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 York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. (Nyscadv.org) on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant supporting state and territory domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions.

The award funds coordination of statewide victim services activities and collaboration with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. Nyscadv.org delivers training and technical assistance to member domestic violence service providers, develops and enhances service standards with culturally appropriate services for underserved populations, conducts statewide and regional meetings and workshops for victim advocates, survivors, legal service providers, and criminal justice representatives, identifies service gaps and coordinates activities among local programs, and works to expand technological capacity and coordinate violence prevention strategies across the state.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Work is performed in Albany, New York. Nyscadv.org serves as New York's designated state domestic violence and sexual assault coalition, functioning as the critical coordinating body for statewide victim services under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program statute and a statutory set-aside from the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) 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.