COLUMBUS – A variety of non-profit groups and aid organizations in Franklin County are getting nearly a quarter of a million dollars to help reduce violence against women.
The money comes from over $3.6 million from the federal Violence Against Women Act that is on its way to Ohio to strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday.
The 143 grants awarded to 101 local agencies in 46 counties will be administered by the Ohio Department of Public Safety’s Office of Criminal Justice Services.
“These grants help develop effective responses to violence against women through activities that include direct services, crisis intervention, transitional housing, legal assistance to victims, court improvement, and training for law enforcement and courts,” OCJS executive director Karhlton Moore said.
The office carried out two competitive grant processes, one soliciting proposals from victim service providers, law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts and the second tailored specifically for community-based, culturally specific victim service applicants, such as those serving the Asian, Hispanic, Ethiopian.
Organizations in Franklin County will receive $245,261.96, according to DeWine’s office.