Oregon
Edward Byrne Formula Grant
The goal of this grant award is to fund projects to improve the criminal justice system and reduce violent crime and drug abuse.
Criminal Justice Services Division
Mailing Address: 400 Public Service Building
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: (503) 378-3720
Fax: (503) 378-6993
Funds are available in the late Spring and are publicized by a mail-out of Request for Proposal (RFP) to a current mailing list. The funding process is open/competitive with an Advisory Board setting funding priorities for the State. The funding cycle/project period is July–June. Technical assistance is available through workshops.
**************************
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (State and Federal)
The goal of this grant award is to support emergency shelter, crisis lines, and related services for victims of domestic violence.
State Office for Services to Children and Families
Mailing Address: 500 Summer Street, SE
Salem, OR 97310-1017
Phone: (503) 945-6686
Fax: (503) 581-6198
Funds are available in the late winter and are publicized by a biennial Request for Qualified Providers; Request for Proposal (RFP) announced in newspapers and through mail-out to current providers. The funding process is open/competitive and a two-step process; program must qualify as a provider of emergency shelter and services for domestic violence victims. The funding cycle/project period is a 2-year contract with annual review. Technical assistance is available on request.
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant
The goal of this grant award is to reduce rape and sexual assault through funding violence prevention and public education projects.
State Health Division
Mailing Address: 800 NE Oregon St., #21, Ste. 950
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (503) 731-4017
Fax: (503) 731-4079
(Contact Grant Administrator for information regarding State funding process.)
**************************
STOP Violence Against Women Act
The goal of this grant award is to fund programs that improve the responses of police, prosecutors, and judges to victims of domestic and sexual violence.
Criminal Justice Services Division
Mailing Address: 400 Public Service Building
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: (503) 378-3725 ext. 4148
Fax: (503) 378-6993
Funds are available in the fall and are publicized by a mail-out of Request for Proposals (RFPs) to a current mailing list. The funding process is open/competitive with an Advisory Board setting the funding priorities for the State. The funding cycle/project period is January– December. Technical assistance is available through workshops.
*************************
VOCA Victim Assistance
The goal of this grant award is to provide funding to agencies assisting victims of crime through direct services.
Department of Justice
Mailing Address: 1162 Court Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310
Phone: (503) 378-5348
Fax: (503) 378-5738
Funds are available in the winter and are publicized by newsletters; at conferences and by mail-outs to service providers statewide. The funding process is open/competitive with priority to continuation projects. Consideration is given to geographic/population needs. The funding cycle/project period is based on the Federal fiscal year. Technical assistance is available through regional workshops.
*************************
Children’s Justice Act Grant Program
The goal of this grant program is to develop, establish, and operate programs designed to improve the handling of child abuse cases and improve the investigation and prosecution of child sexual abuse cases.
Office for Services to Children and Families
Mailing Address: 500 Summer Street, N.E.
Salem, Oregon 97310-1017
Phone: (503) 945-5690
Fax: (503) 581-6198
Back to Table of Contents