DCJS

Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services

Victims Services
Violence Against Women (V-STOP)
 

Grant Program Profile
Grant Program Name: Violence Against Women (V-STOP)

Guidelines & Forms:

Reporting Requirements

Please visit the V-STOP forms page for reporting requirement information and forms.

Confidentiality Provisions

Monitoring Instrument

Grant Guidelines


Purpose of Funds:

In 1994, the United States Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) as part of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (codifies at 42 U.S.C. 3796gg through 3796gg-5). VAWA includes the Services, Training, Officers, Prosecution (STOP) grant program.

DCJS is the administering agency for the STOP Violence Against Women grant in Virginia, known as V-STOP. V-STOP offers grant funds to successful applicants for activities which increase the apprehension, prosecution, and adjudication of persons committing violent crimes against women.


Eligibility Requirements: This grant program is open to local units of government, state agencies, and nonprofit/nongovernmental victims services agencies which fall into one of the following applicant categories: law enforcement, prosecution, victims services, and other.

Contact Information:

Grant Coordinator
View the Grant Monitor Contact List (.pdf or .xls, 1 page) for detailed contact information.

Deb Downing
E-mail
Kay Edwards
E-mail
Stacie Vecchietti
E-mail

DCJS Grants Administration
1100 Bank Street
Richmond, VA 23219
E-mail
804.786.4000

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