Sexual assault victim intervention services technical assistance center

The Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ICASA) was awarded a $375,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA 16.526) for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022.

The award will support ICASA in providing intensive training and technical assistance to build the organizational and staff capacity of dual/multi-service organizations and rape crisis centers to deliver comprehensive, trauma-informed sexual assault victim intervention services. ICASA will tailor resources to meet the needs of underserved communities and culturally specific service providers. The project includes three sub-awards to the Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition, PCAR (doing business as Respect Together), and Monsoon: Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity to support the same purpose area.