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 Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women awarded $353,303 to the American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic and Sexual Violence on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant supporting territorial domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions.

The alliance serves as American Samoa's territorial coalition, coordinating victim services activities and collaborating with federal, state, territory, and local entities on violence against women initiatives. Grant funds support two funding streams: STOP Violence Against Women formula funds for coordinating state and territory victim services and collaborating on violence prevention activities; and Sexual Assault Services Program set-aside funds for working with local sexual assault programs and service providers, judicial and law enforcement agencies, courts, child protective services, and childrens advocates to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault and child custody issues, designing and conducting public education campaigns, planning and monitoring grant distribution, and collaborating with federal, state, and local officials to develop policies reducing sexual assault.

The award runs through September 30, 2026. Place of performance is the United States. The alliance, a tax-exempt nonprofit registered in SAM.gov since September 2010 and doing business as Alliance For Strengthening Families, delivers comprehensive victim services coordination, technical assistance, public education, and multi-agency collaboration activities addressing violence against women and vulnerable populations in American Samoa.

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.