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 Mississippi State 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.

The recipient, doing business as MCA D V, coordinates state victim services activities and collaborates with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women work. The organization provides training and technical assistance to member organizations and service providers, conducts statewide and community-based workshops for victim advocates and criminal justice representatives, develops culturally appropriate service standards for underserved populations, facilitates multi-agency coordination to identify service gaps, and expands coalition-building activities at local and state levels, with particular emphasis on serving rural areas and underserved populations.

The award covers the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Jackson, Mississippi. Mississippi State Coalition Against Domestic Violence Inc. is a tax-exempt minority-owned nonprofit organization and the state's recognized domestic violence coalition, registered in SAM.gov since March 2009.

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.