The Virginia Sexual And Domestic Violence Action Alliance

The Virginia Sexual And Domestic Violence Action Alliance, doing business as Action Alliance, is a tax-exempt non-profit organization headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, that has been registered to receive federal awards since December 2005. Action Alliance serves as the statewide coalition coordinating Virginia's comprehensive response to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. The organization provides critical services to the Commonwealth through federal grant awards that support victim services coordination, multi-agency collaboration, training and technical assistance, and public education campaigns designed to prevent gender-based violence and support survivors across all populations, with particular emphasis on addressing disparities affecting marginalized communities, racial minorities, and geographic regions with elevated intimate partner homicide rates.

Action Alliance has demonstrated sustained federal funding through multiple grant programs spanning diverse federal agencies and service categories. The organization has received recurring formula grants from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) under the State and Territory Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), with recent awards of $367,379 (FY 2024-2025) and $353,303 (FY 2025-2026), supporting statewide victim services coordination and collaboration with federal, state, and local entities. Additionally, Action Alliance has received formula grants from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families for the Statewide Domestic Violence Coalition (SDVC) program (FY 2022-2026). The organization has also received project grants from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control focused on sexual violence prevention and coalition capacity assessment. Through sub-award relationships with the Department of Criminal Justice Services Virginia and Virginia Department of Social Services, Action Alliance operates the 24/7 Statewide Hotline providing crisis support and legal services to approximately 15,000 annual victims, implements the Project for Empowerment Survivors (PES) offering legal consultation and advocacy, conducts training and technical assistance on trauma-informed sexual assault response, and provides support to Local Action Programs addressing domestic, dating violence, and stalking. A sub-award partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University supported research on disrupting the trauma-to-prison pipeline for girls. Action Alliance also participated in the Continuum of Care Program under the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development (April 2022-June 2023).