Justice and Public Safety Cabinet
Justice Cabinet awards federal grant money to combat domestic violence

$2 Million Awarded to Domestic Violence/ Sexual Assault Groups 

Frankfort, KY - On behalf of the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet, Lieutenant Governor Steve Pence awarded nearly $2 million in Federal grant money to 33 different groups today. The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) funds the grant award money.

“Violence against women is an intolerable act in which we will not except any excuse for this cowardly behavior,” said Lieutenant Governor Pence. “This grant award money will help fund our efforts to fight domestic violence in our communities across the Commonwealth.”

The grant money will be used by victim’s services groups, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors and others helping victims. Some of the projects funded include legal advocacy, legal aid services, emergency shelter, sexual assault nurse examiners, therapy and other aid.

RAPE - SEXUAL ASSAULT - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FACTS:
-Nationally 14% - 18% of all women will be raped or experience an attempted rape
-Kentucky estimates show 11.1% of women will be raped
-Estimates show only one in six rapes are ever reported to authorities
-In 2001 more then 580,000 women were victims of non-fatal violence by spouse/partner
-The health related costs of rape, physical assault, stalking and homicide by intimate        partners exceed $5.8 billion each year

(***Grants Recipient List Attached***)

AGENCY PROGRAM AWARD
Rowan County Sheriff Domestic Violence Enforcement $28,801.00
Bourbon County Attorney PEACE $40,762.00
City of Williamsburg Domestic Violence Unit of Williamsburg PD $58,032.00
Sanctuary Outreach Counselor $43,433.00
Barren River Area Safe Space Domestic Violence Victim Assistance $33,393.00
Fleming County Sheriff Fleming County Domestic Violence Unit $38,569.00
Jefferson County Attorney VAWA Investigator and Intake Center Grant $142,897.00
Hope Harbor Rape Crisis Services $46,964.00
Safe Harbor Continuum of Care $27,745.00
Clark County Attorney Domestic Violence Intake Center $30,941.00
Kentucky Domestic Violence Association Project Protect $82,961.00
Cabinet for Health & Family Services CHFS-VAWA Attorney $50,000.00
Legal Aid of the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Intervention and Advocacy Project $142,036.00
Appalachian Research and Defense Fund of Kentucky Domestic Violence Advocacy $173,835.00
Jefferson County Sheriff VAWA Simultaneous Service of EPO & Warrant Grant $31,285.00
Louisville Metro Police Department Violence Against Women Project $141,310.00
Springhaven Family Advocate $27,205.00
Fayette County Sheriff Zero Tolerance Deputies and DVO Monitoring Coordinator $90,000.00
Women's Crisis Center Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault $76,065.00
Center for Women & Families Battered Immigrants and Refugee Victims' Legal Justice $43,995.00
Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program Outreach and Advocacy Project $5,500.00
Kenton County Attorney Victim Assistance Program $57,871.00
Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs State Sexual Assault Coalition and Staffing $71,007.00
Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs SANE/SART Coordination $79,350.00
Office of the Attorney General Violence Against Women Prosecution $65,346.00
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Lexington S.A.N.E. Project $55,000.00
McCracken County Attorney Domestic Violence $42,751.00
24th Judicial Circuit Domestic Violence Advocacy Program $34,302.00
Laurel County Attorney Laurel County Attorney's Victim Advocate $36,368.00
Nicholas County Attorney Victims' Assistance Program $36,894.00
Garrard County Attorney Victim Rights Advocate $35,151.00
Chrysalis House Pilot for Substance Abusing Women $39,200.00
Brenda D. Cowan Coalition for Kentucky Brenda Cowan Legal Assistance Project $31,353.00
  
  $1,940,322.00