Federal Grant Award Summary

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence (operating as Violence Free Colorado) $110,090 under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556) for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. As Colorado's designated statewide domestic violence and sexual assault coalition, Violence Free Colorado delivers coordination of victim services across the state and facilitates multi-agency collaboration with federal, state, territory, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. The funding supports the coalition's core functions of providing training and technical assistance to local domestic violence and sexual assault service organizations, developing service standards for victim service providers, coordinating gaps in services throughout Colorado, and conducting statewide workshops for victim advocates and criminal justice representatives.

Violence Free Colorado also leverages these OVW funds to strengthen the capacity of local service providers and advance prevention and response strategies addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The organization serves as a conduit for federal resources, operating as a subgrantee under prime grants from state agencies while maintaining direct responsibility for state-level coordination activities mandated under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and Sexual Assault Services Program set-asides.