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, just detention international, INC. (JDI) will implement its aligning visions: adapting the national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations to meet the needs of incarcerated survivors project. This project will provide recommendations for updating ovws 2013 recommendations for administrators of prisons, jails, and community confinement facilities for adapting the U.S. Department of justices a national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations, adults/adolescents. Over the course of the project period, JDI will conduct an initial review of the 2013 recommendations, hold group discussions and interviews with subject matter experts, identify and gather relevant supplemental resources and materials, and develop a draft and final outline for the updated recommendations. This project supports FY 2024 TA initiative purpose area 22: update to recommendations for administrators of prisons, jails, and community confinement facilities for adapting the U.S. Department of justices a national protocol for sexual assault medical forensic examinations, adults/adolescents. The timing for performance of this award is 24 months. This is a new award.