Ohio Alliance To End Sexual Violence

THE RURAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (RURAL PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 12341. RURAL PROGRAM FUNDS ARE USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS THAT: 1) IDENTIFY, ASSESS, AND APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 2) ESTABLISH AND EXPAND VICTIM SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES TO CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS; 3) INCREASE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES, BY (A) DEALING DIRECTLY AND IMMEDIATELY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, DATING VIOLENCE, AND STALKING; AND (B) CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PREVENT THESE CRIMES; AND 4) DEVELOP, EXPAND, IMPLEMENT, AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SEXUAL ASSAULT FORENSIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION OR SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROGRAMS. GRANTEES MUST USE AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR PROJECTS: 1) IMPLEMENT, EXPAND, AND ESTABLISH COOPERATIVE EFFORTS AND PROJECTS AMONG LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, PROSECUTORS, VICTIM SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER RELATED PARTIES TO INVESTIGATE AND PROSECUTE INCIDENTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING; 2) PROVIDE TREATMENT, COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM VICTIM AND POPULATION SPECIFIC SERVICES TO ADULT AND MINOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; 3) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES DIRECTED TOWARD SUCH ISSUES; 4) DEVELOP, ENLARGE, OR STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT; AND 5) DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF VICTIMS OF WHO RESIDE IN REMOTE RURAL AND GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AREAS. THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION OVW RURAL PROGRAM PROJECT, OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE (OAESV), IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FORENSIC NURSING NETWORK, WILL IMPLEMENT THE OAESV UPLIFTING RURAL VOICES OF OHIO PROJECT. THIS VICTIM SERVICE, FORENSIC NURSING, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT RESPONSE TEAMS PROJECT ADDRESSES THE FOLLOWING PURPOSE AREAS: 1, 2, 3, AND 4 FOR AUGLAIZE, CLINTON, COSHOCTON, FAYETTE, HIGHLAND, MARION, PIKE, PREBLE, ROSS, SCIOTO, AND SHELBY COUNTIES IN OHIO. SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE: 1) PROVIDING SERVICES TO RURAL AREAS WITHOUT A RAPE CRISIS CENTER AND TO SURVIVORS WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST WITH RURAL RAPE CRISIS CENTERS; 2) TARGETING RURAL COUNTIES FOR SERVICE AND COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSE TEAM DEVELOPMENT, ENGAGEMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY; 3) INCREASING EDUCATION AND AWARENESS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN RURAL AREAS THROUGH SURVIVOR STORYTELLING THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH AND INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR; AND 4) PROVIDING FORENSIC NURSING CLINICAL SIMULATION TRAININGS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SANES IN RURAL COUNTIES.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN OHIO

MEETING THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED NON-INTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN RURAL COUNTIES AND EDUCATION SETTINGS

PROPOSALABSTRACT: OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE CAN ENDURE BOTH IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES ON THEIR PHYSICAL HEALTH, MENTAL WELL-BEING, ECONOMIC STABILITY, AND HOUSING SECURITY AS A RESULT OF THE VIOLENCE. THERE ARE CURRENTLY GAPS IN SHORT-TERM HOUSING PROGRAMS FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS IN OHIO. THE OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE (OAESV) AIMS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE BY EXPANDING EXISTING HOUSING PROGRAMS AND ESTABLISHING A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS IN OHIO. THIS PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON CENTRAL OHIO COUNTIES: CRAWFORD, FRANKLIN, KNOX, MARION, AND UNION COUNTIES FOR 36 MONTHS, AS THESE AREAS HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF HOUSING INSECURITY AND ARE PRIORITIZED FOR HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. OAESV IS PARTNERING WITH OHIO RAPE CRISIS CENTERS TO RECEIVE REFERRALS AND OFFER SHORT-TERM HOUSING SERVICES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS IN CENTRAL OHIO. THE GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT COMPREHENSIVE WRAP-AROUND ADVOCACY SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE. THE RAPID REHOUSING PROJECT AIMS TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING: 1) PREVENT VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE FROM BECOMING HOMELESS, AND WHEN HOMELESSNESS DOES OCCUR, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO HELP SURVIVORS QUICKLY SECURE HOUSING, 2) INCREASE SURVIVORS RESILIENCY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOLLOWING SEXUAL VIOLENCE THROUGH SUCCESSFUL HOUSING SUPPORT THEREBY ALLOWING SURVIVORS TO SAVE MONEY AND GAIN FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE, AND 3) PROVIDE ONGOING HOLISTIC HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES TO KEEP SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE HOUSED. THE EXPECTED POSITIVE OUTCOMES INCLUDE: INCREASED HOUSING STABILITY, IMPROVED MENTAL HEALTH AND OVERALL HEALTH OUTCOMES, ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND GREATER ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT.

THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV) GRANT PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 20121, IS INTENDED TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO EFFECTIVELY AID VICTIMS (AGES 11 AND OLDER) OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING BY PROVIDING FUNDS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DIRECT LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS IN LEGAL MATTERS RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THAT ABUSE OR VIOLENCE. LEGAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDES ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN: A) FAMILY, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL, IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYMENT, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY, HOUSING MATTERS, CAMPUS ADMINISTRATIVE, OR PROTECTION OR STAY AWAY ORDER PROCEEDINGS, AND OTHER SIMILAR MATTERS; B) CRIMINAL JUSTICE INVESTIGATIONS, PROSECUTIONS, AND POST-TRIAL MATTERS (INCLUDING SENTENCING, PAROLE, AND PROBATION) THAT IMPACT THE VICTIMS SAFETY AND PRIVACY; C) ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION, RESTORATIVE PRACTICES, OR OTHER PROCESSES INTENDED TO PROMOTE VICTIM SAFETY, PRIVACY, AND AUTONOMY; AND D) POST-CONVICTION RELIEF PROCEEDINGS IN STATE, LOCAL, TRIBAL, OR TERRITORIAL COURT WHERE THE CONVICTION OF A VICTIM IS RELATED TO OR ARISING FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, STALKING, OR SEX TRAFFICKING. 34 U.S.C. 12291(A)(24)(C) AND (D). THROUGH THIS CONTINUATION LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS PROJECT, THE OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE WILL PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED LEGAL SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN OHIO. LEGAL SERVICES WILL INCLUDE ASSISTANCE WITH CIVIL PROTECTION ORDERS, HOUSING INSECURITY, TITLE IX, PRIVACY, EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT, GUIDANCE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS, ADOPTIONS, AND FAMILY LAW. THE PROJECT WILL ADDRESS THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY AREA: INCREASE LEGAL SERVICES TO VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT WITH 80% OF SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF NON-INTIMATE PARTNER SEXUAL ASSAULT. THE FOLLOWING PRODUCTS WILL BE DEVELOPED DURING THE PROJECT PERIOD: WRITTEN MATERIALS TO EDUCATE PRO SE SURVIVORS ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS, COMMON LEGAL REMEDIES THEY MAY SEEK, AND THE PROCESSES TO REACH THEIR GOALS. THIS AWARD IS A CONTINUATION OF 15JOVW-21-GG-00388-LEGA.

THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING PROGRAM (TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. § 12351. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE AID TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS, OR IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AS A RESULT OF THEIR VICTIMIZATION, AND FOR WHOM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES OR OTHER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INSUFFICIENT. A HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL IS ONE WHO LACKS A FIXED, REGULAR, AND ADEQUATE NIGHTTIME RESIDENCE, AND INCLUDES AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS SHARING THE HOUSING OF OTHER PERSONS DUE TO LOSS OF HOUSING, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, OR A SIMILAR REASON. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS HOLISTIC, SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACHES TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES THAT MOVE INDIVIDUALS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND HELP THEM SECURE EMPLOYMENT AND INTEGRATE INTO A COMMUNITY. PROJECTS MUST PROVIDE: 1) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND 2) SUPPORT SERVICES (TO INCLUDE FOLLOW-UP SERVICES) TO SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING. TRANSITIONAL HOUSING MODELS INCLUDE: COMMUNAL/SHARED FAMILY LIVING SPACES, CLUSTERED/INDIVIDUAL FAMILY CO-LOCATED SPACES AND SCATTERED SITE/INDIVIDUAL FAMILY SPACES INDEPENDENTLY LOCATED. PROJECTS MUST OFFER A MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS AND MAXIMUM 24 MONTHS OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE. SUPPORT SERVICES CAN BE A WIDE RANGE OF SURVIVOR-CENTERED VOLUNTARY SERVICES FOCUSED ON EMPOWERING SURVIVORS AND ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES FACED BY UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS BECAUSE OF GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, RACE, ETHNICITY AND SPECIAL NEEDS (SUCH AS LANGUAGE BARRIERS, DISABILITIES, ALIENAGE STATUS, OR AGE). EXAMPLES OF SURVIVOR-CENTERED VOLUNTARY SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE: RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, CAREER COUNSELING, FINANCIAL AND CREDIT COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, JOB TRAINING, EDUCATION ATTAINMENT, LIMITED LEGAL ASSISTANCE (REGARDING HOUSING, PROTECTION ORDERS, AND LIMITED IMMIGRATION MATTERS THAT AFFECT A VICTIM’S ABILITY TO OBTAIN HOUSING), AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. PROJECTS ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A COMPENSATED PARTNERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE CONSISTENT QUALITY OF SERVICE. ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED, SURVIVOR-CENTERED VOLUNTARY FOLLOW-UP SERVICES ARE OFFERED TO SURVIVORS FOR A MINIMUM OF THREE MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM OF 12 MONTHS.

