The office on violence against women (OVW) training and technical assistance (TA) initiative provides OVW grantees and subgrantees with the expertise and support they need to develop and implement…

The office on violence against women (OVW) training and technical assistance (TA) initiative provides OVW grantees and subgrantees with the expertise and support they need to develop and implement successful state, local, tribal, and campus projects; increase victim safety; and bolster offender accountability. Through cooperative agreements, OVW supports educational initiatives, conferences, peer-to-peer consultations, and targeted assistance that allow current and potential grantees and subgrantees to learn from experts and one another about how to overcome obstacles and incorporate promising practices in their efforts to address violence against women. In addition, OVW is focused on building the capacity of the criminal and civil justice systems and victim service providers to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to foster partnerships between organizations that have not traditionally worked together to address violence against women. With FY 2024 TA initiative funding, iowa coalition against sexual assaults national sexual assault coalition resource sharing project (RSP) will continue its weaving roots and branches: a training and technical assistance project to enhance rural sexual assault services. This project will provide basic and intermediate training and technical assistance to OVW rural grantees, subgrantees, and potential grantees and subgrantees on enhancing organizational services and strengthening advocacy skills to meaningfully address sexual assault across the lifespan, including sexual assault services for children and youth, in rural communities. Over the course of the project period, iowa coalition against sexual assault will conduct a national conference on rural services, convene a small group learning cohort, host peer-sharing calls, webinars, and provide ongoing technical assistance. This project supports FY 2024 TA initiative purpose area 26: rural sexual assault services. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months. This award is a continuation of 2020-TA-AX-K030.