National center on protection orders and full faith and credit

The Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP) received a $900,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA 16.526). The two-year award runs from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023 and will support BWJP's operation of the National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith and Credit.

The Center will provide technical assistance and training to courts, law enforcement, and victim advocates on issues related to protection orders and their enforcement across state lines. This includes developing resources and training curricula to help jurisdictions strengthen protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking through proper issuance and enforcement of civil and criminal protection orders nationally. The award advances the OVW's goal of equipping communities to effectively respond to violence against women through partnerships and coordinated responses across agencies.