Nazareth College & Niagara University Receive Grants From Department Of Justice

The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women has awarded two institutions with a federal grant to fight against domestic violence.

Niagara University in Lewiston was given $300,00 and Nazareth College in Rochester got $297,000 from the Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program.

The Department of Justice stated:

“The program focuses on combating domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campuses. These comprehensive efforts are designed to enhance victim services, implement prevention and education programs, and develop and strengthen security and investigation strategies in order to prevent, prosecute, and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.”

The funds will help programs on campus that have goals like prevention programming, ongoing training to all law enforcement on how to respond to the crimes, access to 24 hour confidential victim services and advocacy and ongoing training to all personnel in the campus disciplinary process.

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RocheseterFirst.com