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 Office on Violence Against Women awarded the Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault $243,213 under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556) on October 1, 2025, for the period ending September 30, 2026.

The award funds coordination of statewide victim services activities, collaboration with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women initiatives, and work with local sexual assault programs and service providers. Funds support coordination with judicial and law enforcement agencies to improve responses to sexual assault cases, development of appropriate responses to child custody and visitation issues when sexual assault is a factor, design and conduct of public education campaigns, and planning and monitoring of grant distribution to state and territory providers. Performance occurs in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Arkansas Coalition Against Sexual Assault (ACASA) is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization that has served as Arkansas's statewide domestic violence and sexual assault coalition since 2009. The organization functions as an intermediary between federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women initiatives. Funds obligated total $243,213.

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. Grant funds authorized under the sasp set-aside may be used for one or more of the following purposes: a) working with local sexual assault programs and other providers of direct services to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault within the state or territory. B) working with judicial or law enforcement agencies to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault cases. C) working with courts, child protective services agencies, and childrens advocates to develop appropriate responses to child custody and visitation issues when sexual assault has been determined to be a factor. D) designing and conducting public education campaigns. E) planning and monitoring the distribution of grants and grant funds to their state or territory. F) collaborating with and informing federal, state, or local public officials and agencies to develop and implement policies to reduce or eliminate sexual assault.