Recent News
VAWA Reauthorization Comparisons
During our AVA Annual Meeting last week, several administrators requested something akin to a side-by-side comparison of the 2021 VAWA Reauthorization (passed in 2022) and the 2013 VAWA Reauthorization. I will continue to work on this but wanted to share part of a press release in March by the USDOJ Office of Public Affairs. […]
AVA Board Meeting – May 10, 2022
Good afternoon and Happy Friday! This email is a reminder of the AVA Annual Meeting that will be held virtually on May 10, 2022 at 1:30 EST. Here is the Zoom link for the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87121256032?pwd=a3BGRmZ3K0ZrbnoyVXY1K3luMUwxQT09 The AVA Board will provide an overview of the goals and accomplishments and a review of the AVA budget. We will also elect […]
White House Fact Sheet on Reauthorization
Please refer to the below link for an informative Fact Sheet about the VAWA Reauthorization that the White House published and released last week. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/03/16/fact-sheet-reauthorization-of-the-violence-against-women-act-vawa/ Take care, Barry
SAVE the DATE – May 10th, 2022
Good morning VAWA Administrators. Please find attached a “save the date” announcement for May 10th, 2022. AVA will hold our annual meeting that afternoon from 1:30-3:00pm EST and we hope that you will be able to join us. It’s an opportunity to learn more about AVA, the services that we offered to administrators last year, […]
IMPORTANT – Come join the AVA Board!
Come join the AVA Board! The Association of VAWA Administrators (AVA) is seeking new board members to be voted in during our spring meeting! AVA leadership should be reflective of our VAWA membership across the country through representation from various geographic regions, VAWA staff who are new to the field, those that have […]
Consultants Needed
Good morning VAWA Administrators! The OVC VOCA Center at the National Criminal Justice Association is the newest TA provider funded by OVC for VOCA Assistance and Compensation Administrators. They are reaching out to AVA and to each of you for support. They are working on putting together training for VOCA Assistance Administrators on passing grant funds […]
AVA Connect Conversation on Implementation Planning – December 9, 2021
Good afternoon administrators! I hope that all of you had a wonderful and relaxing Thanksgiving weekend. I wanted to make you aware of the upcoming AVA Connect conversation on December 9th, 2021 at 2:00pm EST. This is the seventh and final conversation focused on Implementation Planning. During this conversation, we hope to create space for you […]
AVA Connect Conversation re Impact from Other Funding Sources – November 10, 2021
Our next AVA Connect Conversation will take place on November 10th, 2021 at 2:00pm EST. November’s Implementation Planning discussion will focus on the impact that other funding sources, such as VOCA, SASP, FVPSA, RPE, etc., may have on your Implementation Plan/planning process. Please let me know if you would like to participate in this meeting and […]
Presidential Proclamation re 2021 National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
See link for presidential Proclamation.
AVA Connect Conversation re Implementation Planning – October 14, 2021
Good afternoon to everyone! I hope that you are all planning something fun for the upcoming weekend. On October 14th, 2021 at 2:00pm EST, we will have our 5th AVA Connect Conversation devoted to Implementation Planning. October’s conversation will focus on the full scope of required consultations (non-tribal), including those with victim service providers, law […]