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) awarded a $900,000 Cooperative Agreement to Arizona State University's Division of Orspa to implement the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative & Clearinghouse over a two-year period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2025. This project, funded under OVW's Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526), will provide training and technical assistance to OVW grantees, subgrantees, and potential recipients on developing and implementing domestic violence fatality reviews. The project activities include conducting in-person and/or virtual trainings, expanding the project website, distributing protocols, sharing a guiding principles toolkit and glossary, circulating confidentiality guidance, and customizing mock reviews. This award represents years 3 and 4 of a 5-year comprehensive TA project initially awarded competitively to Arizona State University in FY 2021.

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, arizona state university will continue to implement the domestic violence fatality review initiative & clearinghouse. This project will provide training and technical assistance to grantees, subgrantees, and potential grantees and subgrantees on developing and implementing domestic violence fatality reviews. Over the course of the project period, arizona state university will conduct in-person and/or virtual trainings, expand the project website, distribute protocols, share a guiding principles toolkit and glossary, circulate confidentiality guidance, and customize mock reviews. This project supports FY 2023 TA initiative purpose area 48: national domestic violence fatality review initiative & clearinghouse. This award is for years 3 and 4 of a five-year comprehensive TA project, awarded competitively in FY 2021 and is a continuation of 15JOVW-21-GK-02254-mumu.