Atlanta, Ga. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering resources to strengthen support services for victims of domestic violence, stalking, and assault across Georgia.
Sen. Ossoff is delivering over $6.2 million to the State of Georgia’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) through the DOJ’s 2025 STOP Grant Program and Sexual Assault Services Formula Program to strengthen protections and services for victims of domestic violence.
The CJCC will use the resources delivered by Sen. Ossoff to combat violent crimes against women while strengthening services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
“We have a domestic violence crisis in the State of Georgia with insufficient resources to address this crisis and to help victims and survivors of domestic violence,” Sen. Ossoff said. “I’ve made this a very high priority, and that’s why I’m delivering substantial new resources to the State of Georgia to strengthen programs that support victims and address domestic violence in our state.”
According to a report by the Georgia Commission on Family Violence, reported family violence incidents in Georgia rose by 12% from 2023 to 2024.
According to the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 25 percent of victims of domestic violence in Georgia were turned away from services due to a lack of resources last year alone.
Sen. Ossoff continues working to protect Georgians from abuse.
In July, Sen. Ossoff spoke passionately on the U.S. Senate floor about the need to swiftly pass the bipartisan Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025, bipartisan legislation he’s co-sponsored to direct more funds to the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) to assist and compensate victims of domestic violence.
In January, Sens. Ossoff and Blackburn launched a bipartisan inquiry with U.S. Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray, urging them to address chronic understaffing in positions aimed at addressing reported child sexual abuse and exploitation.
In September, Sen. Ossoff announced over $30 million in Federal funding through the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) to strengthen services for victims of violent crime throughout the state.
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