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 Zerov, Inc., $110,090 under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556) on October 1, 2025. The award funds coordination of Kentucky victim services activities and collaboration with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. The program, authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 10441(c) and § 12511(d), represents a set-aside under both the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program statute and the Sexual Assault Services Program statute, with the latter dedicated specifically to state and territory sexual assault coalitions.

Zerov, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization and the statewide domestic violence and sexual assault coalition for Kentucky, operates from Frankfort, Kentucky. The organization delivers comprehensive support services addressing homelessness, housing assistance, and victim advocacy across Kentucky, with focus on trauma-informed care and coordinated multi-agency responses to intimate partner violence, domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Grant-funded services include rental and utility assistance, case management, safety planning, legal aid, transportation assistance, career counseling, job training, and housing search and placement. Zerov also provides training and technical assistance to member programs and community agencies and manages data through Homeless Management Information Systems.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.

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.