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, aequitas will continue the implementation of the stalking prevention, awareness & resource center (sparc). Sparc provides trainings, technical assistance, and resources to build the capacity of service providers and civil and criminal justice system practitioners to address the crime of stalking. During the course of the project period, sparc will provide virtual and in-person trainings and technical assistance, maintain a national website with resources and recorded trainings, host advocacy community of practice sessions, develop elearnings and training videos, and create outreach materials and resources to be shared with OVW grantees, subgrantees, and potential grantees and subgrantees for national stalking awareness month. This project supports FY 2024 TA initiative purpose area 54: stalking comprehensive. The timing for performance of this award is 24 months. This award is for years 3 and 4 of a five-year comprehensive TA project awarded competitively under the FY 2022 TA initiative solicitation and is a continuation of 15JOVW-22-GK-03986-mumu.