WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee has been advised of three important awards from the Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to institutions in New Jersey’s 11^th Congressional District.

Specifically, Jersey Battered Women’s Service (JBWS) received $499,818 through the OVW’s Improving the Criminal Justice Response Program to support the Morris Family Justice Center (MFJC). Located at the Morris County Court House, the Center provides the services a survivor of domestic violence, dating abuse and sexual assault needs in one place—counseling, protection, legal and immigration assistance, children’s services, and more.

Further, the OVW has awarded $299,999 to Caldwell University and $299,238 to William Paterson University through the Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program. This funding will support implementing comprehensive, coordinated responses to violent crimes on campus through partnerships with victim service providers and justice agencies.

The funding for these awards was provided in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Consolidated Appropriations Act, which was authored by Congressman Frelinghuysen and approved by Congress in March. The FY 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations bill includes $493 million in funding for Violence Against Women Act programs which is $1 million above FY 2018 and an $8 million increase over the President’s budget request.  The FY 2019 CJS bill was approved by the House Appropriations Committee on May 17.

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