Violence Against Women (VAWA)

The Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecution Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (STOP) are designed to promote a coordinated, multi-disciplinary community response to combating violence against women. The goal of the STOP Program is to encourage collaborative efforts between members of the law enforcement, prosecution, judiciary, and private, nonprofit victim services agencies to address the issues of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault in a manner that promotes victim safety and offender accountability.

Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)

The Office of Victims of Crime (OVC) was established by the 1994 Victims of Crime Act to oversee diverse programs that benefit victims of crime. This funding provides grants to all states and territories for the purposes of victim assistance and compensation. In the District, these funds are utilized to provide sub-grants to local and governmental agencies that are serving victims of violent crime. Victim assistance includes services such as crisis intervention, counseling, emergency transportation to court, temporary housing and criminal justice support and advocacy.

Crime Victims Assistance Fund (VAF)

The Crime Victim Assistance Fund (VAF) funds are used to support the development and implementation of a comprehensive system of care for crime victims in the District. This goal is achieved through the distribution of sub-grants to community-based and governmental agencies that serve victims of crime. Victim assistance includes services such as emergency and transitional housing for victims of domestic violence, advocacy and counseling to victims of child abuse, sexual assault, domestic violence and homicide and outreach and education efforts to better inform the community of the incidents and the impact of violent crime.