Sdvc-2026 - statewide domestic violence coalition

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded $370,000 to the Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence on October 1, 2025, under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/State Domestic Violence Coalitions program (CFDA 93.591).

The recipient serves as Rhode Island's designated state domestic violence coalition, providing education, support, and technical assistance to domestic violence service providers statewide. Through this award, RICADV operates as an information clearinghouse and primary point of contact on domestic violence for the state, supporting the development of policies, protocols, and procedures to enhance domestic violence intervention and prevention. The organization coordinates sub-awards to the Rhode Island Department of Public Safety and Rhode Island Department of Human Services, which deliver specialized services including a 24-hour confidential domestic violence helpline with online text chat capabilities, emergency shelter and residential support services for survivors, trauma counseling for abuse victims and children exposed to domestic violence, court-based victim advocacy, supervised visitation and safe exchange services, law enforcement advocacy programs, and statewide training initiatives for victim service providers.

The award period runs from October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027, with place of performance in Rhode Island. The assistance type is a formula grant.