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

The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders In Solidarity a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement on August 1, 2026, under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to continue its Community-Based Services for Survivors Comprehensive Sexual Assault Technical Assistance Project.

Monsoon will develop and update resources and provide basic and intermediate training and technical assistance to OVW grantees, potential grantees, and the broader victim services field on developing and implementing community-relevant sexual assault victim services. This award funds years three and four of a five-year comprehensive technical assistance project awarded competitively under the FY 2023 TA Initiative solicitation and continues predecessor award 15JOVW-23-GK-05141-CSSP.

The period of performance runs from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2028. Work is performed in Beaverdale, Iowa. The OVW Technical Assistance Initiative provides OVW grantees and subgrantees with expertise and support to develop and implement successful state, local, tribal, and campus projects that increase victim safety and bolster offender accountability through educational programming, conferences, peer-to-peer learning, and targeted assistance focused on addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

The office on violence against women (OVW) training and technical assistance (TA) initiative provides OVW grantees, subgrantees, and potential 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 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, monsoon asians & pacific islanders in solidarity will continue its community-based services for survivors (CSSP) comprehensive sexual assault technical assistance project. The organization will develop and update resources and provide basic and intermediate training and technical assistance to grantees, potential grantees, and the broader field on developing and implementing community-relevant sexual assault victim services. This project supports purpose area 38: CSSP - comprehensive sexual assault technical assistance. This award is for years three and four of a five-year comprehensive TA project awarded competitively under the FY 2023 TA initiative solicitation. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-23-GK-05141-CSSP.