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) awarded a $300,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Tahirih Justice Center to implement the "Enabling the Victim Services Community to Identify and Respond to Forced Marriage Situations" project. This 24-month project, funded through the OVW FY 2023 Emerging Issues and Training and Technical Assistance Call for Concept Papers (CFDA 16.526), will provide nationwide training and technical assistance to victim and legal services organizations. The goal is to develop their knowledge and skills to identify and respond to forced marriage situations, recognizing the intersectionality of forced marriage with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and family violence. Over the project period, Tahirih and its partners will deliver a series of webinars, conduct virtual and/or in-person roundtables, present at conferences, and provide ongoing technical assistance to the broader victim services field.

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, tahirih justice center (tahirih) will implement the enabling the victim services community to identify and respond to forced marriage situations project. This project will provide nationwide training and technical assistance to victim and legal services organizations to develop the knowledge and skills to identify and respond to forced marriage situations and recognize the intersectionality of forced marriage with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking and family violence. Over the course of the project period, tahirih and its project partners will deliver a series of introductory and advanced webinars, conduct virtual and/or in-person roundtables, deliver conference presentations, and provide ongoing technical assistance. This award supports purpose area 1: emerging issues. The timing for performance of this award is 24 months for $300,000, of which $300,000 will be awarded through the OVW innovation fund.