DFCS

The Department's Systems Change Initiatives are dedicated to improving the identification of and response to domestic and sexual violence against people with disabilities and Deaf people by examining the intersection of violence and disabilities. Through a collaborative approach between the statewide victim services and disability service systems, barriers to survivors with disabilities accessing services are addressed, outreach and education efforts are enhanced and trauma-informed support systems are strengthened. These system change initiatives are supported entirely through grants from the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women. IDHS collaborates with several other state entities having influence and/or authority over disability or victim service systems. As a part of these two federal grants, improvement in the state response is addressed through enhancing state standards, providing training and technical assistance to disability and victim services, resource development and engagement of self-advocates. The collaborative partners were submitted as a part of the grant application and approved by the Office on Violence Against Women.

This program is authorized by 42 U.S.C. § 3796gg-7, CFDA 16.529

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Purpose Areas: To provide personnel, training, technical assistance, advocacy, intervention, risk reduction (including using evidence-based indicators to assess the risk of domestic and dating violence homicide) and prevention of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking against individuals with disabilities;To provide technical assistance to assist with modifications to existing policies, protocols, and procedures to ensure equal access to the services, programs, and activities of victim service providers for individuals with disabilities;To develop model programs providing advocacy and intervention services within organizations serving individuals with disabilities who are victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking.

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Scope of services and conditions defined in Notice of Grant Award and approved work plan.

Nonprofit Organizations;

Must be named agency which is approved in application submitted to the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

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Project Grants

Human Services

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This is a continuation grant; therefore, IDHS must maintain original MOU partners and contractual partners and the scope of services/activities. This is a statewide systems change grant and all MOU partners are state level entities.

Not applicable as grantee was named and approved in federal application.

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Contingent upon renewal of federal grant.

No matching requirements.

Funds are used to support activities approved in the federally approved workplan.

Quarterly Reports

Not applicable

Record retention in accordance with UGA conditions

Appropriation Code: 0592.44480.4900.000300NE

$204,610.00

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Development of a Resource Corner which includes numerous resources developed to assist domestic violence programs and disability service providers.

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Statewide

Springfield

www.ilcadv.org - Envision Illinois

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7/1/2021

FY 2017 : $427,256
FY 2018 : $381,655
FY 2019 : $49,405
FY 2020 : $55,485
FY 2021 : $71,700