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 the National Center for Victims of Crime, Inc. a $1.3 million Cooperative Agreement on August 1, 2026, under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526).

NCVC will provide training and technical assistance to attorneys litigating civil cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including custody, divorce, and protection order litigation. This award supports the program's Purpose Area 28: Civil Legal Services, which builds the capacity of the criminal and civil justice systems and victim service providers to respond effectively to violence against women and to foster partnerships across traditionally separate organizations.

Work is performed in Hyattsville, Maryland. The period of performance runs from August 1, 2026 through July 31, 2029. This is a new award with no prior funding history.

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, the national center for victims of crime (NCVC) will provide training and technical assistance to attorneys litigating civil cases, including, but not limited to, custody, divorce, and protection order litigation involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This project supports FY 2025 TA initiative purpose area 28: civil legal services. This is a new award.