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 a $500,000 cooperative agreement to Third Sector New England, Inc. (fiscal agent to Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence and Elder Abuse) on August 1, 2026, under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526).

Third Sector New England will develop and revise resources and provide training and technical assistance to OVW grantees and potential grantees on strengthening coordinated community responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by partnering with local faith organizations and leaders. The project, titled "Engaging Faith Communities in Coordinated Community Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking," supports the program's Purpose Area 16: Building Collaboration with Faith-Based Organizations. Performance occurs in Boston, Massachusetts, with a period of performance from August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2028. This award is a continuation of prior cooperative agreement 15JOVW-23-GK-05160-MUMU.

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, third sector new england, INC. As the fiscal agent to safe havens interfaith partnership against domestic violence and elder abuse (tsne/safe havens), will continue to implement the engaging faith communities in coordinated community responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking project. Tsne/safe havens will develop and revise resources and provide training and technical assistance to OVW grantees and potential grantees on strengthening coordinated community responses by partnering with local faith organizations and leaders in addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This project supports FY 2025 TA initiative purpose area 16: building collaboration with faith-based organizations. This award is a continuation of 15JOVW-23-GK-05160-mumu.