AVA Meetings/Summaries

Hello Administrators! AVA held their regular monthly conference call with OVW earlier this month to discuss various issues relating to STOP administration and changes involved with the passage of VAWA 2013.  Please keep in mind that these conversations occurred prior to the recent announcement by OVW to postpone the annual conference.  Below is a summary […]

Hello STOP Administrators! AVA held their regular monthly conference calls in November and December with OVW to discuss various issues relating to STOP administration and changes involved with the passage of VAWA 2013.  Below is a summary of those discussions by topic. Annual Administrator’s Meeting: In November AVA had asked OVW to consider identifying a […]

Summary of Conference Call Meeting between AVA & OVW Date:  Monday, October 7, 2013  ISSUES DISCUSSED: FY 2013 Awards:  AVA asked about the FY 2013 awards and whether all states/territories had received their awards.  Additionally, we asked about the status of uploads into GMS. We learned that all STOP and SASP awards were sent out […]

Hello STOP Administrators! Earlier this month, the AVA Board of Directors met for its regular monthly meeting via conference call with the OVW STOP Team.  In addition to our conversation with the STOP Team, Freda Westman, STOP Administrator from Alaska, joined this month’s call to talk about the STOP program in Alaska. Alaska Presentation: Alaska has […]

Hello STOP Administrators: The May 2013 call with OVW was delayed to mid-month so we’re a little late in posting the summary but below is the discussion points. STOP Appropriation to support Outreach & Services to Underserved:  On page 6 of the OVW VAWA Summary, it referenced that 2% will be taken from the STOP […]

Hello STOP Administrators: Earlier this month, the AVA Board met for its regular monthly meeting via conference call with the OVW STOP Team. Below is a summary of the discussion. VAWA Reauthorization: Although this topic was discussed during this call, a comprehensive summary of VAWA 2013 was provided via the listserv and posted on the […]

Hello STOP Administrators: On March 11, 2013, the AVA Board met for our regular monthly meeting via conference call with the OVW STOP team. Below is a summary of our discussions. STOP Conference in Louisville: AVA thanked OVW and ALSO for working with AVA throughout the planning process for this year’s conference. AVA got positive […]

Hello STOP Administrators. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and are looking forward to a productive new year. The AVA Board of Directors continues to hold monthly conference calls with OVW to discuss topics of concern to STOP administrators. Below is a summary of some recent discussions. We hope you find this information […]

Hello STOP Administrators: AVA strives to keep STOP administrators fully informed on a variety of topics affecting the administration of their STOP Program. As such, AVA continues to hold monthly conference calls with OVW to gain clarification on issues that have been voiced by administrators and to continue our involvement with upcoming events like the […]

Hello STOP Administrators, AVA continues to participate in monthly conference calls with the OVW STOP Team. Below is an update on the topics we’ve been discussing: I. STOP Administrators Conference AVA stressed how difficult it was for STOP administrators in having to attend the annual conference at the end of March when they also needed […]