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Family Violence Initiative Funding Pilot ProjectsThe Family Violence Initiative is a special initiative under the Justice Partnership and Innovation Fund. The Initiative supports the development, implementation, testing and assessment of models, strategies and tools to improve the criminal justice system's response to family violence. It also supports projects that raise public awareness of the issue and encourage public involvement in responding to family violence. ActivitiesThe Family Violence Initiative funds projects that develop long-term programming, build on lessons learned and support the Department's family violence policy directions. To accomplish this, the Initiative:
What Types of Activities are Considered for Funding?Funding may be available to organizations that want to conduct pilot projects to develop, test and assess models, strategies and tools to improve the criminal justice system's response to family violence. Funding may also be provided to support Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI) projects to promote public access to family violence information, promote public awareness of the factors contributing to family violence, and advance public involvement in the responses to family violence. Note: All projects must be short term and innovative. The types of pilot projects and activities that could be funded include:
PLEI activities that could be funded include:
Eligibility CriteriaApplicants for project funding must submit a proposal using the application form available from the Family Violence Web site. Projects may be submitted at any time during the year. A decision on funding may take up to 12 weeks after the Department has received the completed application. Please take this time into consideration when you are developing your proposal. Project proposals must be consistent with the federal government's Family Violence Initiative objectives and meet one or more of the following objectives:
Projects must also meet the funding criteria established for the Department's Justice Partnership and Innovation Fund. Note: As resources are limited, it is not possible to fund all projects that meet the eligibility criteria. Projects that demonstrate that they can best meet the information needs of the Department will be given priority consideration. Note: In support of Section 41 of the Official Languages Act, the Department is committed to facilitating the participation of official language minority communities and their organizations in the development and assessment of the Department's policies, programs and services. The Department encourages contacts between organizations that are applying for or receiving financial assistance and official language minority organizations/groups to ensure that the needs of these communities are considered in the proposed projects. For further information, please contact us. Inventories of Funded Projects |
Last Updated: 2007-09-04 | Important Notices |