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 the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault $243,213 under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556) on October 1, 2025.

The award funds coordination of statewide victim services activities and collaboration with federal, state, territory, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. Under the program's STOP Violence Against Women set-aside, funds support coordinating victim services and inter-agency collaboration. Under the Sexual Assault Services Program set-aside, funds support working with local sexual assault programs and service providers to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault; collaborating with judicial or law enforcement agencies on sexual assault case response; developing appropriate responses to child custody and visitation issues when sexual assault is a factor; designing and conducting public education campaigns; planning and monitoring grant distribution to state providers; and informing federal, state, or local officials to develop and implement policies reducing or eliminating sexual assault.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Work is performed in Raleigh, North Carolina. The assistance type is a formula grant. The North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault administers Sexual Assault Services Program sub-awards to local rape crisis centers and children's advocacy centers across the state.

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.