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 $243,213 to Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556) on October 1, 2025, with performance through September 30, 2026.

The grant funds coordination of statewide victim services activities and collaboration with federal, state, territorial, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. Under the program's STOP Violence Against Women set-aside, CCASA coordinates victim services and collaborates with federal, state, and local partners on violence against women initiatives. Under the Sexual Assault Services Program set-aside, CCASA works with local sexual assault programs and service providers to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault; coordinates with judicial and law enforcement agencies on sexual assault case response; works with courts, child protective services agencies, and children's advocates on child custody and visitation issues involving sexual assault; designs and conducts public education campaigns; plans and monitors grant distribution; and collaborates with federal, state, and local officials to develop and implement policies reducing or eliminating sexual assault.

Place of performance is Denver, Colorado. CCASA is a statewide coalition nonprofit that has received multiple OVW formula grants since fiscal year 2021 and coordinates with partners including the Colorado Department of Public Safety, Rape Intervention Team Inc., and Hispanic Affairs Project.

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.