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…

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 2, to provide training and technical assistance to local rape crisis centers, state sexual assault coalitions, and correctional facilities (including prisons, jails, and juvenile detention) to strengthen organizational expertise and build community-based partnerships that address the unique needs of sexual assault survivors who are currently or formerly incarcerated. This project will address how survivors who are released can be connected to community based sexual assault services. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months. This award is a continuation of 2019-TA-AX-K017.