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Data and Indicators
Data on OVW grant programs can be found in Reports to Congress and on this page.
Discretionary Grant Programs' Key Performance Indicators: January 2025-June 2025
Data presented here reflect VAWA-funded activities and accomplishments reported to OVW by a subset of discretionary program grantees from January to June 2025, but do not include STOP or SASP Formula subgrantee data.
Preliminary Key Performance Indicators: July 2024-December 2024
These data reflect VAWA-funded activities and accomplishments reported to OVW by a subset of discretionary program grantees from July to December 2024, but do not include STOP or SASP Formula subgrantee data.
Studies with Published Results funded by OVW's Research and Evaluation Initiative
The Research and Evaluation (R&E) Initiative studies methods to prevent and address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. By studying these strategies' efficacy to serve victims and hold offenders accountable, the R&E Initiative helps communities assess their current programs and adopt proven strategies. The initiative supports researcher-practitioner partnerships and a broad range of research and evaluation methods, including qualitative, mixed-method, quasi-experimental, and experimental designs.
If you cannot access the full text using the links below, please email OVW.Research@usdoj.gov and request a pdf copy.
Project Title: Effects of Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Programs on Attitudes and Behavior among College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
- Project Period: 10/1/2019 - 5/31/2022
- Funded Amount: $298,003.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- Effects of campus intimate partner violence prevention programs on psychological and physical violence outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Effects of Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Programs on Attitudes and Behaviors Among American College Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Kettrey et al.’s Meta-Analysis Is Not About Empowerment Self-Defense Programs: A Response to Hollander et al
- Who Is Considered a Potential Victim, Perpetrator, or Bystander? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Research Evaluating Gender-Specific Campus Sexual Assault Prevention Programs Implemented in the United States
Project Title: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Culturally Specific Victim Service Program: The LA VIDA Partnership
- Project Period: 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2021
- Funded Amount: $348,339.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
Project Title: A National Portrait of Judicial Engagement in Coordinated Community Response to Intimate Partner Violence
- Project Period: 10/1/2017 - 6/30/2021
- Funded Amount: $300,000.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
Project Title: A National Portrait of Restorative Justice Responses to Intimate Partner Violence
- Project Period: 1/1/2017-6/30/2019
- Funded Amount: $271,720.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
Project Title: Bridging the Gap Research Project
- Project Period: 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2018
- Funded Amount: $134,666
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
Project Title: A Randomized Trial of the Duluth Model and ACTV for Domestic Violence
- Project Period: 11/1/2017 - 10/31/2022
- Funded Amount: $391,090.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- A Randomized Clinical Trial of Virtually‑Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and the Duluth Model for Men Court‑Mandated to a Domestic Violence Program
- Psychological Flexibility, Traditional Masculinity Ideology, and Parenting Among Fathers in IPV Intervention Programs
- Changes in Sexist Beliefs and Psychological Flexibility Among Men Court Mandated to Domestic Violence Programs
Project Title: Evaluating a Victim Notification Protocol for Untested Sexual Assault Kits (SAKs): How Do Survivors Define Justice Years After an Assault?
- Project Period: 11/1/2018 - 7/31/2022
- Funded Amount: $417,640.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- “It Made Me Feel Like Someone Wasn't Doing Their Job:” Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) Victim Notifications and Institutional Betrayal by the Criminal Legal System
- Understanding Sexual Assault Survivors' Perspectives on Archiving Qualitative Data: Implications for Feminist Approaches to Open Science
- Open science and data sharing in trauma research: Developing a trauma-informed protocol for archiving sensitive qualitative data
- Post-assault health care for sexual assault survivors during COVID-19: a mixed methods analysis of service rates in a predominately African American community
- The impacts of COVID-19 on criminal legal proceedings and victim advocacy for sexual assault survivors
- Victim Notification Protocols for Untested Sexual Assault Kits: Survivors’ and Advocates’ Perspectives on Law Enforcement-Led Outreach Methods
- Community-based advocacy in “cold case” sexual assault prosecutions: A qualitative exploration of survivors’ and advocates’ experiences
- Open-Science Guidance for Qualitative Research: An Empirically Validated Approach for De-Identifying Sensitive Narrative Data
- “This Time It Was Different:” Creating a Multidisciplinary, Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Approach to Sexual Assault Cold Case Investigations and Prosecutions
- Exploring Survivors’ Decisions to Re-Engage with the Criminal Legal System in Cold Case Sexual Assault Investigations
