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 network to end domestic violence (nnedv) will continue its confidentiality and privacy project. This project will strengthen and build the capacity of OVW grantees and subgrantees to address survivor privacy and confidentiality. Over the course of the project period, nnedv will provide direct technical assistance, as well as convene virtual trainings, present at trainings hosted by other national, regional, statewide, territorial, and local organizations and jurisdictions, conduct virtual office hours, and develop and/or update resources as needed, including resources specifically for grantees and potential grantees of the OVW improving criminal justice responses grant program. This project supports FY 2023 TA initiative purpose area 27: confidentiality and identity protection. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-21-GK-02216-mumu.