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Widener Panel Talks About Joe Biden’s Domestic Violence Law
When then-Sen. Joe Biden’s office drafted the Violence Against Women Act, domestic violence was rarely talked about and was often thought to be a private, family matter. Now, 20 years after VAWA was signed into law, a panel of Vice President Biden’s former and current counselors said the public’s perception has changed, but more work […]
Joe Biden calls out House Republicans
March 20, 2015 – Vice President Joe Biden, who has used his public platform to advocate for domestic-violence awareness since the 1970s, called out House Republicans on Friday for their recently released budget plan that he says will cut significant funding from programs that combat violence against women. After discussing the Affordable Care Act’s programs […]
AVA/OVW Conference Call – March 2015
Summary of Conference Call Meeting between AVA & OVW Date: Monday, March 2, 2015 Time: 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time OVW Staff: Associate Director Michelle Brickley and Program Managers Kim Galvan and Omar Mohammed AVA Board Members: MaryEllen Garcia, Michelle Bynum, Cecilia Miller AVA Coordinator: Dorene Whitworth ISSUES DISCUSSED: Annual Conference Discussion around conference planning: […]
FFY 2015 STOP Solicitation
This solicitation was released on or about March 26, 2015
FFY 2015 Sexual Assault Services Program
This solicitation was released on or about March 10, 2015.
2015 OVW Open Solicitations
OVW’s website provides a list where you can find formula as well as open competitive solicitations. In addition, you will find a handy chart outlining the release dates of the solicitations as well as helpful notes on the various grants.
BJA Announces Sexual Assault Kit Funding
The Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice, has announced it will provide up to $2 million to up to 12 communities as part of the National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI). The funding will support multidisciplinary community response teams in addressing backlogs of sexual assault kits in the custody of police or other […]
STOP Purpose Areas
Purpose Areas STOP Formula Program funds are intended for use by states and territories; state, local, and tribal courts (including juvenile courts); Indian tribal governments; units of local government; and nonprofit, nongovernmental victim services programs, including community-based organizations. Grants and subgrants supported through this Program must meet one or more of the following statutory purpose […]
Joe Biden Announces Federal Funding to End Rape Kit Backlog
The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release March 16, 2015 FACT SHEET: Investments to Reduce the National Rape Kit Backlog and Combat Violence Against Women “It’s the single-most significant and direct way to measure the character of a nation — when violence against women is no longer societally accepted, no longer […]
PREA FAQs
OVW’s Frequently Asked Questions on the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Certification Requirement.