Shalom Task Force, Inc.

Shalom Task Force, Inc., a New York City-based tax-exempt nonprofit, provides victim services, legal assistance, and training and technical assistance to survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in the Orthodox Jewish community as a prime federal grant recipient focused on OVW programming. The organization operates exclusively as a grant recipient (89% of recent awards); it does not hold federal contracts or IDVs.

Shalom Task Force's federal footprint concentrates entirely within the Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, which funds 14 of its 19 recent awards. The remaining five awards come from the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs (Victims of Crime and OJP), the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, and the New York State Office of Victim Services as a sub-recipient. The organization's grant portfolio spans seven distinct OVW programs and purpose areas, centered on serving underserved Orthodox and insular Jewish populations in New York City.

Representative prime grant work includes a $750,000 continuation award under the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524, running through September 2028) providing civil legal services to domestic violence and sexual assault survivors across Kings, Queens, and New York counties in matters including family law, immigration, employment, housing, and protection orders. Shalom Task Force also holds a $600,000 cooperative agreement under the Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities program (CFDA 16.529, October 2024–September 2027) in partnership with sub-awardee Ohel Children's Home and Family Services to strengthen organizational capacity and develop strategic plans for serving individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of violence in Orthodox Jewish communities. A $300,000 cooperative agreement under the OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (CFDA 16.526, August 2026–July 2028) funds the Connected for Change project, providing training and technical assistance to victim service providers on serving Jewish populations. Additional awards under the Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations program (CFDA 16.889, $600,000) and men-and-boys engagement programming ($350,000) round out the active grant portfolio.

Activity has remained modest and relatively flat—two awards in 2022, three in 2023, two in 2024, one in 2025, and one in 2026—with a combined $12.8 million obligated across all awards. Three awards face ultimate completion within the next twenty-four months and will require recompete effort. The organization partners with Beth Israel's SOVRI Helpline and other community organizations to deliver crisis hotlines, counseling, case management, and professional training focused on culturally competent victim services for Orthodox Jewish survivors.