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 Ohio Domestic Violence Network $110,090 under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556) on October 1, 2025, for the period ending September 30, 2026.

The award supports coordination of statewide domestic violence victim services activities and collaboration with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. Ohio Domestic Violence Network, based in Columbus, Ohio, serves as the designated domestic violence and sexual assault coalition for the state, representing a network of 74 local domestic violence programs that serve all 88 Ohio counties and reach an estimated 110,000 survivors annually.

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.