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AVA Annual Meeting – Atlanta GA, March 2018
AVA’s Annual Meeting: As has become our tradition, AVA will hold our annual meeting during the STOP conference. Our meeting will take place during the lunch break on Tuesday, March 20th. We will hold our meeting during that break – and we will be providing lunch!! The AVA meeting is open to both member and […]
President’s Budget
The President’s budget was released earlier today. You can find the complete budget on the OMB website at. https://www.whitehouse.gov/ omb/appendix/ I have included below, part of an addendum that provides important information about funding for VAWA through the Department of Justice. Agency: DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Subcommittee: Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Offsets Removed: $12,491,000,000 […]
AVA Meeting in Washington with Congressional Leaders
Dear Administrators, On Monday, February 5th, I met with Congressional Leaders in DC at the Dirksen Senate Building. I was invited to meet and share with leaders: a broad overview of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) the positive impact VAWA funding is having in states/territories, how VAWA Administrators leverage both state and federal funds to […]
2018 STOP Administrators and Coalition Directors Joint Meeting
2018 STOP Administrators and Coalition Directors Joint Meeting
OVW Announces New Principal Deputy Director
Dear OVW Colleagues: It has been my great honor to have been able to lead the work of the Office on Violence Against (OVW) Women, and now it is my honor to pass the helm of OVW to our new Principal Deputy Director, The Honorable Katharine (Katie) Sullivan. Katie joins OVW after serving on […]
TIME Magazine Names Person of the Year 2017
The Silence Breakers
OVW Solicitations for FY 2018
Please click here for a listing of projected release dates for OVW solicitations.
Stalking Fact Sheet
January is National Stalking Awareness Month. The Stalking Resource Center at the National Center for Victims of Crime has provided this Stalking Fact Sheet.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
The United Nations has designated November 25, 2017 as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
France Just Announced a National Plan to Combat Sexual and Domestic Violence Against Women
ERIN REIMEL NOVEMBER 25, 2017 3:32 PM PHOTO: NURPHOTO/GETTY IMAGES On Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a national plan to combat sexism, sexual violence, and domestic violence against women. The policies he outlined include simplifying the process for reporting rape, implementing additional public safety measures for women, and educating schoolchildren about pornography. Meanwhile, women across France gathered for demonstrations […]