Ohio Domestic Violence Network

Ohio Domestic Violence Network, a Columbus-based tax-exempt nonprofit, operates as a prime recipient of federal grants focused on domestic violence prevention, survivor services, and training coordination across Ohio, with 77% of recent awards as prime grants and 23% as sub-recipient awards. The organization functions as Ohio's designated statewide domestic violence coalition, representing a membership network of 74 local domestic violence programs serving all 88 Ohio counties and reaching an estimated 110,000 survivors annually.

ODVN's customer concentration aligns heavily with the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (21 awards) and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (30 awards combined across two related funding lines), accounting for 83% of awards. The Department of Housing and Urban Development's Continuum of Care Program provides material funding for housing and supportive services for homeless domestic violence survivors. Across federal grant programs, ODVN receives formula-based funding for statewide coalition coordination and coordination of victim services, complemented by project grants for specialized initiatives.

Representative grant work includes a $750,000 OVW award under the Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse of Women Later in Life program (CFDA 16.528), running through July 31, 2030, to deliver training for criminal justice professionals on investigation and prosecution of crimes against people age 50 and older in Franklin County; a $2.769 million HUD Continuum of Care Project Grant (CFDA 14.267, December 1, 2025 through November 30, 2026) for permanent housing, rapid rehousing, transitional housing, and supportive services; a $370,000 HHS formula grant under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act / State Domestic Violence Coalitions program (CFDA 93.591, through September 30, 2027) for statewide coordination and technical assistance; a $500,000 OVW Transitional Housing Assistance Project Grant (CFDA 16.736, through September 30, 2027) providing 45 scattered-site transitional housing units and case management; a $720,000 OVW Cooperative Agreement under the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities program (CFDA 16.529, through September 30, 2026) for the Ohio COSTS of Violence project strengthening partnerships for survivors with disabilities; and a $1.079 million Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cooperative Agreement (CFDA not specified, May 1, 2023 through March 1, 2028) for the 4-Ohio prevention initiative addressing intimate partner violence prevention and social determinants of health in rural and high-ACE communities through sub-recipients in Knox and Warren counties.

ODVN also operates as a sub-recipient on federal grants managed by Ohio state agencies. Recent sub-awards include Crime Victim Services pass-through funding from the Attorney General of Ohio (October 1, 2025) and the Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services for specialized programs including legal assistance for survivors, hotel emergency housing, training academy operations, and health-care access initiatives focused on brain injury and behavioral health barriers. A $500,000 sub-award from Ohio Office of Criminal Justice Services (November 14, 2023) funded expansion of ODVN's legal assistance program for trauma-informed representation on protection orders, custody, and family law matters. ODVN also received sub-award funding from the Ohio Department of Mental Health for annual mental health block grant programs and from the Ohio State University for partnership support on brain injury and domestic violence consultation through the Ohio Brain Injury Connection.

Activity shows a five-year pattern of 2022: 7 awards, 2023: 9 awards, 2024: 6 awards, 2025: 6 awards, and 2026: 2 awards (through early August), with three awards reaching ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months. ODVN's federal grant portfolio emphasizes formula funding for coalition coordination (recurring annually under CFDA 16.556 and 93.591), project-based grants for specialized victim services and training, and Continuum of Care housing assistance. The organization does not hold federal contracts or seat on government-wide acquisition vehicles; all federal funding flows through grants and cooperative agreements from the Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, with significant pass-through funding from Ohio state agencies managing federal block grants and crime victim funding.