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, national council of juvenile and family court judges (ncjfcj) will continue its training and technical assistance for custody evaluators and other professionals involved in making custody recommendations project. This project will provide training and technical assistance to custody evaluation professionals, family court practitioners, and judicial officers on topics related to domestic violence and child custody. Over the course of the project period, ncjfcj will convene in-person and virtual trainings, develop virtual learning opportunities, facilitate learning through peer-to-peer engagements, and promote the content of the revised chapter four of the model code on domestic and family violence. This project supports FY 2024 TA initiative purpose area 13: assistance for custody evaluators and other professionals involved in making custody recommendations the timing for performance of this award is 24 months. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-22-GK-04032-mumu.