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 Texas Association Against Sexual Assault, Inc. $243,213 on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a formula grant.

The funding supports TAASA's 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 Formula Grant set-aside, TAASA may use funds to coordinate state victim services and collaborate with federal, state, territory, and local entities. Under the Sexual Assault Services Program set-aside portion, TAASA may work with local sexual assault programs to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault; collaborate with judicial and law enforcement agencies on case response; work with courts and child protective services on custody and visitation issues when sexual assault is a factor; design and conduct public education campaigns; plan and monitor grant distribution; and collaborate with federal, state, and local officials to develop and implement policies reducing sexual assault.

The period of performance runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026. Place of performance is Austin, Texas. TAASA, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization designated as Texas's state-level sexual assault coalition, receives this recurring annual formula grant to serve as an intermediary building organizational and community capacity while coordinating comprehensive responses to sexual violence 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.