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 the Indiana Coalition To End Sexual Assault, 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 coalitions addressing domestic violence and sexual assault.

The award funds coordination of victim services activities and collaboration with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. Under the program's Sexual Assault Services Program set-aside, ICESAHT will work with local sexual assault programs and service providers, judicial and law enforcement agencies, courts, child protective services agencies, and children's advocates to develop appropriate responses to sexual assault cases and custody and visitation issues when sexual assault is a factor. The recipient will design and conduct public education campaigns, plan and monitor distribution of grant funds within Indiana, and collaborate with public officials and agencies to develop and implement policies reducing sexual assault. The award includes a program addition: ICESAHT will convene two leadership members from each rape crisis center and sexual assault service provider (typically the executive director and a deputy, or similar senior positions) for an in-person day-long meeting to discuss strategies for statewide coordination of sexual assault services and networking with state government agencies including the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute and Indiana Department of Health.

The performance period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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.