The office on violence against women (OVW) emerging issues and training and technical assistance call for concept papers (call for concept papers) invitedinterested eligible entities to propose…

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a 36-month, $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to Futures Without Violence to implement the Advancing Safety Through Employment Rights Advocacy Project. This project will build the capacity of OVW-funded attorneys and advocates, particularly those serving Black, Latina, Indigenous, disabled, Deaf, and LGBTQIA+ survivors, to assist survivors in accessing and utilizing their employment protections. Under this award, Futures Without Violence will: 1) develop a two-day in-person interactive training program; 2) facilitate virtual workshops; 3) conduct office hours; 4) create resources and tools; and 5) provide ongoing technical assistance. This award supports Purpose Area 1: Emerging Issues under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526), which aims to strengthen the capacity of organizations to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

The office on violence against women (OVW) emerging issues and training and technical assistance call for concept papers (call for concept papers) invitedinterested eligible entities to propose projects that explore new and emerging issues and training and technical assistance projects addressing the needs and challenges of OVW grantees, subgrantees, and the larger violence against women field. In particular, with the passage of the violence against women act reauthorization act of 2022 (vawa 2022), PUB. L. No. 117-103, DIV. W, 136 stat. 49, 840-962, OVW sought to identify innovative projects and technical assistance that address the new and revised programs and issues included in vawa 2022, as well as other emerging issues in the fields of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. See 34 U.S.C. 12291(B)(11) and (16). OVW reviewed the submitted concept papers, selected promising projects in each of the call for concept papers purpose areas, and contacted selected applicants to invite them to submit a full application for their concept paper through the call for concept papers invitation to apply solicitation. With funding through the OVW FY 2023 emerging issues and training and technical assistance call for concept papers, FUTURES without violence (FUTURES) will implement the advancing safety through employment rights advocacy project. This project will address the GAP in awareness of and access to survivors employment rights and protections. The project will build the capacity of OVW-funded and potentially OVW-funded attorneys and advocates through trainings, technical assistance, and practical tools so that they are better able to assist survivors particularly black, latina, and indigenous survivors, survivors with disabilities, survivors who are deaf, and/or lgbtqia+ survivors with the unique challenges they face in accessing and utilizing their employment protections. During the course of the project period, FUTURES will: 1) develop a two-day in-person interactive learning program; 2) facilitate virtual workshops; 3) conduct office hours; 4) develop resources and tools for attorneys and advocates; and 5) provide on-going technical assistance. This award supports purpose area 1: emerging issues. The timing for performance for this award is 36 months for $750,000, all of which will be funded through OVW technical assistance funding.