The office on violence against women (OVW) training and technical assistance (TA) initiative provides OVW grantees, subgrantees, and potential grantees with the expertise and support they need to…

The Office on Violence Against Women awarded Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) a $650,000 Cooperative Agreement on August 1, 2026, under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526).

ALSO will continue its Underserved Program Technical Assistance Project, providing basic and intermediate training and technical assistance to OVW Underserved Program grantees. The recipient will coordinate an all-grantee institute, host virtual peer-to-peer meetings, and maintain a website and online grantee portal to support current and potential grantees and subgrantees in developing and implementing state, local, tribal, and campus projects that address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking while increasing victim safety and bolster offender accountability.

This award represents year three of a five-year comprehensive TA project awarded competitively under the FY 2023 TA Initiative solicitation and is a continuation of award 15JOVW-24-GK-03021-MUMU. Performance occurs in Chicago, Illinois, with period of performance from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2027.

The office on violence against women (OVW) training and technical assistance (TA) initiative provides OVW grantees, subgrantees, and potential grantees 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 programming and resources, conferences, peer-to-peer learning, and targeted assistance that allows 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 2025 TA initiative funding, the alliance of local service organizations (also) will continue the underserved program technical assistance project. Also will provide basic and intermediate training and technical assistance to OVW underserved program grantees, including coordinating an all-grantee institute, hosting virtual peer-to-peer meetings, and maintaining a website and online grantee portal. This project supports FY 2025 TA initiative purpose area 48: comprehensive for the underserved grant program. This award is for year three of a five-year comprehensive TA project awarded competitively under the FY 2023 TA initiative solicitation. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-24-GK-03021-mumu.