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Family Violence Prevention & Services Program Overview

This overview provides information on the Family Violence Prevention & Services Program, including grants, resources, and services for victims of family violence. Learn more about the program's components and funding opportunities.

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Family Violence Prevention & Services Program Overview

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  1. Family Violence Prevention & Services Program Shawndell N. Dawson Program Specialist

  2. FVPSA Core Components • “The purpose of these grants is to assist States (and Territories) in establishing, maintaining, and expanding programs and projects to prevent family violence and to provide immediate shelter and related assistance for victims of family violence and their dependents.” • Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, 42 U.S.C. sections 10401 through 10421

  3. FVPSA Grants Overview • Formula Grants • States and Territories • Tribes • State Domestic Violence Coalitions • Discretionary Grants • National Domestic Violence Hotline • National and Special issue Resource Centers • Expanding Services for Children and Youth • Expanding Leadership Opportunities for Underserved Groups

  4. FVPSA State Formula Grants • FY 2010 Awards to States and Territories Totaled $91,024,268 • 70% FVPSA Appropriation • State Awards Range: • $719,696 (VT) to $7,681,641 (CA) • $130,052 for Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands and Northern Mariana Islands

  5. FVPSA Formula Grants(Continued) • FY 2009 Tribal Program Awards Totaled $13,005,200 • Tribal Grants Range: Approximately $26,800 to $2,300,000 • FY 2010 State Domestic Violence Coalition Awards: $245,382 per Coalition

  6. FVPSA California Overview • Total State Award: $7,101,954 • # of DV Programs Funded: 85 • # of Women Served: 72,765 • # of Children Served: 18,442 • # of Men Served: 5,688 • # of Shelter Nights: 478,199 • Unmet Request for Shelter: 11,880

  7. FVPSA California Contact Leigh Bills, Chief of Domestic Violence Section California Emergency Management Agency 3655 SCHRIEVER AVENUE MATHER, CALIFORNIA 95655 Phone (916)324-7207 leigh.bills@calema.ca.gov www.calema.ca.gov

  8. FVPSA-Funded Domestic Violence Programs • 1,675 Local Programs • FVPSA-Funded Programs: • Served over 1.2 Million victims of domestic violence and their children • Provided more than 7.1 Million shelter bednights • Received over 2.7 Million crisis/hotline calls

  9. Services for Children • Over 309,000 children served • More than 116,000 sheltered • More than 1.6 Million attended youth targeted domestic violence community education events

  10. FPVSA Discretionary Grants Discretionary grants permit the federal government, according to specific authorizing legislation, to exercise judgment, or "discretion," in selecting the applicant/recipient organization, through a competitive grant process.

  11. FVPSA Discretionary Grant Program Facts • 2.5% of overall funding budget • Competitive process • Cooperative grant agreements • Anticipated application schedule: every 3 - 5 years dependent upon funding

  12. New 2010 FVPSA Program Discretionary Grants • Expanding Services for Children and Youth • Expanding Leadership Opportunities for Underrepresented Groups

  13. National Domestic Violence Hotline • Annual funding of $3.2 Million • National Domestic Violence Hotline (24 Hours) • 800-799 SAFE (7233) • Crisis intervention and referrals for services throughout the country • Responds to over 22,000 calls each month • National Teen Dating Abuse Helpline (24 Hours) • 866-331-9474 • www.loveisrespect.org

  14. Discretionary Grants: Culturally Specific Institutes • Asian and Pacific Islander Institute on Domestic Violence (APIIDV) • Institute on Domestic Violence in the African American Community (IDVACC) • Encuentro Latino National Institute on Family Violence (ELNIFV) • Immigrant Family Violence Institute (NIFVI)

  15. Discretionary Grants: National Resource Centers • National Resource Center on Domestic Violence • Resource Center on Domestic Violence Child Protection and Custody • Battered Women’s Justice Project

  16. Discretionary Grants: National Resource Centers • National Health Resource Center on Domestic • National Center on Domestic Violence Trauma & Mental Health • Sacred Circle, National Resource Center to End Violence Against Native Women

  17. Discretionary Grants: Open Doors to Safety: Capacity Building Grants for Domestic Violence Programs • Mental Health & Substance Abuse • Alabama Coalition Against Domestic Violence • Idaho Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence • New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic Violence

  18. Discretionary Grants: Open Doors to Safety: Capacity Building Grants for Domestic Violence Programs • Incarcerated or Formerly Incarcerated Survivors • Kentucky Domestic Violence Association • Michigan Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence • Technical Assistance • National Network to End Domestic Violence

  19. Grant Announcement Resources • DHHS ACF: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/ • Grants.Gov: http://www.grants.gov/ • VAWnet: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/

  20. Family Violence Prevention & Services ProgramFamily & Youth Services BureauAdministration for Children and FamiliesU.S. Department of Health & Human Services1250 Maryland Avenue, SWSuite 8216Washington, DC 20024http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/content/programs/fv.htm

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