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El gobernador Andy Beshear y la Primera Dama Britainy Beshear anunciaron que están abiertas las solicitudes para $2.2 millones en fondos federales de la Ley de Violencia contra la Mujer destinados a apoyar a sobrevivientes de violencia doméstica y de pareja en Kentucky. Las organizaciones interesadas deben presentar sus aplicaciones en línea antes del 11 de septiembre de 2026 a través del sistema de gestión de subvenciones electrónicas del Gabinete de Justicia y Seguridad Pública. Esta financiación es especialmente importante dado que Kentucky tiene una de las tasas más altas de violencia doméstica del país, con aproximadamente 1 de cada 3 mujeres y 1 de cada 4 hombres experimentando alguna forma de violencia doméstica.
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Gov. Andy Beshear and First Lady Britainy Beshear announced that applications are now open for $2.2 million in federal grant funding from the Violence Against Women Act to support survivors of domestic and dating violence in Kentucky. The announcement was made Aug. 3.
The funding is available through the VAWA Services, Training, Officers and Prosecutors grant program, which requires administering agencies to allocate funds for law enforcement, prosecutors, victim services and state and local courts. The Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet is managing the grant distribution.
“Every single survivor of domestic or dating violence in the commonwealth deserves the opportunity to take back their life, and this federal grant funding helps us help those who need it most,” Gov. Beshear said in a statement.
Organizations seeking the funds must submit applications online by 6 p.m. EDT on Sept. 11, 2026, via the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet’s electronic grants management system.
The funding comes as Fayette County faces significant domestic violence challenges, with at least eight people per day filing for protective orders against a significant other. Kentucky has one of the highest domestic violence rates in the country, with roughly 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experiencing some form of domestic violence.
The Beshear administration has consistently prioritized funding for domestic violence prevention and victim services. Local agencies have indicated that federal funding for survivor services is being cut, forcing local organizations to struggle to meet all the safety needs survivors have.
Sources
- KY Justice & Public Safety Cabinet
- $2.2 Million available to help domestic violence survivors
- Lexington to expand domestic violence campaign as part of 2023-2024 budget
- Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Coalition resources
This article was generated by AI (claude-haiku-4-5-20251001) based on source material from KY Justice & Public Safety Cabinet, enriched with 2 web searches. The original source is available at https://kentucky.gov/Pages/Activity-stream.aspx?n=Justice&prId=299.
