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AEquitas

AEquitas and its staff, comprised primarily of former prosecutors, have worked closely with governmental and nongovernmental agencies to promote a contextual, rather than uniform, approach to the pursuit of justice […]

AEquitas and its staff, comprised primarily of former prosecutors, have worked closely with governmental and nongovernmental agencies to promote a contextual, rather than uniform, approach to the pursuit of justice for victims around the world. By promoting a deeper and more meaningful understanding of these cases, AEquitas and its network are dedicated to increasing successful prosecutions and ultimately preventing future acts of violence.

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Just Tech: Investigation and Prosecution of Online Abuse
Summary

Just Tech will provide practical, accessible training and technical assistance on the investigation and prosecution of online abuse – including cyberstalking, doxing, online harassment, and image exploitation. Targeting prosecutors and law enforcement officers, Just Tech aims to increase the likelihood of positive case outcomes and victim experiences, as well as address the disproportionate impact of online abuse experienced by underserved communities.

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Grant Programs Served
  • Abuse In Later Life
  • Campus
  • Consolidated Youth
  • Culturally Specific Services Program (CSSP)
  • Disability
  • DV Homicide
  • Improving Criminal Justice Response
  • Justice For Families
  • Legal Assistance For Victims
  • Rural
  • SASP Cultural
  • Sexual Assault Services Programs (SASP)
  • State Domestic Violence Coalitions
  • State Sexual Assault Coalitions
  • STOP Grant Programs
  • TA Initiative
  • Transitional Housing
  • Tribal Coalition
  • Tribal Criminal Jurisdictions
  • Tribal Government
  • Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP)
  • Underserved
Prosecution Comprehensive
Summary

Since 2009, AEquitas has been providing training, assistance, and resources that are informed by research and experience and provide customized strategies that are accessible, responsive, and easy to implement, resulting in prosecutors' ability to sustain effective practices and promote systemic change. In its capacity as the comprehensive technical assistance provider for prosecutors, AEquitas works closely with OVW and its grantees to promote a contextual, rather than uniform, approach to the pursuit of justice for victims. By promoting a deeper and more meaningful understanding of violence against women, AEquitas and its network are dedicated to increasing successful adjudications and ultimately preventing future acts of violence. AEquitas and its staff, comprised primarily of former prosecutors, (1) create, research, and curate publications, statutory and case law compilations, and other resources that strengthen prosecution practices, (2) offer on–demand 24/7 consultations to answer case–specific inquiries, discuss strategy, conduct research, and recommend data–driven solutions, (3) develop curricula and facilitate a wide range of specialized in–person and web–based trainings for prosecutors and allied professionals, and (4) provide long–term support in building frameworks for coordinated responses to violence against women, including data collection and analysis, task force development, and training.

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Grant Programs Served
  • Improving Criminal Justice Response
  • Rural
  • STOP Grant Programs
  • Tribal Government
Stalking Prevention, Awareness, and Resource Center (SPARC)
Summary

SPARC, an AEquitas special initiative, ensures first responders and other allied professionals have the specialized knowledge to identify and respond to the crime of stalking.As a comprehensive national resource center, SPARC provides a multi–faceted approach to programming. SPARC assists multi–disciplinary professionals with information, resources, and policy and protocol development through our technical assistance endeavors. SPARC also provides local, regional, statewide, and national trainings to U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, (OVW) grantees and potential grantees.

Contacts
Grant Programs Served
  • Consolidated Youth
  • Culturally Specific Services Program (CSSP)
  • Disability
  • Improving Criminal Justice Response
  • Legal Assistance For Victims
  • Rural
  • Sexual Assault Services Programs (SASP)
  • STOP Grant Programs
  • Transitional Housing
  • Tribal Coalition
Vital Signs: Enhancing the Healthcare Response to Stalking
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Vital Signs will enhance healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) capacity to better identify and respond to stalking victims in healthcare settings, recognizing the emotional and physical risks stalking poses to patients. Vital Signs will focus on training and technical assistance and resources for forensic nurses, emergency department personnel, sexual health/pre-natal care providers, primary care providers, and other HCPs as identified.