- The Prosecution of Sexual Assault Cases with Forensic DNA Evidence: Survivors’ Testimony Experiences
Project Title: Preventing and Responding to Cyberstalking: Nationally Representative Data for Policy and Interventions
- Project Period: 11/1/2019 - 10/31/2022
- Funded Amount: $449,635.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- Perceived Impact of COVID-19 on Cyberabuse, Sexual Aggression, and Intimate Partner Violence Among U.S. Young Adults
- The Victim-Offender Overlap in Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Nationally Representative Findings Among U.S. Young Adults
- U.S. Young Adults’ Professional Help-Seeking in Response to Technology-Facilitated Abuse
- Stress, Suicidality, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Emotional Distress, and Social Isolation Among U.S. Adults Experiencing Online Abuse or Harassment
- Technology-facilitated abuse among Americans age 50 and older: a latent class analysis
- Experiences of Technology-Facilitated Abuse Among Sexual and Gender Minorities
- Technology-facilitated abuse of young adults in the United States: A latent class analysis
- Economic Impacts of Technology-Facilitated Abuse Among U.S. Young Adults
Project Title: Research and Evaluation of Houston Police Department's Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Survivors
- Project Period: 10/1/2016 - 5/31/2021
- Funded Amount: $393,049.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- Investigative decision-making in sexual assault case processing
- The Effect of Rape Myth Endorsement on Police Response to Sexual Assault Survivors
- Police Arrest Decision in IPV Cases with Previous Stalking
- The nexus between intimate partner violence and stalking: Examining the arrest decision (Note: This is a more detailed publication of Police Arrest Decision in IPV Cases with Previous Stalking by the same authors)
- Heterosexual and Same-sex Intimate Partner Violence: Police Attributions of Victim Culpability
- Exploring blue lines: An examination of rape myth acceptance and perceived preparedness in responding to calls for service among police officers
- “Real Rape” and “Real Victims”: Revisiting Police Decision-Making in Sexual Assault Case Processing
- Does Training Affect Rape and Domestic Violence Myth Endorsement Among Police Personnel? A Trend Analysis
- Focal Concerns and Intimate Partner Violence Case Processing: Predicting Arrest Using a Stratified Random Sample of Police Case File Data
- Intimate Partner Violence Among Sexual Minorities: Predicting Police Officer Arrest Decisions
- Perceptions of Victim Advocates and Predictors of Service Referral Among Law Enforcement Personnel
- Police Arrest Decisions in Heterosexual and Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence Scenarios
- Police Officers’ Attributions of Victim Culpability in Scenarios of Same-Sex Intimate Partner Violence
- Police Perceptions of Crime Victim Behaviors: A Trend Analysis Exploring Mandatory Training and Knowledge of Sexual and Domestic Violence Survivors’ Trauma Responses
- Police Response to Family Violence: The Effect of Mandatory Training on Case Processing Using Redacted Case Notes
- Police Response to Latina Immigrant Intimate Partner Violence Victims: A Qualitative Analysis
- Policing Nonfatal Strangulation within the Context of Intimate Partner Violence
- Predicting Police Endorsement of Myths Surrounding Intimate Partner Violence
- Providing Support to Victims: Police Officers’ Service Referral Provision and Advocate Involvement in Domestic Violence Incidents
- Supporting Victims of Sexual Assault: The Effect of “Real Rape Mythology” and “Worthy Victim” Stereotypes on Police Decisions Regarding Service Referral and Advocate Involvement in Sexual Assault Cases
- Police Decisions in a Rape Scenario: The Effect of Trauma Response, Forensic Evidence, Stranger–Perpetrators, and Rape Mythology
Project Title: Safe Transitions: Longitudinal Examination of Domestic Violence Transitional Housing Models on Survivor Outcomes
- Project Period: 11/1/2020 - 10/31/2026
- Funded Amount: $1,000,000.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- Family Health and Wellbeing in Domestic Violence Transitional Housing: Service Provider Perspectives
- A Model for Advocacy Approaches and Goals in Domestic Violence Transitional Housing
- Understanding the landscape of domestic violence transitional housing: services and housing for rural and non-rural clientele
Project Title: A Collaboration to Evaluate the Outcomes of a Therapeutic Horticulture Program at a Domestic Violence Shelter
- Project Period: 1/1/2017 - 12/31/2022
- Funded Amount: $449,999.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- A Collaboration to Evaluate the Outcomes of a Therapeutic Horticulture Program at a Domestic Violence Shelter (email OVW.Research@usdoj.gov for PDF copy)
Project Title: Healing among Rural & Indigenous Women Victims of Domestic Violence: A Mixed-Methodological Analysis
- Project Period: 11/1/2020 - 10/31/2024
- Funded Amount: $450,000.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
Project Title: Perceptions of Justice for Domestic Violence Survivors: Capturing Underserved Voices and Practitioner Alignment
- Project Period: 11/1/2021 - 4/30/2024
- Funded Amount: $450,000.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- Guiding Principles for Justice Responses in Domestic Violence Cases Survivor-Informed Recommendations for the Field
- Comparing Domestic Violence Survivors’ and Practitioners’ Perceptions of Justice
