Amata Welcomes $618,585 to Provide OVW Services

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming notice this week of $618,585 in federal funds for the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program under the leadership of CJPA Director Mariana Timu-Faiai.

The STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (STOP Formula Grant Program) was authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) of 1994, reauthorized by subsequent legislation, and most recently, funded by Congress through yearly appropriations.

“Thank you to Director Faiai and the Criminal Justice Planning Agency for working to qualify for and administer these STOP program funds to ensure justice and services are available,” said Congresswoman Amata. “Thank you also to the U.S. DOJ and OVW offices for this federal support to help improve protections against domestic violence.”

The STOP Formula Grant Program encourages partnerships between law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and victim services organizations to enhance victim safety and hold offenders accountable in cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The goal of the grant program is to develop and strengthen law enforcement, prosecution, and court strategies to combat violent crimes against women and to develop and strengthen victim services, including community-based, culturally specific services, in these cases.

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