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 the Texas Council On Family Violence, Incorporated $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 Texas Council On Family Violence serves as the state-level domestic violence and sexual assault coalition for Texas. Grant funds support coordination of statewide victim services activities and collaboration with federal, state, territory, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities. The recipient provides training and technical assistance to member organizations, develops service standards, facilitates multi-agency coordination, and implements statewide strategies to enhance survivor safety and promote offender accountability.

Place of performance is Austin, Texas. The award is a formula grant funded under the STOP Violence Against Women Act set-aside and the Sexual Assault Services Program statutory set-aside for state and territory sexual assault coalitions.

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.