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, the national organization of sisters of color ending sexual assault (SCESA) will implement the learning collaborative on culturally specific services addressing sexual assault project. This project will enhance the capacity of culturally specific organizations to provide relevant services andprovide strategies for addressing sexual assault in communities of color.over the course of the project period, the SCESA will provide direct technical assistance, develop a core advocacy institute on culturally specific responses to sexual assault, host a national symposium on responding to sexual assault in communities of color, and host a quarterly cultural community exchange. This project supports FY 2023 TA initiative purpose area 05: providing sexualassault services to culturally specific communities. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-21-GK-02245-mumu.