Toolkit

OVW and TA2TA, as the comprehensive TA provider for OVW’s Training and Technical Assistance Initiative, provide both virtual and in-person new TA provider orientations. These orientations provide an introduction to OVW, grant management, including financial management, and resources specifically for TA providers. For both types of orientations, OVW program specialists and staff and TA2TA staff are available to answer questions you may have.

1. Virtual New TA Provider Orientations

   Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all New Grantee Orientations will be held virtually. As such, TA2TA and OVW created an Orientations webpage with agendas, resources, and webinars specific to each grant program.

   View Orientations Page View TA Program Orientation Page

2. In-Person TA Provider Orientation

   Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all New Grantee Orientations will be held virtually. As such, TA2TA and OVW created an Orientations webpage with agendas, resources, and webinars specific to each grant program, including the Technical Assistance Program.

   View TA Program Orientation Page

3. Calendar

   The special conditions of the cooperative agreements between OVW and TA providers require TA providers to post all pending and approved project events to the TA2TA Calendar. This allows other TA providers, OVW grantees, subgrantees, potential grantees, and OVW to avoid scheduling conflicts, be informed about TA provider events, and access in-person and online educational opportunities.

   View TA2TA Calendar Add Event to TA2TA Calendar

4. Library

   The special conditions of the cooperative agreements between OVW and TA providers require TA providers to post all written products and resources developed under the award to the TA Resource Library. This library is a centralized location where TA providers, grantees, subgrantees, and potential grantees can access valuable information, strategies, and practices developed by all OVW TA providers.

   View Library Add Resource to Library

Through the TA2TA website, you can request meeting, roundtable, and webinar services from TA2TA; upload training and TA events and written products and resources to comply with award special conditions; access newsletters and webinars specifically for TA providers; and create or update your TA2TA Directory listing with your organization point of contact and project information.

1. Awareness

   In 1994 Congress passed the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) in recognition of the severity of crimes associated with domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. TA2TA developed dedicated webpages in order to bring awareness to these issues all year round and to provide ways to promote awareness in your communities.

   View Awareness Pages

2. COVID-19

   TA2TA developed a Resources and Information on COVID-19 Response webpage that contains and consolidates the COVID-19 specific resources, events, and webpages developed by OVW's Training and Technical Assistance projects, and other federal agencies, to help programs, grantees, and potential grantees continue to provide high quality support and advocacy to survivors during this pandemic.

   View COVID-19 Page

3. Dashboard

   When you log in to the TA2TA website, you will be taken directly to your dashboard. Here you can manage your profile and organizational settings and calendar, directory, and library listings, obtain download statistics for your publications posted to this site, request TA2TA services, and engage with your TA Provider community through the TA2TA Forum.

   View Dashboard

4. Directory

   The TA Provider Directory serves as a resource for both TA providers and grantees, subgrantees, and potential grantees. It provides information about other OVW TA providers, a description of their TA project, the project point of contact, and the grant programs served. It is up to the TA provider to maintain and update the directory information. Each website user associated with your organization has the ability to modify this information.

   View Directory Create/Update Directory Listing

5. Roundtables

   Through roundtables, TA providers can delve deeper into and identify strategies to address the challenges facing OVW grantees to respond effectively to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and abuse in later life. TA2TA may cover the cost of hosting virtual and in-person roundtables and provide logistical support, in whole or in part, as determined by OVW.

   View TA2TA Calendar Request a Roundtable

6. Webinars

   Through TA2TA’s webinar platform and services, TA providers can host a webinar of up to 1,000 participants at no cost. TA2TA sets up your webinar, provides live support during the webinar, conducts practice sessions for presenters, and secures closed captioning and/or language interpreters. Within a week after your webinar, you will receive a webinar report from TA2TA with participant numbers, a recording of your webinar, and the closed captioning transcript.

   View Webinar Services FAQ Request a Webinar Accesible Webinars

In addition to NCJFCJ, other OVW TA providers that collaborate with TA2TA and OVW on this project include Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence, Futures Without Violence, Vera Institute of Justice, and Violence Against Women Act Measuring Effectiveness Initiative. These partners provide resources developed to help TA providers implement their projects and to support their provision of training and TA to the OVW grantees they serve.

1. Institute for Leadership in Education Development (I-LED)

   The I-LED is a series of workshops for OVW TA Providers hosted by Futures Without Violence. This series of workshops include: The Effective Program and Curriculum Development Workshop (2.5 days) that focuses on the process of designing a program and creating a program or curriculum outline; the Faculty Development Workshop (2.5 days) that outlines the process for planning a program in the context of learning how to facilitate education/training programs effectively; the Effective Facilitation Skills Workshop (2 days) that focuses on effective skills to prepare for and conduct facilitation of small and large meetings (excluding trainings); and the Distance Learning Workshop (2.5 days) that focuses on assisting participants in determining achievable objectives for distance learning programs and providing the most effective, interactive delivery methods within the constraints of the technological methods used.

   Visit I-LED

2. Interpretation Technical Assistance Resource Center (ITARC)

   The Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence operates the ITARC, which provides TA and training on language access rights and laws, interpretation and interpreters, and tools and resources. Some of the issues ITARC provides TA and training on include: knowing the Federal and state laws and policies on language access in civil and criminal courts; training and qualifying standards for court interpretation and interpreting for victims and survivors; and finding and working with interpreters. Tools and resources provided by ITARC include: demographics and census data; glossaries and dictionaries; guidelines and standards; language access laws and plans; technologies for interpretation; translated materials and translation; and web-based trainings.

   Visit ITARC

3. Center on Victimization and Safety (CVS)

   Vera Institute of Justice operates CVS, which works with communities across the country, including OVW TA providers, to fashion services that reach, appeal to, and benefit all victims. The CVS’s work includes the End Abuse of People with Disabilities Initiative that promotes collaboration between disability and service organizations and enhances organizational capacity to serve Deaf survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault and survivors with disabilities. This initiative offers resources and tip sheets on creating an inclusive movement, including creating accessible in-person events, enhancing the accessibility of virtual events, and designing electronic and print resources with access in mind.

   Visit CVS

4. Violence Against Women Act Measuring Effectiveness Initiative (VAWA MEI)

   The VAWA MEI project helps OVW document and track the work being done by OVW grantees nationwide. Together, VAWA MEI and OVW developed and implemented a state-of-the-art, multi-media approach to measuring the effectiveness of the work funded by OVW. VAWA MEI constructs customized reporting forms, provides TA and training to grantees who use their forms, and disseminates the data in various reports, including draft Reports to Congress that are prepared for OVW.

   Visit VAWA MEI View TA Reporting Toolkit