Fort Bend County in support of family violence prevention invites area nonprofit service providers to sign up for the Family Protection Grant to help support survivors of domestic violence and their children.

The Fort Bend County Commissioners Court is seeking non-profit organizations that provide direct services for the prevention or intervention against family violence or the abuse or neglect of a child to apply for Grants that are available of up to $40,730.70 for the 2022 calendar year.

The Grant funds are made possible by the family protection fee that the Fort Bend District Clerk’s office collects when someone files a suit for dissolution of a marriage under Chapter 6, Family Code.

The $15.00 fee was adopted by Fort Bend County Commissioner’s Court under Government Code, Title 2, which allows for Clerks to provide funding to a nonprofit organization that provides services for family violence and child abuse prevention, intervention, family strengthening, mental health, counseling, legal, and marriage preservation services to families that are at risk of experiencing or that have experienced family violence or the abuse or neglect of a child.

“With the help of our Nonprofits victims of domestic violence and their children can get the support and assistance they need to have a better life,” stated Fort Bend County Judge KP George. “We must work together to put an end to the cycle of violence. The partnerships with the nonprofit community will provide us with the tools we need to support the needs of survivors and their children.”

The deadline to apply for the grant is January 31, 2022. For more information and to apply for the grant, please visit Family Protection Fee Grant | Fort Bend County, TX.