1. United States
2. Colo.
3. Letter

DOJ has terminated hundreds of millions of dollars in OJP grants—devastating victim services, community violence prevention, & public safety nationwide. Contact your members of Congress (instructions here https://secure.everyaction.com/S_ovOTdnREqzjMvIeDLofQ2) and urge them to push back against these catastrophic cuts, demand the release of FY25 Notice of Funding Opportunities, and maintain the Office on Violence Against Women as an independent agency! Congress must act NOW to reinstate these grants & prevent additional cuts. #StandWithSurvivors #PublicSafety Congress must demand that the Department of Justice immediately reinstate all terminated Office of Justice Programs awards and refrain from terminating awards from other agencies, including those from the Office on Violence Against Women. Congress must also demand that the Department of Justice immediately post the FY25 Notices of Funding Opportunities from the Office on Violence Against Women and the Office of Justice Programs. Congress must emphasize to the Department of Justice that federal law stipulates the Office on Violence Against Women shall not be subsumed into any other office. Background The Department of Justice (DOJ) has terminated already-awarded Office of Justice Programs (OJP) grants and cooperative agreements that have already been awarded, despite these funds being appropriated by Congress. This action is destabilizing to victim services providers, public safety initiatives, and survivor-centered research and training programs across the country. Programs serving victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, image-based abuse, gun violence, human trafficking, child abuse, and elder abuse will be forced to reduce services, lay off staff, and many will close altogether. Survivors who rely on these services for safety, healing, and justice will be left without support. These grant terminations also encompass community-based programs that reduce violence, train sexual assault nurse examiners, equip law enforcement with the tools they need to investigate crimes, and enhance the ability of prosecutors to hold offenders accountable. These cuts will have a disproportionate impact on survivors who already experience the highest rates of violence and homicide.