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 U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Los Angeles LGBT Center to implement the National LGBTQ Youth Survivor Training and Technical Assistance Project. This 36-month project, funded under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526), will provide training, develop topic-specific learning modules, present at conferences, host roundtable discussions, and create best practice guidelines and other resources to improve responses to LGBTQ youth survivors of dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The project aims to build the capacity of OVW grantees, subgrantees, and the broader anti-violence field to effectively serve this population in accordance with the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.

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, the LOS angeles lgbt center will implement the national lgbtq youth survivor training and technical assistance project. This project will provide training and technical assistance, and develop best practices to improve responses to lgbtq youth survivors of dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. During the course of the project period, the LOS angeles lgbt center and its project partners will: 1) conduct virtual and in-person trainings; 2) develop topic-specific learning modules; 3) present at OVW and non-OVW funded conferences; 4) host roundtable discussions; 5) develop best practice guidelines and other resources as needed; and 6) post resources and trainings on the LOS angeles lgbt center website. This award supports purpose area 1: emerging issues. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months for $750,000, all of which will be awarded through OVW technical assistance funding.