Project Grant SBK80020GR0064

The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a 36-month, $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to Futures Without Violence to implement the Advancing Safety Through Employment Rights Advocacy Project. This project will build the capacity of OVW-funded attorneys and advocates, particularly those serving Black, Latina, Indigenous, disabled, Deaf, and LGBTQIA+ survivors, to assist survivors in accessing and utilizing their employment protections. Under this award, Futures...

This $800,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women will support the Legal Resource Center On Violence Against Women, Inc. in delivering training and technical assistance to attorneys, legal advocates, and judges on interstate civil legal matters in the context of domestic violence cases. Funded through the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA 16.526), this 36-month continuation award will provide communities with critical resources to...

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $450,000 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bar Association (ABA) under the OVW Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526). Through this 36-month project, the ABA will provide training and technical assistance to legal services providers, prosecutors' offices, and courts to improve access to justice for LGBTQIA2S+ survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Key activities include hosting national...

Through the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526), Caminar Latino Inc. has been awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to implement the Advocate Training Institute for Peace and Safety (ADVOCATE TIPS) project. Over 24 months, this project will provide training and technical assistance to culturally specific organizations across OVW grant programs to build their capacity for serving culturally diverse communities...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $400,000 Cooperative Agreement to the American Bar Association (ABA) to implement the LGBTQIA2S+ Training for Coalitions Project. This 24-month project, a continuation of previous OVW funding, will provide training and technical assistance to state and territorial domestic violence, sexual assault, and dual coalitions, as well as their member organizations, to build LGBTQIA2S+ inclusivity in their services for...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $2,700,000 five-year Cooperative Agreement to the Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) under the OVW Technical Assistance (TA) Initiative (CFDA 16.526). This award will enable IIR to continue the National Violence Against Women Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (LETTAC), which provides streamlined TA to law enforcement and criminal justice professionals on delivering...

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $700,000 Cooperative Agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526) to the Southwest Center for Law & Policy (SWCLAP) to continue its National Tribal Trial College Certificate in Tribal Court Legal Advocacy Program. This 36-month project will provide training and technical assistance to increase the quality, quantity, and competency of court personnel, advocates, prosecutors, and law enforcement officers in tribal...

This $700,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 30, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau (CFDA 17.700 Women's Bureau) to Equal Rights Advocates, Inc. (ERA) to assist marginalized and underserved women workers impacted by gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) in the workplace. The key activities to be funded include: 1) Developing and disseminating updated resources and educational materials on overcoming GBVH in the construction industry; 2) Hosting in-person...

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) within the Department of Justice will provide $750,000 through its Technical Assistance Initiative program (CFDA #16.526) to the Battered Women's Justice Project in St. Paul, Minnesota. This 36-month cooperative agreement will support specialized training and technical assistance to enhance community supervision strategies and build the capacity of pre-trial, probation, and parole officers to effectively supervise cases involving domestic violence,...

The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) awarded a $275,000 cooperative agreement to Justice Innovation Inc., doing business as the Center for Justice Innovation, to provide training and technical assistance to court staff across the United States to improve responses to domestic violence and sexual assault. Under this 24-month project, Justice Innovation Inc. will collaborate with Futures Without Violence, the National Center for State Courts, and the National...