The MISSION of the Association of VAWA Administrators (AVA) is to encourage and facilitate mutual support, awareness and cooperation among states and territories administering Violence Against Women Act formula grants and to provide a centralized voice for the advancement of improvements to enhance the effectiveness of VAWA administration.
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Recent News
VAWA – 30th Anniversary!
Happy Friday.
You may have all heard that the White House is planning a 30th ...Read More
AVA Announces new Executive Director!
Good afternoon,
On behalf of the Association of VAWA Administrators (AVA) Board of Directors, I ...Read More
STOP and SASP Allocations
See below for links to the State and Territory allocations for both the STOP and the SASP Formula ...Read MoreVAWA Resources
OVW Program Manager Assignments ( DRAFT)
OVW recently created and sent out an updated chart of new state assignments for the OVW ...Read MoreUniform Guidance Update
During today’s AVA Connect Conversation, there was lengthy discussion around Uniform Guidance Updates. Administrators were not ...Read More
STOP TA Clinic – August 19, 2024
In case you did not receive the following information from ALSO STAAR, I am attaching some information ...Read More
AVA Meeting Info
AVA Connect – August 21, 2024
Good afternoon to everyone! Our next AVA Connect Conversation of 2024 will be on August 21, 2024 at ...Read More
AVA/OVW Conversation of 7/8/24
The following is a brief overview of our conversation on Monday with OVW leadership and OVW ...Read More
AVA Board Members Effective Immediately
Good morning and an early Happy Fourth of July!
Following AVA’s Annual Meeting last week, ...Read More