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 Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to the International Association of Chiefs of Police on August 1, 2026, under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). The award funds the Enhancing Law Enforcement Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking: Supporting the Abby Honold Program Through a Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Training Approach project, which runs through July 31, 2028.

IACP will develop resources and provide training and technical assistance to Abby Honold Program sites and other law enforcement agencies on trauma-informed and victim-centered practices in domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking investigations. The work supports OVW's FY 2025 TA Initiative Purpose Area 8, which focuses on trauma-informed, victim-centered training for law enforcement. Performance occurs in Alexandria, Virginia. This is a new award.

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, 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 international association of chiefs of police (IACP) will implement the enhancing law enforcement response to domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking: supporting the abby honold program through a trauma-informed, victim-centered training approach project. IACP will develop resources and provide training and technical assistance to the abby honold program sites and other law enforcement agencies on trauma-informed and victim-centered practices in domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking investigations. This project supports FY 2025 TA initiative purpose area 8: trauma-informed, victim-centered training for law enforcement (the abby honold program). This is a new award.