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Family Violence Prevention & Services Program
Shawndell N. Dawson Program Specialist
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
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
FVPSA State Formula Grants
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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
FVPSA Formula Grants (Continued)
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FY 2009 Tribal Program Awards Totaled $13,005,200
Tribal Grants Range: Approximately $26,800 to $2,300,000
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FY 2010 State Domestic Violence Coalition Awards: $245,382 per Coalition
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
FVPSA California Contact
Leigh Bills, Chief of Domestic Violence Section California Emergency Management Agency 3655 SCHRIEVER AVENUE MATHER, CALIFORNIA 95655 Phone (916)324-7207 [email protected]
www.calema.ca.gov
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
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
FPVSA Discretionary Grants
Discretionary grants permit the federal government, according to specific authorizing legislation, to
exercise judgment, or "discretion,"
through a in selecting the applicant/recipient organization,
competitive grant process.
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
New 2010 FVPSA Program Discretionary Grants
Expanding Services for Children and Youth Expanding Leadership Opportunities for Underrepresented Groups
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
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)
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
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
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
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
Grant Announcement Resources
DHHS ACF: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/ope n/foa/ Grants.Gov: http://www.grants.gov/ VAWnet: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/ope n/foa/
Family Violence Prevention & Services Program Family & Youth Services Bureau Administration for Children and Families U.S. Department of Health & Human Services 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW Suite 8216 Washington, DC 20024 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/cont ent/programs/fv.htm