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 $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to The Army of Survivors, Inc. under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to implement the "Athletes Experiencing Sexual Abuse in Sport: Building the Capacity to Serve" project. This 24-month project aims to increase the capacity of sexual assault service providers to address sexual abuse of athletes within their sport and better meet the needs of survivors. Key activities include conducting listening sessions, developing an assessment to gauge training and technical assistance needs, hosting webinars and virtual office hours, presenting at conferences, and creating a toolkit and white paper on addressing sexual abuse of athletes.

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 army of survivors (taos) will implement the athletes experiencing sexual abuse in sport: building the capacity to serve project. This project will increase the capacity of sexual assault service providers to address sexual abuse (SA) of athletes within their sport and better meet the needs of survivors. During the course of the project period, taos will conduct listening sessions to help inform the development of the project, develop an assessment for OVW grantees, subgrantees, and potential grantees and subgrantees to gauge their training and technical needs on this topic, conduct webinars, hold virtual office hours, present at OVW and non-OVW conferences, and create a toolkit and a white paper on the issues of addressing SA of athletes within their sport. This award supports purpose area 1: emerging issues. The timing for performance of this award is 24 months for $300,000; all of which will be awarded through OVW technical assistance funding.