutor’s Office
$67,974
Statewide
Supreme Court
$125,571
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