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 federal Cooperative Agreement award of $300,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). The award will support the Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP), a non-profit organization, in developing and implementing comprehensive disaster preparedness and response plans for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Over the 24-month project period, BWJP will conduct roundtable discussions with advocates and experts, hold listening sessions with survivors, and review existing disaster relief materials to identify promising practices that account for the unique needs of survivors. This project supports OVW's efforts to build the capacity of the criminal and civil justice systems, as well as victim service providers, to respond effectively to gender-based violence.

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, battered womens justice project will begin implementation of their training and technical assistance to develop disaster preparedness and response plans project. This project will provide comprehensive responses to climate disasters and public health emergencies for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by identifying promising practices that account for the unique needs of survivors. Over the course of the project period, battered womens justice project will hold roundtable discussions with advocates and experts in the field, listening sessions with survivors, and review existing disaster relief materials in the context of addressing the needs of survivors. This project supports FY 2024 TA initiative purpose area 31: training and technical assistance to develop disaster preparedness and response plans. The timing for performance of this award is 24 months. This is a new award.