Salem Police will apply for a $130,993 grant from the federal STOP Violence Against Women Act. The money will allow the Domestic Violence Response Team to continue to operate.
What it will do. The grant program funds projects to develop and strengthen strategies to end violent crimes against women. The money will pay for a portion of the team’s coordinator position. It will also help Emergency Services provide temporary hotel stays for victims without alternative safe housing.
Salem City Council authorized the City to accept the grant funds, if approved, at its January 12 meeting. The City will provide 25 percent matching funds. The match will be met by:
- the remaining cost of the coordinator’s position
- one full-time crime victim advocate’s wages and benefits
- in-kind volunteer hours
- team supplies and equipment
