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 Domestic Violence $110,090 on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556).

ACADV, the designated state domestic violence coalition for Arkansas, uses grant funds to coordinate statewide victim services activities and collaborate with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women initiatives. The organization provides training and technical assistance to member organizations, develops and enhances service standards including culturally appropriate services for underserved populations, conducts statewide meetings and workshops for victim advocates and legal service providers, identifies service gaps through multi-agency coordination, and coordinates with law enforcement and judicial agencies to develop violence prevention strategies. ACADV also serves as an information clearinghouse, advocates for policy enhancements to strengthen domestic violence prevention and intervention efforts, and expands the technological capacity of the coalition and its member organizations to serve survivors and advance gender-based violence prevention across Arkansas.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Little Rock, Arkansas. The program supports coordinating state and territory victim services activities and collaborating with federal, state, territory, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities.

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.