Cooperative Agreement UF2CE002418

This $460,797 Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant from the Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women (CFDA 16.017) funds victim services programs for survivors of sexual assault in Iowa from August 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023. The Iowa State Department of Justice Crime Victim Assistance Division receives the award and partners with six sub-awardees to deliver services statewide. Sub-awardees provide advocacy, counseling, assistance completing...

The Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (Iowacasa) received a $375,000 cooperative agreement award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women for the period of October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. The award is provided under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) program to deliver comprehensive technical assistance to grantees and subgrantees developing and implementing projects to increase victim safety and offender accountability. Specifically,...

The Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (IowaCASA) was awarded a $700,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). This 36-month project, titled "Weaving Roots and Branches: A Training and Technical Assistance Project to Enhance Rural Sexual Assault Services," will provide basic and intermediate training and technical assistance to OVW rural grantees, subgrantees, and...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $500,000 Project Grant under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) to Family Crisis Centers, Inc. in Sioux Center, Iowa. The 36-month grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, will enable the non-profit organization to implement the Iowa Victim Service Call Center (IVSCC) Rural Survivors Service Provision and Training Program. Key activities include:...

The Iowa State University received a $450,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women under the OVW Research and Evaluation Program (CFDA 16.026) to evaluate the initial effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of the Proactive relationship violence intervention program for men of color. Proactive was created through community-based participatory research as a culturally responsive adaptation of an existing cognitive behavioral relationship...

The U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $750,000 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (CFDA 16.589) grant to the Crisis Intervention Advocacy Center, a domestic shelter and non-profit organization in Adel, Iowa. The 36-month grant supports the center's efforts to identify, assess, and respond to child, youth, and adult victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in rural...

The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women awarded a $900,000 cooperative agreement to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2023 under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526). The award will support the Resource Sharing Project Technical Assistance to Sexual Assault Coalitions, providing critical resources to help communities forge partnerships to effectively respond to violent crimes against...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (IowaCASA) to provide national technical assistance to state and territorial sexual assault and dual coalitions. Over 24 months, IowaCASA will deliver training, peer-to-peer consultations, and targeted assistance to help these coalitions improve and expand their response to sexual...

This $446,618 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888) will enable Family Resources, Inc., a non-profit domestic shelter and victim services organization, to implement a 36-month project for youth violence prevention services in Iowa and Illinois. The project aims to:...

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $241,450 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault (IowaCASA). This 12-month award, effective October 1, 2024, will allow IowaCASA and its partner the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA) to provide comprehensive training and technical assistance to state and territory administrators of the Sexual Assault Services...