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, ujima: the national center on violence against women in the black community in partnership with black skeptics, LA; bowie state university, department of criminal justice; first baptist church of glenarden international; just solutions; the national organization of sisters of color ending sexual assault; and the person center will implement the improving responses & advocacy for black survivors project. The project will provide training and technical assistance, resource development, and support to enhance the services and responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking for black/african american survivors. Over the course of the project period, ujima will: conduct listening sessions to help inform the development of the project; create resources; host regional meetings and executive director roundtables; conduct quarterly webinars and other virtual trainings; develop a database of local and state culturally specific programs; and produce a final report that reveals lessons learned, gaps and barriers, and promising practices for black/african american serving advocacy organizations. Ujima and its partners will also work in collaboration with other OVW TA providers to provide training and technical assistance to OVW grantees and subgrantees and potential grantees and subgrantees. This project supports FY 2023 TA initiative purpose area 02: training and technical assistance for black/african american serving advocacy organizations. This is a new award.