The Domestic Violence Grant Program is intended to provide funding to support programs/grantees that provide housing, workforce development services, counseling/mental health services, and advocacy/legal assistance to survivors of domestic violence.
Donor Name: Prince George’s County Council
State: Maryland
County: Prince Georges County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/06/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Prince George’s County Council, committed to ending domestic violence and abuse in the County, has appropriated $500,000 in FY 2025 towards another round of grant funding to support the Council’s Domestic Violence Grant Program. The program supports prevention activities through a coordinated and collaborative community response to domestic violence in Prince George’s County.
The grant program, is a funding resource for programs that serve the following service categories:
- Housing
- Availability/accessibility of safe housing for survivors of domestic violence.
- Workforce Development
- Focus on helping individuals grow and develop their employment skills which may assist in leaving an abusive situation.
- Counseling/Mental Health Services
- Availability/accessibility of domestic violence counseling and mental health services for survivors, children and abusers.
- Advocacy/Legal Services
- Availability/accessibility to domestic violence victim advocates including legal assistance.
Allowable Costs
Within the identified categories—housing, prevention, counseling, and advocacy— eligible applicants can provide the following services with funds from the Prince George’s County Council Domestic Violence Grant Program to survivors of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence and their dependents. This list is not all inclusive.
- Immediate shelter and related supportive services
- Safety planning
- Individual and group counseling
- Peer support groups
- Information and referrals
- Prevention services and campaigns
- Training and technical assistance
- Public awareness and campaigns
- Culturally and linguistically appropriate services
- Services for children exposed to family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence
- Case management services
- Legal advocacy
- Assistance in securing other resources, including safe and affordable permanent housing and homelessness prevention services
- Transportation
- Childcare
- Job training and employment services
- Financial planning
- Literacy services
- Economic empowerment services
- Parenting and education services.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit organizations that promote comprehensive domestic violence programs and a coordinated and collaborative community response to domestic violence in Prince George’s County are eligible to submit one or more applications for the Prince George’s County Council Domestic Violence Grant Program.
For more information, visit PGCC.
