E-ALERT: Volume 2, Number 2IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT The DOJ Task Force for Faith-based and Community Initiatives announces the release of a FY2005 Grant Program Solicitation from the Department of Justice: FY 2005 Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program The Office on Violence Against Women is currently accepting applications for it's Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grant Program for FY2005. The deadline to register on GMS is January 21, 2005, and the application deadline is February 3, 2005. (Apply Online) (Solicitation: PDF) The primary purpose of the Rural Program is to enhance the safety of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and child abuse by supporting projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural America. The Rural Program welcomes applications that propose innovative solutions for achieving this goal. The program challenges victim advocates, law enforcement officers, pre-trial service personnel, prosecutors, judges and other court personnel, probation and parole officers, and community leaders to work together to craft solutions to overcome the problem of domestic violence. All entities must collaborate to ensure that victim safety is a paramount consideration in developing their strategy to address domestic violence. For more information, we invite you to visit the DOJ Task Force for Faith-based and Community Initiatives website, at http://www.usdoj.gov/fbci, or the Office on Violence Against Women website, at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo DOJ Task Force Contact Information The Task Force welcomes your comments and inquiries. Please contact us at: Task Force for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Website: http://www.usdoj.gov/fbci |