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 DC Coalition To End Sexual Violence $243,213 on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant supporting coordination of state and territory victim services and collaboration with federal, state, and local violence against women entities.

The award funds work to coordinate victim services activities, collaborate with federal, state, territory, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities, and support sexual assault coalition functions including work with local sexual assault programs and other direct-service providers to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault, coordination with judicial or law enforcement agencies on sexual assault cases, development of appropriate responses to child custody and visitation issues involving sexual assault, public education campaigns, and grant distribution monitoring within the District of Columbia.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Washington, DC. The assistance type is a formula grant. DC Coalition To End Sexual Violence serves as the federally designated state sexual assault coalition for the District of Columbia.

Men Can Stop Rape, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit, received a sub-award dated September 25, 2025, to provide primary prevention and engaging men and boys training, technical assistance, and programming to the coalition and its members.

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.