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 $243,213 to Ohio Alliance To End Sexual Violence on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant supporting state and territory sexual assault coalitions.

The award funds coordination of victim services activities statewide and collaboration with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women efforts. Under the program's Sexual Assault Services Program set-aside component, OAESV works with local sexual assault programs and service providers to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault; coordinates with judicial and law enforcement agencies on sexual assault cases; collaborates with courts, child protective services, and children's advocates on custody and visitation issues involving sexual assault; designs and conducts public education campaigns; plans and monitors grant distribution within Ohio; and informs state and local officials on policies to reduce or eliminate sexual assault.

Period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Place of performance is Cleveland, Ohio 44131. OAESV, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Independence, Ohio, serves as Ohio's statewide sexual assault coalition and receives funding through the Department of Justice and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support comprehensive victim services, prevention initiatives, and legal assistance programs addressing sexual violence and supporting survivors 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.