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Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded 10 grants totaling nearly $430,000 to provide services to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault while prosecuting perpetrators in those cases.

The grants were awarded to domestic violence agencies as well as law enforcement and prosecution offices covering 25 counties in central and south Alabama. Two of the awards are going to organizations — the Montgomery Area Family Violence Program and One Place Family Justice Center —  that provide services for people living in Lowndes, Butler and Crenshaw counties.

“Domestic violence and sexual abuse are despicable crimes in which victims need both immediate and long-term attention to help them overcome the trauma of these acts,” Ivey said. “These agencies and departments work tirelessly to provide needed services for the victims and to investigate, arrest and prosecute those who commit such crimes.”

The awards were made available to the state through a program from the U.S. Department of Justice. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) is administering the awards.

“ADECA joins Gov. Ivey in support of these agencies and organizations and the work they do to assist victims,” ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said.

The awarded funds are as follows:

Montgomery Area Family Violence Program (Family Sunshine Center) (Montgomery) – $52,110 to provide crisis intervention, safe shelter, counseling, advocacy and more services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and human trafficking in Autauga, Butler, Chilton, Crenshaw, Elmore Lowndes and Montgomery counties.

Montgomery County Commission (Montgomery) – $79,217 to provide funding for the District Attorney’s Family Justice Unit to prosecute domestic violence cases in Montgomery County.

One Place Family Justice Center (Montgomery)- $32,110 to provide 24-hour telephone hotline service, court accompaniment, legal services and more for victims of sexual assault, child abuse, domestic violence, elder abuse, human trafficking and teen dating victimization. The service is for people living in Autauga, Butler, Crenshaw, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Montgomery, Perry and Wilcox counties.

Elmore County Commission (Wetumpka) – $85,467 to enable the 19th Circuit Domestic Violence Unit to investigate and prosecute domestic violence cases while providing criminal and civil justice assistance for victims in the circuit’s three counties that include Autauga, Chilton and Elmore counties.

Selma and Blackbelt Regional Abuse (SABRA) Sanctuary (Selma) – $16,350 to provide crisis intervention, advocacy and other services for victims of domestic violence and related crimes in Dallas, Perry and Wilcox counties.

Dallas County Commission (Selma) – $54,100 for the county’s Providing Intervention for Victim and Offender Transformation (PIVOT) program that helps victims and works with offenders to break the cycle of intimate partner violence and improve overall safety in the county.

Domestic Violence Intervention Center (Opelika) – $28,110 to provide emergency shelter, case management, counseling and advocacy and outreach for victims in Chambers, Lee, Macon, Randolph and Tallapoosa counties.

Rape Counselors of East Alabama (Auburn) – $26,110 to provide a 24-hour crisis telephone line, crisis intervention, counseling, emergency assistance and court advocacy for victims of sexual assault and human trafficking in Chambers, Lee, Macon, Randolph, Russell and Tallapoosa counties.

Columbus Alliance for Battered Women (Hope Harbour) (Columbus) – $13,460 to provide crisis intervention, advocacy and other support services for victims of domestic violence in Russell County.

The House of Ruth (Dothan) – $40,110 to provide services including a 24-hour call center, safe shelter and court advocacy for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Barbour, Bullock, Coffee, Covington, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston and Pike counties.

ADECA administers a wide range of programs that support law enforcement, victim programs, economic development, water resource management, energy conservation and recreation.