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 27, to provide specialized training and technical assistance to enhance and build the capacity of communities serving large military populations to respond to cases of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking involving military personnel (active duty and veterans) and their families. This project will develop and implement training and technical assistance that recognizes the complexities and roles of civilian and military criminal justice systems as well as the legal practitioners who serve service members, veterans, and their families. The project will also include training and technical assistance for civilian law enforcement, prosecution, courts, pre-trial services, probation and parole officers, and advocates on working with military personnel and families, as well as training and technical assistance on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking for veteran courts and similar court programs. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months. This award is a continuation of 2019-TA-AX-K019.