Violence Against Women Act STOP/SASP Grant Programs
The Services-Training-Officers-Prosecutors (STOP) Program supports communities throughout Nevada in their efforts to develop and strengthen effective victim services, law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat the crimes of intimate partner violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. This program further encourages partnerships among police, prosecutors, the judiciary, victim advocates and service providers, health care providers, faith leaders, and others to help provide Nevada's victims and their families with the protection and services they need to pursue safe and healthy lives within their communities and to hold their offenders accountable for the harm they have done.
The Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) funding assists in the provision of intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault, family and household members of such victims, and those collaterally affected by the victimization, except for the perpetrator of such victimization.
STOP Implementation Plan
Sexual Assault Kit Initiatives (SAKI)
2019 Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI) - Grant Award $2,000,000 - Project Period: 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2024.
The goal of the 2019 SAKI grant is to support the Clark County District Attorney's Office and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD)with addressing cold cases related to sexually motivated crimes. This includes reviewing and investigating all cold cases presented by law enforcement for prosecution, provide support for victims to participate in proceeding with their case if desired, and prosecuting cases.
Improving Criminal Justice Response (ICJR)
Improving Criminal Justice Response (ICJR) - Grant Award $500,000 - Project Period: 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2026
The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) in collaboration with its project partners will use this continuation award to continue to improve the jurisdiction's criminal justice system response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This grant funds a OAG Victim Witness Advocate that is heading the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) in Lyon and Churchill Counties.
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP)
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) - Grant Award $5,751,772.00 - Project Period: 10/01/2021 through 09/30/2025
The main purpose of the project is to address substance misuse in Nevada through either the enhancement of existing or the implementation of drug deflection/diversion programs of Mobile Outreach Safety Teams (MOST) or Forensic Assessment Services Triage Teams (FASTT), provision of naloxone, and drug take back days to address drug/mental health crisis situations. The allowable usage categories will focus on three categories; 1) law enforcement and other first responder diversion programs, 2) naloxone for law enforcement and other first responders, and 3) identifiable and accessible take-back programs for unused controlled substances found in the home and used by hospitals and long-term care facilities. The project includes partnerships between NOAG, Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Northern Regional Behavioral Health Coordinator (RBHC), Community Coalitions, and seven Nevada counties that include, Churchill County, Douglas County, Lincoln County, Lyon County, Nye County, and Storey County.
NO HATE Hotline
Jabara-Heyer NO HATE Act State-Run Hate Crime Reporting Hotlines - Grant Award $1,164,424 - Project Period: 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2026
This grant provides the opportunity for the Nevada Office of the Attorney General (OAG) to implement a Hate Crimes Hotline. This hotline will be available for anyone to report a possible hate crime, receive referrals for victim services, and/or receive guidance on how to proceed with reporting the crime to local law enforcement if they desire. Along with the hotline, we also have the Hate Crime Reporting Form that can be completed and submitted to the following email address: mferguson@ag.nv.gov.
In the future, the reporting form will be available multiple languages.
High Risk Protective Order (HRPO) Education, Training, and Marketing Program
High Risk Protective Order (HRPO) Education, Training, and Marketing Program - Grant Award $400,000 - Project Period: 10/20/2022 through 06/30/2025
The Nevada Office of the Attorney General was awarded $400,000 in ARPA funds to educate law enforcement, judicial staff, and the community on the requirements and use of the High Risk Protective Orders (also known as the Red Flag Law).
Civil Rights