Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault, Inc.

Vermont Network Against Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault, Inc., a tax-exempt nonprofit organization headquartered in Waterbury, Vermont, serves as the state's primary coalition coordinating victim services and policy initiatives related to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. The organization functions as a critical hub for advancing comprehensive, evidence-based responses to violence against women through coordination with federal, state, and local entities, advocacy, training, and direct service support. As a coalitions program awardee, the Vermont Network provides multifaceted support to strengthen Vermont's response to interpersonal violence and sexual harm while prioritizing equity and access for underserved populations, including youth of color, LGBTQ individuals, persons with disabilities, and those living in poverty.

The Vermont Network's federal grant portfolio reflects a comprehensive approach to violence prevention and victim support across multiple funding streams. The organization has received repeated formula grants from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) through the State and Territory Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.556), including a current $353,303 award covering October 2025 through September 2026, enabling the organization to coordinate statewide victim services, provide training and technical assistance, develop service standards, and implement public education campaigns. The Vermont Network has also received significant project grants, including a $5,000,000 Department of Justice award supporting The Center for Learning and Leadership, a cross-disciplinary training hub offering a National Leadership Institute for victim services providers, trauma-informed interdisciplinary response training for law enforcement and healthcare professionals, and an Innovations Lab focused on emerging prevention practices. Additional OVW project grants have funded legal assistance services for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors across Vermont, addressing civil matters including divorce, custody, employment, housing, and immigration issues, as well as criminal justice advocacy. The organization has received grants from the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control supporting sexual violence prevention initiatives through a four-year Rape Prevention and Education program (2024-2028) and a capacity assessment project focused on advancing primary prevention and health equity. A $500,000 cooperative agreement from OVW's Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies program has supported the Vermont Firearms Technical Assistance Project, providing law enforcement and court training on addressing firearms issues in domestic violence cases. The organization has also received formula grants from the Administration on Children, Youth and Families for statewide domestic violence coalition activities and supplemental COVID-relief funding. Additionally, the Vermont Network serves as a subgrantee receiving pass-through funding from the Vermont Center for Crime Victims for victim assistance and compensation programs (VOCA), sexual assault services, rural victim support, and human trafficking response initiatives, as well as subgrants from the Vermont Agency of Human Services and Vermont Department of Public Safety for specialized programming in rape prevention education and justice reinvestment approaches to domestic violence accountability.