OVW’s CLSSP Orientation Sustainability Panel AN OVERVIEW OF THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION & SERVICES PROGRAM Shawndell Dawson, Senior Program Specialist Family Violence Prevention and Services Program Administration for Children & Families US Department of Health and Human Services
FVPSA’s Legacy 1984 -2014 www.learnaboutFVPSA.com Offering Families First authorized as Impacted by DV part of the Child Connections to Abuse Amendments Safety & Support for of 1984 (PL 98 – 30 Years 457), the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act has been amended eight times.
FVPSA Network of DV Services
Funding by Statute v. FY12 Allocation FY12 Appropriation: $129,546,700
FVPSA Formula Grants Overview State & Territory grants 70% Awards are based on population formula Managed by FVPSA State Administrators Tribal grants 10% Awards to tribes and tribal organizations Annual application to receive funding Coalition grants 10% Awards to the designated, statewide, domestic violence Coalitions as described in 10402(11) and 10411(c)(1) of FVPSA Annual application to receive funding
FVPSA Discretionary Grant Program Facts 1% of overall funding budget Competitive process Peer reviewed selection process Cooperative Grant Agreements with substantial involvement
FVPSA’s Culturally Specific Programming History Specialized Outreach Demonstration Projects for Services to Underserved and Diverse Populations (2000 – 2011) Expanding Leadership Opportunities within the Domestic Violence Field for Members of Underrepresented Groups (2010 - 2015) Indian Health Care Domestic Violence Initiative (2005 - 2006) Minority Training Grant Stipends in Domestic Violence for Historically Black, Hispanic-Serving, and Tribal Colleges and Universities (2005 - 2006)
Women of Color Network Leadership Academy Completed first 2 years of project to develop18- month long academy Trained 56 DV advocates (Fellows) from underrepresented communities Held 1 st Graduation in April 2013
2013 FVPSA Culturally Specific Grant Programs LGBTQ Capacity Building Learning Center Develop and identify effective approaches for serving LGBTQ survivors of intimate partner violence Educate domestic violence service providers on how to accommodate LGBTQ survivors 3-year cooperative agreement, funded at $300k/year Culturally Specific Trauma Services for Families Impact by Domestic Violence 7 grantees funded to develop trauma-informed domestic violence services tailored to their cultural community context Support from OVW allowed for the funding of 2 additional grantees 4-year cooperative agreements, funded at $157K/year
Grant Announcement Resources HHS/ACF/FYSB: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/ foa/office/acyf_fysb HHS Forecasts: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/hhsgrantsfor ecast/ Grants.Gov: http://www.grants.gov/ VAWnet Funding Alerts: http://www.vawnet.org/
Programming & Partnerships
FVPSA’s Partnership Vision Agencies will have the ability to: 12 • Recognize domestic Recognize violence and its impact; • React appropriately, React with trauma- informed strategies; and • Refer victims and Refer their children to appropriate assistance
Focus Areas Sustaining domestic violence services and programming Building health and social service collaborations to meet the needs of survivors and their children Improving health care systems responses to domestic violence Ensuring accessibility of DV services and increasing accessibility awareness which includes rights, responsibilities, and Federal guidance Strengthening partnerships between states, tribes, and coalitions
Our Commitments Raise grantees awareness about domestic violence, trauma-informed and culturally specific programming Seek opportunities to foster meaningful partnerships with culturally specific community based organizations Build partnerships with culturally specific researchers and culturally specific community based organizations to bolster the evidence based Prioritize training and partnerships to increase linguistic and culturally specific accessibility of services
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence Cross-Agency Training & TA for the Children’s Bureau Office of Child Abuse & Neglect Collaborations Home Visitation & Domestic Violence FVPSA efforts across Training & TA for the Children’s Bureau/HRSA/Maternal & HHS Child Health Bureau Domestic Violence in Refugee Families; Human Trafficking Vision: Training & TA for the Office for Refugees & Resettlement TANF, Domestic Violence & Economic Security; 1. Every health and human Responsible Fatherhood & Healthy Marriage services agency can… Training & TA for the Office of Financial Assistance Recognize domestic Assets for Domestic Violence Survivors Project violence & its impact; Partnership with Office for Community Service Assets for Independence React appropriately, with Primary Prevention by the National Resource trauma-informed Center on Domestic Violence & State Domestic strategies; and Violence Coalitions Refer victims and their Partnership with the CDC National Center for Injury Prevention & Control children to appropriate assistance. IPV Screening & Counseling Research Symposium Co-chaired by ACF, NIH, OWH
Resources
FVPSA State Administrators & Domestic Violence Coalitions 17 State & Territorial Domestic Violence Coalitions www.nnedv.org/resourc es/coalitions.html FVPSA State Administrators http://www.acf.hhs.gov /sites/default/files/fysb /statecontactlist.pdf
FVPSA’s Resource Centers & Institutes Resource Center on DV: National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence Child Protection & Custody
Addressing the Health Consequences of DV www.healthcaresaboutipv.org
Education Efforts: FVPSA Website www.acf.hhs.gov/fvpsa 20 Articles: DV research, best practices, and training tools Getting Help with Domestic Violence Resources: Health Cares about IPV, DV Evidence Project, & Promising Futures Without Violence
Visit LearnAboutFVPSA.com 21
Contact Information Shawndell Dawson, Senior Program Specialist Family Violence Prevention & Services Program Family & Youth Services Bureau Administration on Children, Youth & Families Administration for Children & Families U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (202)205-1476 Shawndell.Dawson@acf.hhs.gov www.acf.hhs.gov/fvpsa
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