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Grant Programs Served
  • Abuse In Later Life
  • Campus
  • Consolidated Youth
  • Culturally Specific Services Program (CSSP)
  • Disability
  • Improving Criminal Justice Response
  • Legal Assistance For Victims
  • State Domestic Violence Coalitions
  • State Sexual Assault Coalitions
  • STOP Grant Programs
  • Transitional Housing
  • Tribal Coalition
  • Underserved

Alaska Native Women’s Resource Center

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Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Indigenous Curriculum Project – Developing Local Village Based Responses to VAW
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Alaska Native Women's Resource Center Indigenous Curriculum Project – Developing Local Village Based Responses to VAW

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Grant Programs Served
  • Tribal Government

Alliance for HOPE International

Alliance for HOPE International is one of the leading systems and social change organizations in the country focused on creating innovative, collaborative, trauma–informed, hope–centered approaches to meeting the needs of […]

Alliance for HOPE International is one of the leading systems and social change organizations in the country focused on creating innovative, collaborative, trauma–informed, hope–centered approaches to meeting the needs of survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and human trafficking.

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FJC Multi Agency Models Full Frame Training and Technical Assistance Project
Summary

FJC Multi Agency Models Full Frame Training and Technical Assistance Project

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Grant Programs Served
  • Improving Criminal Justice Response
  • Legal Assistance For Victims
  • Rural
  • STOP Grant Programs
FJC/MA Model Project
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FJC/MA Model Project

Contacts
Grant Programs Served
  • Improving Criminal Justice Response
  • Legal Assistance For Victims
  • Rural
  • Sexual Assault Services Programs (SASP)
  • STOP Grant Programs
Substance Use and FJCs
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In partnership with the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma and Mental Health, Alliance for HOPE International will provided targeted training and technical assistance to assist communities in increasing their capacity to respond more effectively to the substance use-related needs of DV/SA survivors in Family Justice/Multi-Agency Centers.

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Grant Programs Served
  • STOP Grant Programs
Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention (TISP)
Summary

Training Institute on Strangulation Prevention (TISP)

Contacts
Grant Programs Served
  • Improving Criminal Justice Response
  • Legal Assistance For Victims
  • Rural
  • STOP Grant Programs

Alliance of Local Service Organizations

The Alliance of Local Service Organizations’ mission is to work in partnership with people living in risk of violence to promote safer homes and safer streets. ALSO’s vision is: Safe […]

The Alliance of Local Service Organizations’ mission is to work in partnership with people living in risk of violence to promote safer homes and safer streets. ALSO’s vision is: Safe Homes, Safe Streets.

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Comprehensive for the Underserved Grant Program
Summary

The Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) is the comprehensive technical assistance provider for the Office on Violence Against Women's Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Program. Through its Underserved Technical Assistance Project, ALSO provides training and technical assistance (TA) to Underserved grantee organizations to increase their capacity to develop and implement outreach strategies targeted at, and to provide victim services to, adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved populations. In this program, underserved refers to populations who face barriers in accessing and using victim services, and includes populations underserved because of geographic location, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, underserved racial and ethnic populations, populations underserved because of special needs (such as language barriers, disabilities, alienage status, or age). To provide this technical assistance, ALSO collaborates with a diverse team of consultants and subject matter experts to meet the unique and varied needs of these grantees. Project TA offerings include: annual grantee orientations and institutes/virtual trainings, topical webinars, peer-to-peer engagement opportunities, one-on-one tailored technical assistance and consultation, e-newsletters, written products, and curated online resources accessed through the project's public and grantee portal webpages.

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Grant Programs Served
  • Underserved
Comprehensive for the Children and Youth and Engaging Men Program
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The Serving Our Youth Technical Assistance Project provides training and technical assistance to the Children and Youth (CY) & Engaging Men (EM) OVW grantees to strengthen and build their capacity to respond effectively to children, young people and non-abusing caregivers who experience domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to engage boys and men as allies. The CYEM grantees represent some of the most diverse audiences in professional capacity in that it brings together direct service practitioners working with children exposed to violence, prevention educators, state and tribal coalitions, and community organizations (including organizations that are faith-based, culturally specific, and LGBTQ+ serving) working with youth who experience these intersecting forms of victimization; along with community organizations and agencies working to engage boys and men to prevent violence. The Serving Our Youth TA team is a partnership of two organizations: the Alliance of Local Service Organizations (ALSO) and Men Can Stop Rape (MCSR). This partnership has provided consistent, bold, and change-inspiring leadership to over 90 grantee organizations since 2013.

Contacts
Grant Programs Served
  • Consolidated Youth
STOP Comprehensive
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The STOP Technical Assistance to Administrators Resource Project (STAAR Project) is a national project that assists the 56 U.S. states and territories with the planning and implementation of federal STOP Formula Grants for the purpose of supporting victim services; improving legal system responses to domestic and dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and establishing coordinated community responses.

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Grant Programs Served
  • STOP Grant Programs