The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday it is providing more than $690 million in grant funding to help victims and survivors of domestic abuse, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
The announcement came as the DOJ marked the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, the first comprehensive law that addressed such crimes.
In a news release, Attorney General Merrick Garland said, “Thirty years ago, VAWA transformed our national response to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.”
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