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 Violence Free Minnesota $110,090 on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant funding state and territory domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions through September 30, 2026.

Violence Free Minnesota, a statewide domestic violence and sexual assault coalition headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, uses the funding to coordinate state victim services activities and collaborate with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women efforts. The organization's coalition activities include coordinating statewide victim services, providing training and technical assistance to member organizations, expanding technological capacity, developing culturally appropriate service standards for underserved populations, and conducting statewide workshops and meetings for victim advocates and criminal justice representatives. The grant supports work performed in St. Paul, Minnesota.

The program authorizes funds as a set-aside under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program statute and includes a statutory set-aside from the Sexual Assault Services Program specifically for state and territory sexual assault coalitions. Funding may be used for coordinating 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.