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…

Under a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) through the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526), Shalom Task Force, Inc. will implement the "Consent in Our Communities: Curriculum Development and Training to Promote Safe Relationships and Prevent Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault" project. This 24-month project will provide training and technical assistance to OVW grantees, subgrantees, and potential recipients to increase their capacity to serve Orthodox Jewish survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Key project activities include: 1) presenting webinars; 2) developing fact sheets, resource materials, and guides; 3) presenting at OVW and non-OVW conferences, institutes, and/or roundtables; and 4) providing ongoing technical assistance to victim service providers. The goal is to raise awareness among service providers about the unique needs of the Orthodox Jewish community and enable organizations to develop and implement effective, culturally-appropriate outreach and services.

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, shalom task force (STF) will implement the consent in our communities: curriculum development and training to promote safe relationships and prevent domestic violence and sexual assault project. This project will provide training and technical assistance to OVW grantees, subgrantees, and potential grantees and subgrantees to increase their capacity to provide services to underserved orthodox jewish survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. The goal of the project is to raise awareness among victim service providers about the unique needs of the orthodox jewish community so that organizations can develop and implement effective and culturally appropriate outreach and services. Over the course of the project period, shalom task force will: 1) present webinars; 2) develop fact sheets, resource materials, and guides; 3) present at OVW and non-OVW conferences, institutes, and/or roundtables; and 4) provide ongoing TA to victim service providers. 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.