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 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, sanctuary for families will implement the narkis golan initiative: hague convention and international abduction assistance for survivors of domestic violence project. This project will build the expertise among victim service organizations, legal services organizations including pro bono partners, and the judiciary to address cases involving domestic violence and international border crossings with children and the capacity to address hague convention cases. During the course of the project period, sanctuary for families will: 1) conduct in-person and/or virtual trainings on hague convention legal matters; 2) create a network of trained, experienced attorneys committed to working on international abduction cases on a pro bono basis; 3) develop a comprehensive intake process tailored to these case types and coordinate trainings on intakes; 4) provide on-going technical assistance; and 5) identify and develop resources and tools needed by the target audiences of this project and by OVW. This award supports purpose area 1: emerging issues. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months for $678,800, all of which will be awarded through OVW technical assistance funding.