News
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, […]
AVA/OVW Conference Call – Request for Info
Good morning and Happy Tuesday! AVA will be meeting with OVW in early April and we wanted to reach out to you to see if there are outstanding questions or concerns that you have that you would like for us to ask them about when we meet. Please send me any questions that you have […]
2022 VAWA Reauthorization Act – section by section summary
Here is a link to a section by section summary of the 2022 VAWA Reauthorization Act. Take care and have a great weekend! Barry
VAWA Reauthorization
Good afternoon. Please find attached, an important press release from the Department of Justice this afternoon regarding the Reauthorization of VAWA. I do not have any additional details at this point but I will keep you posted if I learn anything new. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-applauds-reauthorization-violence-against-women-act Take care, Barry
Rape Survivor Child Custody Act (RSCCA)
You may have seen this earlier today but in case you did not, please read the below announcement from Amy Loder/OVW: Good afternoon. Applications and certification letters for the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act (RSCCA) funds are due by 11:59 pm ET April 29, 2022. Documents must be submitted to OVW at OVW.RSCCA@usdoj.gov. OVW will not be able […]
OVW Solicitations
Good morning! Although you have probably already received (from OVW) each of the six solicitations listed below, I wanted to share them with you just to make sure that you were aware of each one. If you click on the links, you can learn more about each program and the Grants.gov due dates and JustGrants […]
OVW Special Condition re Workplace Violence
Happy Friday! This email is being sent out as a reminder of an upcoming OVW Special Condition due date. As you may recall, the FY2020 OVW award contained the following Special Condition: Policy for response to workplace-related incidents of sexual misconduct, domestic violence, and dating violence. The recipient, and any subrecipient at any tier, must […]
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/OVW Conference Call – Request for Info
AVA will be meeting with OVW in early January and we wanted to reach out to you to see if there are outstanding questions or concerns that you have that you would like for us to ask them about when we meet. Please send me any questions that you have (by January 6, 2022) and […]