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Council committee approves Cuyahoga County VAWA grants to fund detectives, advocates and prosecutors
Summary
The Cleveland safety committee approved Ordinance No. 26-2026 authorizing the director of public safety to apply for and accept three Cuyahoga County Violence Against Women Act grants to fund two detectives, victim advocates and prosecutors; council asked staff for ward-level prosecution and reporting data to inform finance committee review.
The Cleveland City Council safety committee on Jan. 21 approved an emergency ordinance authorizing the director of public safety to apply for and accept three Violence Against Women Act grants from Cuyahoga County to support domestic-violence investigations, victim advocacy and prosecution.
The ordinance covers three grant components: a law-enforcement piece intended to reimburse partial salaries for two Cleveland Police Domestic Violence Unit detectives (personnel $153,225.90; travel…
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