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 the New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant funding state and territory coalitions.

The award supports coordinating victim services activities across New Mexico and collaborating with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women initiatives. NMCADV, a tax-exempt nonprofit based in Albuquerque, functions as the state's primary coalition dedicated to advancing responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The organization has historically provided training and technical assistance to member organizations, facilitated statewide victim services coordination, and delivered language access services, lethality assessment tools, and trauma-informed training for intimate partner violence service providers.

The grant period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Coalitions Program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10441(c) and 34 U.S.C. 12511(d) and includes a statutory set-aside from the Sexual Assault Services Program specifically for state and territory sexual assault coalitions. Grant funds may be used for one or more of the authorized purposes: coordinating state 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.