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
AVA Executive Director Position
The AVA Board of Directors is excited to announce that we are searching for our next ...Read More
Crime Data – Published by the Council of State Governments Justice Center
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I am sharing a link with you today related to data ...Read More
NCJA Podcast on Engaging Tribal Communities
About a week ago, I was listening to an NCJA podcast from June of 2023. The ...Read More
VAWA Resources
OVW Solicitations – Rural Programs, Cybercrime and Transitional Housing
Please refer to the below links for FY 2024 OVW Program Announcements: – OVW Fiscal Year 2024 ...Read More
Important Changes to STOP and SASP Subrecipient Performance Reporting
Happy Monday everyone!
I am sharing/re-sharing an email from Melissa Schmisek with OVW. ...Read More
OVW Solicitations – for Tribal Governments Program and for Outreach Services to Underserved Populations
Over the past two days, I received the following solicitation announcements. I wanted to share them ...Read More
AVA Meeting Info
AVA Peer to Peer – June 2024
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As many of you know, AVA held two Peer-to-Peer (P2P) meetings in 2023. ...Read More
AVA Connect Conversation – January 24, 2024
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AVA held our first AVA Connect Conversation of 2024 yesterday. The conversation included 31 VAWA ...Read MoreAVA Connect Conversations – 2024
Happy New Year!! It’s going to be a great year!
We wanted to reach out ...Read More