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 Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence (doing business as Violence Free Colorado) $110,090 on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant supporting state and territory coalitions' coordination of victim services and collaboration with federal, state, territory, and local violence-against-women entities.

Violence Free Colorado, Colorado's statewide domestic violence and sexual assault coalition, serves as a coordinating hub providing training and technical assistance to member organizations, developing and enhancing service standards for victim service providers, conducting statewide and community-based workshops for victim advocates and criminal justice representatives, and identifying and addressing gaps in victim services across the state. The organization also serves as a subgrantee under prime grants from the Colorado Department of Public Safety and the Colorado Department of Human Services, channeling federal resources to strengthen local domestic violence and sexual assault service organization capacity and support survivor programs.

The award obligated $110,090 for the period October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Denver, Colorado. Grant funds under the STOP set-aside may be used for coordinating state victim services activities and collaborating with federal, state, territory, and local violence-against-women entities. Recipients must retain financial records, supporting documents, and statistical records for three years from the date of final expenditure report submission, or longer if litigation, claims, or audits are pending.

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.