U. S. Attorney Hairston Announces $48 Million in Justice Department Grants

GREENSBORO, NC - United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston for the Middle District of North Carolina (NCM) today announced that communities, organizations, and programs in the district have been awarded at least $27,949,065 in Department of Justice grants as part of the end-of-year funding cycles of the Department's Office of Justice Programs and Office on Violence Against Women.

In addition, the North Carolina Courts, State Bureau of Investigation, and Departments of Justice, Public Safety, and Corrections, were awarded more than $20 million in grants for programs and research with state-wide impacts.

"Everyone deserves to feel safe in their community and supported if the unthinkable happens and they become a victim of crime," said U.S. Attorney Hairston. "These grants help improve public safety, serve crime victims, support America's youth, advance science, support law enforcement, and promote equal justice for all. I am pleased that the Department of Justice is making these funds available to our community partners and proud of the work we are engaged in, together, to create a safer, more equitable country."

Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

Created in 1995 to implement the provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and its subsequent reauthorizations, OVW provides national leadership on domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. OVW has distributed over $11 billion in funding authorized by VAWA since its enactment. Through its grant programs and partnerships, OVW helps strengthen local responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking and provides funding annually to all 50 states, six territories, and many Tribal nations. By funding essential services for survivors, OVW ensures that communities are better equipped to address these critical issues.

Recent OVW awards for FY24 to entities in NCM total at least $2,997,009 and include the following recipients:

City of Greensboro	$500,000.00
NC Coalition Against Domestic Violence	$114,533.00
Alamance County	$950,000.00
Winston-Salem State University	$499,976.00
Second Bloom of Chatham, Inc	$550,000.00
Stand Up - Speak Out of NC	$328,500.00

Office of Justice Programs

The Office of Justice Programs provides federal leadership, grants, training, technical assistance, and other resources to improve the nation's capacity to prevent and reduce crime; advance equity and fairness in the administration of justice; assist victims; and uphold the rule of law. More information about OJP and its program offices - the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Institute of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office for Victims of Crime, and SMART Office - can be found at www.ojp.gov.

NCM organizations and programs received a total of at least $24,952,056 in funding from OJP in the recent grant-making cycle, including the following:

City of Winston-Salem	$300,000.00
City of Greensboro	$500,000.00
City of Durham	$549,671.00
Justicematters Inc	$800,000.00
Maggies Outreach Community Economic Development Center	$705,604.00
Research Triangle Institute	$17,408,550.00
Piedmont Triad Regional Council	$862,040.00
Randolph County	$150,000.00
Moore County	$900,000.00
Rockingham County	$900,000.00
Alamance County	$900,000.00
UNC Greensboro	$799,995.00
PSN funding (NC DPS)	$176,196.00

These awards include $2.7 million for RTI International and its subrecipients, the Eradicate Hate Global Summit and the International Association of Chiefs of Police, to launch BJA's new Coordinated Hate Crimes Resource Center; $1.8 million for establishing veterans courts; and $176,198 for Project Safe Neighborhood sites in NCM. More information about these and other OJP awards can be found on the OJP Grant Awards Page.

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