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 $243,213 to Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault Inc. (WCASA) on October 1, 2025, under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), a Formula Grant. The award period runs through September 30, 2026, with place of performance in Madison, Wisconsin.

WCASA, Wisconsin's statewide sexual assault coalition, uses funding to coordinate victim services activities and collaborate with federal, state, and local entities on violence against women initiatives. Under the STOP Violence Against Women set-aside, the organization coordinates statewide victim services and collaborates on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking responses. Under the Sexual Assault Services Program set-aside, WCASA works with local sexual assault programs to encourage appropriate responses to sexual assault, engages judicial and law enforcement agencies on case handling, coordinates with courts and child protective services on custody and visitation issues when sexual assault is a factor, designs and conducts public education campaigns, plans and monitors grant distribution within the state, and collaborates with public officials to develop policies reducing or eliminating sexual assault.

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.