The Electronic Service Protection Order Court Pilot (ESPOC) supports efforts to develop and implement programs for properly and legally serving protection orders through electronic communication methods.
Donor Name: Office on Violence Against Women
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/15/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
The program requires the Department of Justice to award grants to state or tribal courts that are a part of a multidisciplinary partnership that includes, to the extent practicable, a state, tribal, or local law enforcement agency; a state, tribal, or local prosecutor’s office; a victim service provider or state or tribal domestic violence coalition; a provider of culturally specific services; a nonprofit program or government agency with demonstrated experience in providing legal assistance or legal advice to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault; the bar association of the state or tribe; the state or tribal association of court clerks; a state, tribal, or local association of criminal defense attorneys; at least two individuals with experience in design and management of court case management systems; at least two state or tribal court judges with expertise in domestic violence and issuing protective orders; and a judge assigned to the criminal docket of the state or tribal court.
Purpose Areas
Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 10462a(c), state or tribal courts with multidisciplinary partnerships shall use the funds to:
- Develop and implement a program for properly and legally serving protection orders through electronic communication methods to:
- modernize the service process and make the process more effective and efficient;
- provide for improved safety for victims; and
- make protection orders enforceable as quickly as possible;
- Develop best practices relating to the service of protection orders through electronic communication methods;
- Ensure that the program developed complies with due process requirements and other procedures required by law or by a court; and,
- Implement any technology necessary to carry out the program developed, such as technology to verify and track the receipt of a protection order by the intended party
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $7,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,500,000
- Award Floor: $1,500,000
Project Period
The award period is 60 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 10462a(a) the following entities are eligible to apply for this program:
- A state or tribal court that is part of a multidisciplinary partnership . As defined in 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(37) the term “state” means each of the several states and the District of Columbia, and except as otherwise provided, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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