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OJP Funding Opportunities for FY 26
OJP Funding Opportunities
2026 National Denim Day
Dear Colleagues, Today, AVA joins communities across the country in recognizing Denim Day, a powerful reminder of the importance of standing in solidarity with survivors of sexual violence and challenging harmful myths around consent. Your leadership is critical for advancing efforts to prevent sexual violence and support victim-centered responses. Denim Day offers an opportunity to […]
Wear Red for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women – May 5th
From our friends at the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) What to know about Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives on May 5th. Today we wear red for our relatives. Red for visibility. Red for justice. Because Native women are not invisible — and their stories deserve to be told. #MMIWR is a […]
2026 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week – Funding Opportunity
2026 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects Funding Opportunity The National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA), in cooperation with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), is seeking proposals for innovative and collaborative approaches to promoting community‐wide public awareness of the rights and available services for victims of all types of crimes during National Crime […]
Honoring Members of AVA’s Board of Directors during Women’s History Month
Please see below link regarding Women’s History Month. Celebrating Women’s Leadership
2025 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects!
Please see the below announcement and attachment from our NAVAA colleagues. “We are excited to announce the application is open for 2025 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects! The National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA), in cooperation with the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), is seeking proposals for innovative and collaborative […]
VAWA – 30th Anniversary!
Happy Friday. You may have all heard that the White House is planning a 30th anniversary of VAWA celebration at the White House with Joe and Jill Biden on September 12th, 2024 at 5:45p.m. It is my understanding that it is an invitation-only event. Two friends of mine have been invited to attend. One is […]
AVA Announces new Executive Director!
Good afternoon, On behalf of the Association of VAWA Administrators (AVA) Board of Directors, I am excited to share with each of you that we have recently hired Arlene Vassell to serve as the new AVA Executive Director! Arlene Vassell (she/her) brings over 25 years of experience as a strategist, administrator, facilitator and trainer. A nationally recognized […]
STOP and SASP Allocations
See below for links to the State and Territory allocations for both the STOP and the SASP Formula Grants in the event that you may not have seen them yet. Have a great weekend! Barry FY 2024 STOP Allocations FY 2024 SASP Allocations
AVA Board Members Effective Immediately
Good morning and an early Happy Fourth of July! Following AVA’s Annual Meeting last week, nomination ballots were completed by AVA members. A link to the list of current AVA Board members is below this email. On July 19th, 2024, the new Board will meet for the first time and elect officers. We will send […]