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 service organizations 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. With FY 2023 TA initiative funding, futures without violence (futures) will implement the supporting organizational sustainability to address violence against women institute (SOS institute). This project will design and deliver a spectrum of multi-modal, multi-media education and technical assistance to support the infrastructure and staff development of survivor-serving and coalition organizations to improve organizational capacity to successfully lead, operate, and sustain their organizations. Over the course of the project period, futures will provide direct technical assistance, develop and implement in-person trainings, develop learning modules, conduct webinars, and develop online tools. This project supports FY 2023 TA initiative purpose area 08: developing victim service providers' organizational capacity and staff development. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-21-GK-02206-mumu.