- Striving toward Justice: Diverse Domestic Violence Survivors’ and Practitioners Perceptions of Justice, Accountability, and Safety
From Trauma to Hope: Findings on Resilience and Hope among Domestic Violence Survivors
Project Title: Examining the Implementation of the SAFE Protocol: A National Snapshot and Case Study Analysis
- Project Period: 11/1/2018 - 7/31/2021
- Funded Amount: $602,701.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- Evaluation of the Implementation of the Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Exam (SAFE) Protocol Methods, Data Collection Activities, and Participants
- State of SANE Programs in the US
- Paying for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Exams How States and Jurisdictions Pay for Exams So Survivors Do Not Have To
- Sustaining Community-Based Approaches for Survivors of Sexual Assault
- Implementation of the SAFE Protocol Implementation of the National Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations (SAFE) Protocol
- Supporting Implementation of the National Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations (SAFE) Protocol Suggested Next Steps in Training and Technical Assistance
Project Title: Evaluation Of a Cross-System Cooperative Response to Adolescent Sexual Assault Victims
- Project Period: 11/1/2017 - 10/31/2022
- Funded Amount: $313,558.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- Mandatory Reporting and Adolescent Sexual Assault
- Adolescents and sexual assault: A critical integrative review
- “I Had to Make it Safe in My Mind”: Strategizing and Harm Insulation Among Sexual Assault Survivors
- The Impact of Mandatory Reporting Policies on Adolescent Sexual Assault Case Progression in the Criminal Legal System
Project Title: Beyond Violence: IPV and Sexual Violence in the Lives of Women Offenders
- Project Period: 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2019
- Funded Amount: $399,998.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
Project Title: Researcher-Practitioner Partnership to Promote Safety of Asian Women: Effectiveness of a Community-based Intervention
- Project Period: 1/1/2022 - 6/30/2025
- Funded Amount: $477,195.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
Project Title: Promoting Victim Safety in Immigrant Communities: Virtual Case Simulation Training for Religious Leaders
- Project Period: 11/1/2018 - 10/31/2021
- Funded Amount: $439,542.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
Project Title: Co-Located Supportive Services to Reduce Recidivism in Batterer Intervention
- Project Period: 11/1/2019 - 10/31/2024
- Funded Amount: $420,919.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
Project Title: Preventing and Responding to Cyberstalking: Nationally Representative Data for Policy and Interventions
- Project Period: 11/1/2019 - 10/31/2022
- Funded Amount: $449,635.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- Perceived Impact of COVID-19 on Cyberabuse, Sexual Aggression, and Intimate Partner Violence Among U.S. Young Adults
- The Victim-Offender Overlap in Technology-Facilitated Abuse: Nationally Representative Findings Among U.S. Young Adults
- U.S. Young Adults’ Professional Help-Seeking in Response to Technology-Facilitated Abuse
- Stress, Suicidality, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Emotional Distress, and Social Isolation Among U.S. Adults Experiencing Online Abuse or Harassment
- Technology-facilitated abuse among Americans age 50 and older: a latent class analysis
- Experiences of Technology-Facilitated Abuse Among Sexual and Gender Minorities
- Technology-facilitated abuse of young adults in the United States: A latent class analysis
- Economic Impacts of Technology-Facilitated Abuse Among U.S. Young Adults
Project Title: Improving social support quality among survivors seeking acute post-rape care: Testing a supporter-targeted intervention
- Project Period: 11/1/2020 - 4/30/2025
- Funded Amount: $449,977.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
Project Title: A Process and Outcome Evaluation of a Transitional Living Program for Women with Histories of Substance Use Disorders and Domestic and/or Sexual Violence
- Project Period: 10/1/2016 - 9/30/2021
- Funded Amount: $398,857.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- Sowing the Seeds of Recovery: A Qualitative Study of Women in Recovery From Addiction and Victimization
- Outcomes Associated with Participation in a Sober Living Home for Women with Histories of Domestic and Sexual Violence Victimization and Substance Use
- Support, Education, Empowerment & Directions (SEEDs): Toolkit
- What relates to length of stay in a sober living home among women with histories of victimization and addiction? A longitudinal analysis
- Post-traumatic Growth in Women with Histories of Addiction and Victimization Residing in a Sober Living Home
- Reactions to Participating in Trauma and Addiction Research Among Women in a Sober Living Home: A Brief Report
Project Title: Evaluation of LEAP (Leadership for Empowerment and Abuse Prevention): A Healthy Relationship Curriculum for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Project Period: 11/1/2017 - 10/31/2021
- Funded Amount: $400,000.00
- Publicly Available Research Publications:
- “You Can Change Your Mind About Who You Trust”: People with Intellectual Disability’s Understanding About Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships
- Using video vignettes in research and program evaluation for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities: A case study of the Leadership for Empowerment and Abuse Prevention (LEAP) project