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…

This $360,000 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 support the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence (API-GBV) in implementing the Capacity Building for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (PASIFIKA) Project. Over the 24-month project period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2026, API-GBV will provide training and technical assistance to organizations serving survivors from Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. This will include direct TA, in-person and virtual trainings, peer networking, and resource development to enhance the capacity of these organizations to provide culturally responsive and linguistically accessible services to this underserved population.

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, the asian pacific institute on gender-based violence (API-GBV) will implement the capacity building for native hawaiians and pacific islanders (pasifika) project. This project will provide training and technical assistance to organizations currently serving or planning to serve survivors from native hawaiian and pacific islander (nhpi) communities on increasing their capacity to serve nhpi survivors effectively by enhancing program design, cultural responsiveness, and language accessibility. Over the course of the project period, API-GBV will provide direct technical assistance, as well as convene in-person and virtual trainings, host peer-to-peer networking meetings, and develop resources as needed. This project supports FY 2024 TA initiative purpose area 21: capacity building for native hawaiians and pacific islanders. The timing for performance of this award is 24 months. This is a new award.