DC Coalition To End Sexual Violence

DC Coalition To End Sexual Violence is a tax-exempt non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., and serves as the federally designated state sexual assault coalition for the District of Columbia. The organization is registered in SAM.gov and has been actively receiving federal grant awards since 2021. As the designated coalition for the District, DC Coalition To End Sexual Violence provides critical services and coordination efforts focused on preventing and responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Through its federal grant awards, the organization works to coordinate victim services activities, collaborate with federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women initiatives, and implement comprehensive prevention strategies that advance health equity and address disparities in services for marginalized populations and survivors of color.

DC Coalition To End Sexual Violence has received multiple federal grant awards totaling over $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) and the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC) under several distinct programs. The organization has been a consistent recipient of Formula Grants under the State Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), receiving awards in fiscal years 2021 through 2026, with amounts ranging from $172,076 to $252,846 per year. These formula grants support the coalition's core coordination functions, including victim services activities, collaboration with service providers and law enforcement, and development of public education campaigns. Additionally, DC Coalition To End Sexual Violence received a $350,000 Project Grant under CFDA 16.888 (Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies) to implement the "Engaging Boys and Men in the Prevention of Technology Facilitated Abuse Program" in partnership with TheMCSR (formerly Men Can Stop Rape) and the National Network to End Domestic Violence. This project includes developing a 22-week curriculum-based program for middle and high school boys, delivering training workshops to enhance member organization capacity, and implementing community strength projects to educate youth about technology-facilitated violence. The organization also received two CDC grants from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control: a $125,443 Project Grant in 2023 to conduct a Primary Prevention Capacity Assessment, and a larger project grant awarded in 2024 focused on "Enhancing DCCESV Capacity for Sexual Violence Prevention," which emphasizes data-driven decision making, health equity advancement, training and technical assistance provision, and engagement with marginalized populations experiencing disproportionately high rates of sexual violence.