The OVW state and territory domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions program, (coalitions program, cfda 16.556) is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10441(c) and 34 U.S.C. 12511(d)

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $114,533 Formula Grant under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556) to the Ohio Domestic Violence Network (ODVN). This one-year grant, awarded on October 1, 2024, supports ODVN's efforts to coordinate victim services, collaborate with federal, state, and local entities, and prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking across Ohio. As the state's designated domestic violence and sexual assault coalition, ODVN will use the grant funds to provide training and technical assistance, develop service standards, conduct public education campaigns, and facilitate collaboration among various stakeholders engaged in violence prevention activities. The grant award is part of the OVW's STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program, which provides formula-based funding to support critical work by state and territory domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions.

This grant program supports the critical work of state and territory domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions. IT is a set-aside program under the OVW stop violence against women formula grant program statute and also includes a statutory set aside from the sexual assault services program (sasp) statute, specifically for state and territory sexual assault coalitions. Grant funds authorized under the stop set-aside may be used for one or more of the following purposes: 1. Coordinating state and territory victim services activities. 2. Collaborating and coordinating with federal, state, territory, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities.