STOP VAWA funds are received from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women and allocated to law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and non-profit, non-governmental victim services providers to reduce violent crimes against women.
NEW Competitive Funding Opportunity Available as of March 20, 2013:
The FY 2013 - 2015 STOP Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Competitive Request for Applications (RFA) seeks applications from all agencies eligible to receive the STOP Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) subgrant funds. Eligible applicants for competitive STOP Program law enforcement and prosecution allocation category funds for the FY 2013 – 2015 grant award period include:
- State, local and tribal law enforcement (including probation and parole);
- State, local and tribal prosecution; and
- Non-profit, non-governmental victim services, and community-based (including faith-based) organizations applying “for the benefit of law enforcement or prosecution”.
Only the Oregon Judicial Department is eligible for the court allocation funds in a non-competitive award. The VAWA Advisory Board approved and designated the allocation of the five percent court allocation in FY 2013 – 2015 for use by OJD to support statewide projects that benefit the 27 judicial districts around the state.
Approximately $1.7 – 1.9 million dollars in VAWA funds will be distributed to eligible applicants as a result of this competitive solicitation. Annual awards will be given up to a maximum award of $90,000 per year for a total award of $180,000 for the two year award period (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2015).
Funds are currently allocated through a five-year competitive application processes in statutorily specific categories.
Five-Year Competitive Funds (ending June 30, 2013)
25% for Law Enforcement: $408,700
25% for Prosecution: $408,700
5% for Courts: $81,740
Non-Competitive Funds
30% for Victim Services: $490,440
15% for Discretionary (used in the Victim Services Category): $245,220
A total of 15 programs received 2012/2013 STOP VAWA Competitive funding ($899,140) beginning on July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013. A total of 38 projects received 2012/2013 STOP VAWA non-competitive funding ($735,660) beginning on July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013.
The VAWA Advisory Board made it a priority to serve sexual assault victims, and set a 25% sexual assault set-aside, in which 25% of the total VAWA funding allocated to subgrantees ($411,174 in fiscal year 2012) goes to support sexual assault services.
STOP VAWA funds are not awarded to individuals.
Grant Fund Coordinator contact information assigned to specific programs can be found at: Fund Coordinators Across the State.
For additional information about VAWA please contact:
Diana Fleming, Fund Coordinator
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-4096
Diana.L.Fleming@doj.state.or.us
503-378-6260
Tera Widger, Grant Specialist
1162 Court Street NE
Salem, OR 97301-4096
Tera.A.Widger@doj.state.or.us
503-378-5308