The office on violence against women (OVW) training and technical assistance (TA) initiative provides OVW grantees and subgrantees with the expertise and support they need to develop and implement…

This $800,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women will support the Legal Resource Center On Violence Against Women, Inc. in delivering training and technical assistance to attorneys, legal advocates, and judges on interstate civil legal matters in the context of domestic violence cases. Funded through the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA 16.526), this 36-month continuation award will provide communities with critical resources to help forge partnerships across agencies and disciplines to effectively respond to violent crimes against women. Specifically, the Legal Resource Center On Violence Against Women, Inc. will provide training and peer-to-peer consultations on issues related to interstate custody, enforcement of protection orders, and jurisdictional questions in divorce proceedings involving domestic violence.

The office on violence against women (OVW) training and technical assistance (TA) initiative provides OVW grantees and subgrantees with the expertise and support they need to develop and implement successful state, local, tribal, and campus projects; increase victim safety; and bolster offender accountability. Through cooperative agreements, OVW supports educational initiatives, conferences, peer-to-peer consultations, and targeted assistance that allow current and potential grantees and subgrantees to learn from experts and one another about how to overcome obstacles and incorporate promising practices in their efforts to address violence against women. In addition, OVW is focused on building the capacity of the criminal and civil justice systems and victim services providers to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to foster partnerships between organizations that have not traditionally worked together to address violence against women. This award will support FY 2022 TA initiative purpose area 22, to provide training and technical assistance to attorneys, legal advocates, and judges on interstate civil legal matters, including interstate custody, interstate enforcement of protection orders, and jurisdictional issues in divorce proceedings in the context of domestic violence cases. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months. This award is a continuation of 2016-TA-AX-K030.