OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold) Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OVW-2024-171907
- Agency
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Office on Violence Against Women
Offices Boards and Divisions, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- $500,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- County Governments
- State Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- City/Township Governments
- Other
- Full announcement
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About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women is seeking grant applicants for the Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold Program). This program aims to improve law enforcement's response to allegations of these crimes by training officers to conduct trauma-informed and victim-centered investigations. Eligible applicants include county, state, tribal, and city/township governments. The program encourages law enforcement agencies to integrate the Department of Justice's 2022 guidance on preventing gender bias into their policies, trainings, and practices. Proposals will be evaluated based on the applicant's ability to meet the program's objectives. The application deadline is May 17, 2024.
The Abby Honold Program provides grant funding to support the training and technical assistance needed to effectively implement the program. While the award amounts are not specified, the program is authorized under 34 U.S.C. 12513, indicating federal funding is available. The training and technical assistance for this program will be provided by OVW-funded national Training and Technical Assistance Providers.
Synopsis
This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C § 12513. The Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold Program) (Assistance Listing Number #16.058) supports efforts to improve law enforcement's response to allegations of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from the time of a victim's initial report throughout the entire investigation, and to promote the efforts of law enforcement in improving the response to these crimes. The Abby Honold Program awards grants to law enforcement agencies to train officers to conduct trauma-informed and victim-centered investigations, with the goal of incorporating trauma-informed techniques designed to prevent re-traumatization of the victim and to increase communication between victims and law enforcement as well as stakeholders in a coordinated community response. This program's purpose is also to evaluate the effectiveness of the training. The Abby Honold Program encourages law enforcement agencies to integrate into their policies, trainings, and practices the eight principles set forth in the Department of Justice's 2022 updated guidance on Improving Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence by Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias. If implemented, these principles would enhance victim safety, increase offender accountability, and promote agency trust within the surrounding community. This program supports the training of law enforcement to conduct investigations more effectively. The training and technical assistance for this program is provided by OVW-funded national Training and Technical Assistance Providers.
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