The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is accepting applications for its 2023 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (TA Initiative).
Donor Name: Office on Violence Against Women
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/22/2023
Size of the Grant: $3,000,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
The primary purpose of the OVW Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (TA Initiative) is to provide direct training and technical assistance to existing and potential OVW recipients and subrecipients to enhance their efforts to successfully implement projects supported by OVW grant funds. OVW’s TA Initiative is designed to strengthen and build the capacity of civil and criminal justice system professionals and victim service providers across the nation to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and foster partnerships among organizations that have not traditionally worked together to address these crimes.
Purpose Areas
- Training and Technical Assistance for Asian and Pacific Islander Serving Advocacy Organizations
- Training and Technical Assistance for Black/African American – Serving Advocacy Organizations
- Culturally Specific Outreach
- Sexual Assault in the Asian & Pacific Islander Community
- Training and Technical Assistance on Providing Sexual Assault Services to Culturally Specific Communities
- Culturally Specific Economic Justice
- Services for Immigrants Experiencing Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Technical Assistance
- Developing Victim Service Providers’ Organizational Capacity and Staff Development
- Human Trafficking Collaboration in Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Cases
- Training and Technical Assistance for the Consolidated Children and Youth and Engaging Men Programs
- Youth Victims of Sex Trafficking
- Rural Teen Dating Violence Project
- Collaboration with Faith-Based Organizations
- Supporting Underserved Communities in Rural Areas
- Responses for Urban Tribal Population Project
- Tribal Men’s Gathering Addressing Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault in Tribal Communities
- Post-Conviction Relief for Victims
- Custody and Visitation Determinations: The SAFeR Approach
- Civil Protection Order Guide for Improving Practice Training and Technical Assistance Project
- Mentor Court Enhancement Project
- Training for Non Attorney Legal Advocates
- Legal Assistance in Education Settings
- Training and Technical Assistance on Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning for Campuses
- Training and Technical Assistance to Support Culturally Specific Approaches on Campus
- Improving Criminal Justice Responses Ensuring Coordinated Community Responses Training and Technical Assistance Project
- Training and Technical Assistance for Improving Criminal Justice Responses Grantees about Serving Culturally Specific and Underserved Communities
- Confidentiality and Identity Protection
- TA on National Forensic Medical Examination Protocols
- Training and Technical Assistance for Co-located Service Centers
- Strangulation
- Prosecution and Investigation of Online Abuse Initiative
- Study on Child Custody in Domestic Violence Cases
- TraumTrauma Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement
- Training and Technical Assistance on Serving Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault from the Middle Eastern and North African Communities
- Training and Technical Assistance on Pre-Trial Release Criteria and Conditions of Bond
- Training and Technical Assistance on Serving Justice Involved Survivors
- Tribal – Alaska Sexual and Domestic Violence Advocacy Center
- Culturally Specific Services Program Comprehensive Sexual Assault Technical Assistance
- Comprehensive for Campus Law Enforcement and Security
- Comprehensive for the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program
- Comprehensive Immigration Law Training and Technical Assistance
- Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Technical Assistance Project
- Disability and Deaf Resource Center
- Comprehensive for the Underserved Grant Program
- Tribal College Campus Training and Technical Assistance Project
- Comprehensive for the Disability Grant Program
- Technical Assistance and Training on Financial Assistance
- National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative & Clearinghouse
- Comprehensive for Law Enforcement Training and Technical Assistance
- Comprehensive for the Transitional Housing Program
- Comprehensive for the Culturally Specific Services Program (CSSP)
- Domestic Violence and Firearms National Resource Center
- Comprehensive for the Tribal Government Program
- Comprehensive for Campus Coordinated Community Response
- Technology Abuse and Safety Project
- Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Risk and Lethality Assessment Center
- National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith and Credit
- Abuse in Later Life National Resource Center
- Culturally Specific Technical Assistance for the STOP Formula Grant Program
OVW Priority Areas
In FY 2023, OVW, through its grant programs, is supporting the priority area(s) identified below. Many of the FY 2023 TA Initiative purpose areas address one or more of the priority areas. Applicants are encouraged to incorporate one or more of these priorities into their proposed project, even if not identified in the purpose area. Advance racial equity as an essential component of ending sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
- Increase access to justice for all survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, including through exploration of survivor-centered criminal justice system reform.
- Strengthen efforts to prevent and end sexual assault, including victim services and civil and criminal justice responses.
- Expand economic justice and financial advocacy for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, including as a tool for violence prevention.
- Improve outreach, services, civil and criminal justice responses, prevention, and support for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking from underserved communities, particularly LGBTQ and immigrant communities.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $40,000,000
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $3,000,000
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
36
Eligible Applicants
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible applicants for the Training and Technical Assistance Initiative are national, tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations. Eligible applicants must have the capacity to provide training and technical assistance on a national level. In rare circumstances, OVW may support institutions of higher education; state, local, or tribal governments or governmental agencies (e.g., police departments, prosecutor’s offices, or probation departments); or local non-profit organizations. However, in such circumstances, those entities must describe in detail their demonstrated history of providing TTA and include justification in the application that they have delivered TTA to a national audience. Faith Based and community organizations, including culturally specific organizations, tribal organizations, and population specific organizations, that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this solicitation.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
