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, justice innovation INC. (JI) will continue its abusive partner accountability and engagement training and technical assistance project. This project will provide basic and advanced training and technical assistance (TTA) to victim advocates, probation and parole, attorneys, law enforcement, prosecutors, state court judges, and court staff, on effective abuse intervention program practices. The TTA will also examine existing and emerging models for promoting offender accountability in the criminal justice system. Over the course of the project period, JI will provide direct technical assistance and long term intensive technical assistance. IT will convene a virtual conference, present webinars, and develop and/or update tools and resources as needed. This project supports FY 2024 TA initiative purpose area 10: abusive partner intervention program. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-22-GK-04033-mumu.