VAWA Resources

OVW STOP Rule Webinars – January 12, 2017

From Amy Loder – 12/5/16 Good afternoon. As many of you know, the “Conforming STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program Regulations to Statutory Change; Definitions and Confidentiality Requirements Applicable to All OVW Grant Programs” (STOP Rule) was released last week. OVW is hosting a webinar for all OVW grant recipients on January 5, 2017.  However, the […]

New STOP Rule Updates Regulations About Grants

New STOP rule Updates Regulations about Grants 11/30/2016 12:00 AM EST OVW has published the new final rule about the STOP (Services*Training*Officers*Prosecutors) Formula Grant Program. The new rule updates regulations and general provisions governing OVW grant programs, including definitions and requirements for nondisclosure of confidential information about victims as outlined in the Violence Against Women Act […]

Conforming STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program Regulations to Statutory Change; Definitions and Confidentiality Requirements Applicable to All OVW Grant Programs.”

From OVW Director – 11/30/16 Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the release of the new final rule, “Conforming STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program Regulations to Statutory Change; Definitions and Confidentiality Requirements Applicable to All OVW Grant Programs.”  The rule brings OVW’s grant program regulations up to date with all reauthorizations of […]

STOP Solicitation – Summary Data Sheet

April 14, 2016 Hello STOP Administrators, I’ve been in contact with Amy Loder, Associate Director at OVW, about a question that arose in regard to the STOP solicitation. There is a reference to the Summary Data Sheet on page 12 of the solicitation under which No. 3 requires a “Statement as to whether the organization […]

Senate Appropriations Committee Passes FY17 CJS Appropriations Bill

April 26 – Below is an update relating to the FY 17 appropriations bill currently moving through Congress. Thank you to our friends at NCJA for providing specific details on programs that impact so many. Senate Appropriations Committee Passes FY17 CJS Appropriations Bill Last Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved its version of the FY17 […]

Important Message from OVW re Transition of Programs

From: “Brickley, Michelle (OVW)” <Michelle.Brickley@usdoj.gov> To: Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 8:00 AM Subject: Important Message from OVW- Transition of Programs Hello Everyone! As many of you know or may have heard OVW is in the midst of transition! For the last six years or so I have served as the Associate Director for the […]