The research and evaluation (r & e) initiative is authorized by 34 USC 12291(b)(7), which permits OVW to set aside up to three percent of available funds from most OVW programs to conduct…

The research and evaluation (r & e) initiative is authorized by 34 USC 12291(b)(7), which permits OVW to set aside up to three percent of available funds from most OVW programs to conduct evaluations of promising practices for combatting domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to research issues emerging in the field. By generating more knowledge about strategies for serving victims and holding offenders accountable, communities that benefit from violence against women act (vawa) funding will be better equipped to align their work with practices that are known to be effective, and they will be more capable of building empirical knowledge on the efficacy of new and promising ways of making communities safer. This exploratory study aims to fill a GAP in research on the extent to which community violence intervention programs (cvis) address the intersection of community gun violence and intimate partner violence(IPV). Researchers will conduct a national survey of CVI programs to understand if and how they address IPV. The study goals are to: 1) document the extent to which cvis work at the nexus of community gun violence and IPV; 2) create a national portrait of cvis working at this intersection; and 3) complete in-depth case studies of cvis working in this space to gain a deeper understanding of the interplay between community gun violence and IPV. This project is supported with funds available under 34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(16), which permits OVW to support pilot projects, demonstration projects, and special initiatives designed to improve federal, state, local, tribal, and other community responses to gender-based violence.