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

The award funds coordination of statewide victim services activities, collaboration with federal, state, territory, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities, and work with local sexual assault programs and law enforcement to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault. Funded activities include working with courts, child protective services agencies, and children's advocates to develop appropriate responses to child custody and visitation issues when sexual assault is a factor; designing and conducting public education campaigns; planning and monitoring the distribution of grants and grant funds throughout New Jersey; and collaborating with federal, state, and local public officials and agencies to develop and implement policies to reduce or eliminate sexual assault.

New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault Inc., a state sexual assault coalition headquartered in Trenton, operates from Hamilton Township, New Jersey. The organization coordinates with all 21 county-based rape crisis centers and partners with entities including the New Jersey Department of Law & Public Safety and Rutgers University's Office of Violence Prevention and Victim Assistance.

The performance period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. This is a formula grant 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 statute.

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.