The Network

THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (OVW) EMERGING ISSUES AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS (CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS) INVITEDINTERESTED ELIGIBLE ENTITIES TO PROPOSE PROJECTS THAT EXPLORE NEW AND EMERGING ISSUES AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTS ADDRESSING THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF OVW GRANTEES, SUBGRANTEES, AND THE LARGER VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FIELD. IN PARTICULAR, WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACT REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2022 (VAWA 2022), PUB. L. NO. 117-103, DIV. W, 136 STAT. 49, 840-962, OVW SOUGHT TO IDENTIFY INNOVATIVE PROJECTS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT ADDRESS THE NEW AND REVISED PROGRAMS AND ISSUES INCLUDED IN VAWA 2022, AS WELL AS OTHER EMERGING ISSUES IN THE FIELDS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING. SEE 34 U.S.C. 12291(B)(11) AND (16). OVW REVIEWED THE SUBMITTED CONCEPT PAPERS, SELECTED PROMISING PROJECTS IN EACH OF THE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS PURPOSE AREAS, AND CONTACTED SELECTED APPLICANTS TO INVITE THEM TO SUBMIT A FULL APPLICATION FOR THEIR CONCEPT PAPER THROUGH THE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS INVITATION TO APPLY SOLICITATION. WITH FUNDING THROUGH THE OVW FY 2023 EMERGING ISSUES AND TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CALL FOR CONCEPT PAPERS, THE NETWORK: ADVOCATING AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (THE NETWORK) WILL IMPLEMENT THE INTERSECTION: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE + COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PROJECT. THE NETWORK AND ITS PROJECT PARTNERS WILL WORK WITH THREE PILOT LOCATIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (DV) AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE (CV) ORGANIZATIONS, FACILITATE MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND LEARNING BETWEEN THE TWO TYPES OF SERVICE PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS, AND GENERATE MUTUALLY IMPACTFUL STRATEGIES AND SERVICE MODELS TO RESPOND TO INDIVIDUALS WHO EXPERIENCE BOTH DV AND CV. DURING THE COURSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT PERIOD, THE NETWORK AND ITS PROJECT PARTNERS WILL: 1) ESTABLISH PILOT SITES; 2) PROVIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SITES; 3) CREATE A LEARNING COLLECTIVE FOR THE SITES; AND 4) DEVELOP RESOURCES FOR SITES, AS WELL AS NATIONAL GUIDES AND RESOURCES. THIS AWARD SUPPORTS PURPOSE AREA 1: EMERGING ISSUES. THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 36 MONTHS FOR $1,200,000, OF WHICH $400,000 WILL BE AWARDED THROUGH THE OVW INNOVATION FUND AND $800,000 FROM OVW TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING. THIS PROJECT IS BEING AWARDED AS A PILOT PROJECT.

THE ILINOIS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE STATEWIDE EXPANSION PROJECT WILL EXPAND STAFFING AND IMPROVE TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT GREATER SERVICE DELIVERY.

TWO TRAINERS FROM THE CHICAGO METROPOLITAN BATTERED WOMEN'S NETWORK AND THE ARAB AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES WILL OFFER A FIVE-DAY ADVANCED TRAINING.