Jeff Bingaman United States Senator from New Mexico

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice has released over $3 million to help New Mexico combat violent crimes against women.  The funds come from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women.

"The funds awarded today to New Mexico will enhance efforts to combat this serious problem," Bingaman said. 

Funding was awarded to the following:

New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission - $1.13 million: Funding will help the commission implement a variety of activities aimed at strengthening the justice system's response to violent crimes committed against women.   

New Mexico Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc. - $818,950: Funding, which was awarded through two separate grants, will be used to implement support programs and other projects aimed at providing victim services, preventing domestic violence, and assisting rape crisis centers throughout the state.

Enlace Comunitario - $300,000: Funding will be used to develop and enhance innovative strategies to increase services and resources to help the nonprofit organization provide direct services to Spanish-speaking victims of domestic violence.

New Mexico State University - $350,000:  Funding will be used to implement support programs and other projects aimed at addressing and preventing domestic violence in rural parts of the state.

New Mexico Highlands University - $283,947: Funding will be used to help the university establish or continue programs aimed at combating violent crimes against women on campus.

City of Santa Fe - $200,000:  Funding will be used, in collaboration with the Esperanza Shelter for Battered Families and the Santa Fe Rape Crisis Center, to implement a project to improve the response to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking.  

National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence - $125,000: Funding will be used develop Hispanic-centered, multi-topic curriculum on domestic violence.

New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence - $84,821: Funding will be used to support efforts to coordinate victim services in rural parts of the state and to improve the response to violence against women.