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, the alliance of local service organizations (also) will continue its underserved technical assistance project (utap). This project will provide basic and intermediate training and technical assistance to grantees, subgrantees, and potential grantees and subgrantees of ovws grants for outreach and services to underserved populations program on strengthening knowledge and capacity to serve survivors experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from underserved populations. Over the course of this project, also will provide individualized technical assistance, convene in-person and virtual trainings, and host peer-to-peer meetings. This project supports FY 2024 TA initiative 58: comprehensive for the underserved grant program. The timing for performance of this award is 12 months. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-23-GK-05118-unde. This award is for year two of a five-year comprehensive TA project awarded competitively under the FY 2023 TA initiative solicitation.