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AVA Annual Luncheon – April 2019 – Albuquerque

On April 30, 2019, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, VAWA Administrators and AVA Board members gathered for our annual luncheon meeting. The turnout was by far the largest and most diverse participation ever!  There were 53 VAWA administrators from 49 states, D.C., Guam and Puerto Rico. AVA Staff and Board gave updates as follows: President’s Report – Julia […]

VAWA Reauthorization

  Hello VAWA Administrators! I want to give you a status report on the VAWA Reauthorization that we learned about last Friday during a conversation with our congressional contact in D.C. Our contact shared that the Reauthorization Bill (House Bill HR 1585) passed through the Judiciary Committee two weeks ago and the full House will […]

AVA Annual Meeting – April 30th, Albuquerque

  AVA ANNUAL MEETING   When:  April 30th, 2019 during lunch break Where: Albuquerque Marriott Hotel on the 1stfloor in the Pecos Room   Many of you are registered to attend the 2019 STOP Administrator’s Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 28-May 3, 2019.    We want to share some information with you about the date and […]

AVA/OVW Conference Call Summary – January 2019

AVA/OVW CONFERENCE CALL SUMMARYJANUARY 14, 2019 11:00 – 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time (EST) OVW Staff: OVW Associate Director Amy Loder, STOP Program Managers Latonya Eaddy and Omar Mohammed, SASP Team Lead Melissa Schmisek AVA Board Members: Julia Fuller-Wilson, Bill Schaefer, Cecilia Miller, Tina Chamberlain, MaryEllen Garcia, Michelle Bynum, Diana Fleming, Merry Wills AVA Executive […]

FY19 Appropriations Bill Becomes Law

Dear Administrators: Thankfully, just ahead of a second government shutdown, the FY19 appropriations bill has been passed by both the House and Senate and subsequently signed by the President. Of great interest to VAWA Administrators, $497,500,000 was transferred from the Crime Victims Fund to support STOP VAWA Formula and Discretionary grants. Here’s a breakdown of […]