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 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women will provide $350,000 to the National Housing Law Project over 36 months to deliver training and technical assistance under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) federal grant program. Specifically, the awardee will support Purpose Area 33 by providing training and technical assistance about nuisance ordinances and crime-free lease addenda, including their impact on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The training and technical assistance will also work with communities to mitigate harm caused by such ordinances. This award continues the work started under a 2017 cooperative agreement, focusing on building the capacity of criminal and civil justice systems and victim service providers to effectively address violence against women through interagency and cross-disciplinary partnerships.

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 33, provide training and technical assistance about nuisance ordinances and crime-free lease addenda, including the impact on survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and working with communities to mitigate harm caused by such ordinances. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months. This award is a continuation of 2017-TA-AX-K052.