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 Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded Soteria Solutions a 3-year, $500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to implement the Strengthen Campus Needs Assessments and Strategic Planning Project. Through this project, Soteria Solutions will provide training and technical assistance to build the capacity of OVW Campus Program grantees to conduct strategic planning, assessments, and monitoring of their campus violence prevention initiatives. Key deliverables include revising assessment materials, providing guidance on project evaluation, hosting virtual/in-person workshops, and offering direct technical assistance on strategic plans and needs assessments. This award is a continuation of Soteria's previous $399,394 Cooperative Agreement with OVW for a similar campus support project from 2020-2023.

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, soteria solutions will implement the strengthen campus needs assessments and strategic planning project. This project will provide training and technical assistance that will build the OVW campus program grantees capacities to conduct strategic planning, assessment, and monitoring of the implementation of their campus grants. Over the course of the project period, soteria solutions will revise and update assessment materials, provide guidance on project evaluation, host virtual and/or in-person workshops, and provide technical assistance on strategic plans and needs assessments. This project supports FY 2023 TA initiative purpose area 23: training and technical assistance on needs assessment and strategic planning for campuses. This award is a continuation of 2020-TA-AX-K028.