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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 […]
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 […]
AVA/OVW Conference Call – October 18, 2021
Good morning. AVA Board members met with OVW staff this past Monday, October 18, 2021, for our quarterly conference call. Please find some time to review the below list of items that we discussed with OVW. Thank you to those administrators who reached out to AVA in advance to share discussion topics for which you wanted/needed […]
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 […]