The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to End Violence Against Women (EVAWI) International. The funding will support EVAWI's Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examination (SAMFE) Virtual Practicum project over a 36-month period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The project will maintain and enhance the technology platform for the virtual SAMFE practicum,...
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $1,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to End Violence Against Women (EVAWI) International. This 3-year project, beginning October 1, 2023, will provide trauma-informed, victim-centered training and technical assistance to law enforcement agencies and community partners on effectively investigating allegations of sexual assault. EVAWI International will develop new training...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $675,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to Futures Without Violence. This 3-year project, beginning October 1, 2023, will provide a spectrum of multi-modal training, technical assistance, online tools, and other capacity-building support to help survivor-serving and coalition organizations enhance their infrastructure, staff development, and overall...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International. RTI will implement the "Self-Assessment Toolkit for Economic Empowerment Programs" project, which will create and pilot a self-assessment toolkit for victim service organizations that provide economic empowerment programming. The project includes three phases:...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to Activating Change, Inc. The 24-month award, effective October 1, 2024, will support the Deaf Action Initiative project. Through this project, Activating Change and its partner organization DeafHope will provide virtual training, leadership development, and on-site technical assistance to enhance the capacity of Deaf...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a 36-month, $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to Futures Without Violence to implement the Advancing Safety Through Employment Rights Advocacy Project. This project will build the capacity of OVW-funded attorneys and advocates, particularly those serving Black, Latina, Indigenous, disabled, Deaf, and LGBTQIA+ survivors, to assist survivors in accessing and utilizing their employment protections. Under this award, Futures...
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $1,500,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to Futures Without Violence, a national nonprofit organization. The 36-month project, titled "Strategies to Advance Greater Elder Safety 3.0: Pathways Project (STAGES Pathways)", aims to build the capacity of community-based organizations and their partners to provide enhanced services for older adult survivors of...
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $675,000 Cooperative Agreement to Alliance For Hope International under the OVW Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526). Through this 3-year project, Alliance For Hope International will provide multi-disciplinary training and technical assistance to OVW grantees and subgrantees to support their efforts in addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Key activities will include conducting trainings,...
This $1,300,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) will fund a 24-month project to provide training and technical assistance to OVW grantees serving survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The prime awardee, Activating Change, Inc., a non-profit organization, will collaborate with the Autistic...
The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $750,000, 36-month Cooperative Agreement to the Victim Rights Law Center Inc. under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). Through this project, the Victim Rights Law Center will provide basic and advanced consultations, resources, training, and technical assistance to attorneys who represent sexual assault survivors. Key deliverables include ongoing comprehensive consultations, roundtables, an...