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 $110,090 to the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant supporting state and territory domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions.

The recipient coordinates statewide victim services activities and collaborates with federal, state, territorial, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. The award covers the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Atlanta, Georgia. The Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence is Georgia's designated statewide domestic violence coalition registered as a nonprofit organization, serving as a coordinating hub for preventing and responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking throughout the state. The Coalitions Program is authorized under 34 U.S.C. 10441(c) and 34 U.S.C. 12511(d) as a set-aside program under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program statute and includes a statutory set-aside from the Sexual Assault Services Program statute for state and territory sexual assault coalitions. Grant funds may be used for coordinating state and territory victim services activities and collaborating and coordinating with federal, state, territory, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities.

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.