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 american bar association (ABA) will continue its LGBTQIA2S+ legal access project. This project will provide training and technical assistance to legal services providers, prosecutors offices, and courts, including judges and court personnel, representing or engaging with lesbian, GAY, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual or two-spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Over the course of the project period, the ABA will host national and local/regional trainings and webinars for legal services providers and prosecutors; provide comprehensive, tailored technical assistance to legal services agencies and prosecutors offices; host a peer-to-peer listserv for litigators; develop written resources on providing legal services to and prosecuting cases involving LGBTQIA2S+ survivors; facilitate the drafting and dissemination of peer-to-peer publications by judges to share knowledge and practice tips for adjudicating cases with LGBTQIA2S+ parties; and provide presentations to judges and/or other court personnel. This project supports FY 2024 TA initiative purpose area 18: addressing lgbtq+ individuals' access to legal services and the justice system the timing for performance of this award is 36 months. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-21-GK-02238-mumu.