COVID-19 Updates | FAQs | Discretionary Grants | Formula Grants | Guides
Prison Rape Elimination Act | Other
COVID-19 Updates
- June 29, 2020
COVID-19 Update for Grantees - Updated Guidance on Short-Term Administrative Relief for Grantees Impacted by COVID-19 - April 30, 2020 COVID-19 Update for Grantees - Resource Guide for Grantees
- March 27, 2020 COVID-19 Update for Grantees - Additional Flexibilities for the STOP Formula Program
- March 26, 2020 COVID-19 Update for Grantees - Guidance to Award Recipients Impacted by COVID-19: Short-Term Relief for Various Administrative, Financial Management, and Audit Requirements
- March 19, 2020 COVID-19 Update for Grantees - FAQs for OVW Grantees Regarding the Payment and Use of Leave for Grant-Funded Staff
- March 19, 2020 COVID-19 Update for Grantees - Message from the OVW Acting Director
- March 17, 2020 COVID-19 Update for Grantees - Message from the OVW Acting Director
Frequently Asked Questions
- Oct 2018, FAQ - State Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes (PDF). This FAQ pertains to STOP Violence Against Women Grant Program implementation planning (34 U.S.C. 10446(c)(2)(F)).
- Oct 2017, FAQ - STOP Formula Grants. This FAQ is relevant for STOP Formula Program grants issued in fiscal year 2017 and later and subgrants issued after December 29, 2016.
- Oct 2017, FAQ - VAWA Confidentiality Provision (34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(2))
- May 2016, FAQ - The Intersection of the STOP Formula Program and the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PDF)
- Feb 2016, FAQ - STOP Formula Grants (PDF). This FAQ is relevant only for STOP Program funds awarded in fiscal years 2015 and 2016.
- Oct 2015, FAQ - Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant Program (SASP Formula) (PDF)
- April 2014, FAQ - Nondiscrimination Grant Condition in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (PDF) These FAQs address the VAWA 2013 nondiscrimination grant condition, including the obligations of VAWA recipients and what people may do if they believe they have experienced discrimination barred by this new nondiscrimination grant condition. These FAQs are not intended to address all questions that may arise about the new nondiscrimination grant condition.
- Feb 2014, FAQ - STOP Formula Grants (PDF). This FAQ is relevant only for STOP Program funds awarded in fiscal year 2014
- Jan 2013, FAQ - STOP Formula Grants (PDF). This FAQ is relevant only for funds awarded in fiscal years 2013 and earlier.
Discretionary Grants
- OVW Training Guiding Principles for Grantees and Subgrantees (PDF)
- Guiding Principles for Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program (PDF), 2007
- Minimum Standards of Training for Campus Security Personnel and Campus Disciplinary and Judicial Boards (PDF)
- Minimum Standards for Establishing A Mandatory Prevention and Education Program for all Incoming Students on Campus (PDF)
- Minimum Standards for Creating a Coordinated Community Response to Violence Against Women on Campus (PDF)
STOP & SASP Formula Grants
- Guidance on Commingling of Funds (PDF), July 2017
- STOP Formula Program Implementation Plan Checklist, February 2017 (PDF)
- Fact Sheet on STOP Violence Against Women Formula Funds and Prison Rape Elimination Act Reduction/Reallocation (PDF), May 2014. See also FAQ-The Intersection of the STOP Formula Program and the Prison Rape Elimination Act, May 2016 (PDF)
- Match Requirement for STOP Formula Grants (PDF)
Solicitation Companion Guides
- FY 2020 Solicitation Companion Guide: OVW Grant Programs and Post-Award Information (PDF)
- FY 2019 Solicitation Companion Guide: OVW Grant Programs and Post-Award Information (PDF)
- FY 2018 Solicitation Companion Guide: OVW Grant Programs and Post-Award Information (PDF)
- FY 2017 Solicitation Companion Guide: OVW Grant Programs and Post-Award Information (PDF)
- FY 2014 Solicitation Companion Guide: OVW Grant Programs and Pertinent Post-Award Information (PDF)
- FY 2014 Guide to Understanding the Requirements of CTAS Purpose Area #5 (PDF)
Prison Rape Elimination Act
- Prison Rape Elimination Act Worksheet Guide (The Step-by-Step Instructions), 2015 (PDF)
- 2016 Prison Rape Elimination Act Worksheet (Download Excel file)
- 2015 Prison Rape Elimination Act Worksheet (Download Excel file)
- 2014 Prison Rape Elimination Worksheet (Download Excel file)
Other
Updated June 30, 2020