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 Tennessee Coalition To End Domestic And Sexual Violence $353,303 on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant supporting state and territory coalitions.

The award funds coordination of statewide victim services activities and collaboration with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. Under the STOP Violence Against Women set-aside component, the coalition may coordinate victim services and collaborate across government and nonprofit agencies. Under the Sexual Assault Services Program set-aside component, funds support work with local sexual assault programs and direct-service providers to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault; engagement with judicial and law enforcement agencies on sexual assault cases; coordination with courts, child protective services, and children's advocates on custody and visitation issues involving sexual assault; public education campaigns; planning and monitoring of grant distribution within the state; and collaboration with public officials and agencies to develop policies reducing or eliminating sexual assault.

The Tennessee Coalition To End Domestic And Sexual Violence, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, serves as the state's domestic violence and sexual assault coalition. The performance period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Nashville, Tennessee.

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.