THE OVW STATE AND TERRITORY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS PROGRAM, AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. § 10441(C), SUPPORTS THE CRITICAL WORK OF STATE AND TERRITORY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS AND IS A SET-ASIDE PROGRAM UNDER THE OVW STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM STATUTE. THESE ORGANIZATIONS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN ADVANCING THE GOAL OF ENDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING. GRANT FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES: PROVIDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, EXPANDING THE TECHNOLOGICAL CAPACITY OF COALITIONS AND/OR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS, DEVELOPING OR ENHANCING APPROPRIATE STANDARDS OF SERVICES FOR MEMBER PROGRAMS, INCLUDING CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES FOR UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS, CONDUCTING STATEWIDE, REGIONAL AND/OR COMMUNITY-BASED MEETINGS OR WORKSHOPS FOR VICTIM ADVOCATES, SURVIVORS, LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPRESENTATIVES, BRINGING LOCAL PROGRAMS TOGETHER TO IDENTIFY GAPS IN SERVICES AND TO COORDINATE ACTIVITIES, INCREASING THE REPRESENTATION OF UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN COORDINATION ACTIVITIES, ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE COALITION-BUILDING AT THE LOCAL AND/OR STATE LEVEL, OR COORDINATING AT THE FEDERAL, STATE AND TERRITORY LEVEL WITH JUDICIAL OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO DEVELOP OR ENHANCE STRATEGIES. THIS PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDES A STATUTORY SET ASIDE FROM THE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM (SASP) STATUTE, SPECIFICALLY FOR STATE AND TERRITORY SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS (34 U.S.C. § 12511(D)).

SUPPORTING STATEWIDE RURAL SEXUAL VIOLENCE SURVIVORS IN OHIO.

OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION PROGRAM

OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION PROGRAM

OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITION PROGRAM

RAPE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION: ENHANCING CAPACITY FOR SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACROSS STATE AND TERRITORY SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS

THE OVW STATE AND TERRITORY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS PROGRAM, (COALITIONS PROGRAM, CFDA 16.556) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 10441(C) AND 34 U.S.C. 12511(D). THIS GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CRITICAL WORK OF STATE AND TERRITORY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS. IT IS A SET-ASIDE PROGRAM UNDER THE OVW STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM STATUTE AND ALSO INCLUDES A STATUTORY SET ASIDE FROM THE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM (SASP) STATUTE, SPECIFICALLY FOR STATE AND TERRITORY SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS. GRANT FUNDS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE STOP SET-ASIDE MAY BE USED FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: 1. COORDINATING STATE AND TERRITORY VICTIM SERVICES ACTIVITIES. 2. COLLABORATING AND COORDINATING WITH FEDERAL, STATE, TERRITORY, AND LOCAL ENTITIES ENGAGED IN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACTIVITIES. GRANT FUNDS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE SASP SET-ASIDE MAY BE USED FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: A) WORKING WITH LOCAL SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS AND OTHER PROVIDERS OF DIRECT SERVICES TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT WITHIN THE STATE OR TERRITORY. B) WORKING WITH JUDICIAL OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES. C) WORKING WITH COURTS, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AGENCIES, AND CHILDRENS ADVOCATES TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION ISSUES WHEN SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A FACTOR. D) DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS. E) PLANNING AND MONITORING THE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS AND GRANT FUNDS TO THEIR STATE OR TERRITORY. F) COLLABORATING WITH AND INFORMING FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE SEXUAL ASSAULT.

THE OVW STATE AND TERRITORY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS PROGRAM, (COALITIONS PROGRAM, CFDA 16.556) IS AUTHORIZED BY 34 U.S.C. 10441(C) AND 34 U.S.C. 12511(D). THIS GRANT PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE CRITICAL WORK OF STATE AND TERRITORY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS. IT IS A SET-ASIDE PROGRAM UNDER THE OVW STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM STATUTE AND ALSO INCLUDES A STATUTORY SET ASIDE FROM THE SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM (SASP) STATUTE, SPECIFICALLY FOR STATE AND TERRITORY SEXUAL ASSAULT COALITIONS. GRANT FUNDS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE STOP SET-ASIDE MAY BE USED FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: 1. COORDINATING STATE AND TERRITORY VICTIM SERVICES ACTIVITIES. 2. COLLABORATING AND COORDINATING WITH FEDERAL, STATE, TERRITORY, AND LOCAL ENTITIES ENGAGED IN VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN ACTIVITIES. GRANT FUNDS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE SASP SET-ASIDE MAY BE USED FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES: A) WORKING WITH LOCAL SEXUAL ASSAULT PROGRAMS AND OTHER PROVIDERS OF DIRECT SERVICES TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT WITHIN THE STATE OR TERRITORY. B) WORKING WITH JUDICIAL OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES. C) WORKING WITH COURTS, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AGENCIES, AND CHILDRENS ADVOCATES TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE RESPONSES TO CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION ISSUES WHEN SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A FACTOR. D) DESIGNING AND CONDUCTING PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS. E) PLANNING AND MONITORING THE DISTRIBUTION OF GRANTS AND GRANT FUNDS TO THEIR STATE OR TERRITORY. F) COLLABORATING WITH AND INFORMING FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL PUBLIC OFFICIALS AND AGENCIES TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT POLICIES TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE SEXUAL ASSAULT.

OAESV COALITION BUILDING AND SERVICES PROJECT

OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE 2012-13

FY 2021 OVW STATE AND TERRITORY COALITIONS GRANT PROGRAM

OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE COALITION PROJECT

OAESV COALITION BUILDING AND SERVICES PROJECT

ASSESSING OAESV CAPACITY TO ADVANCE PRIMARY PREVENTION IN OHIO - SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS AN URGENT PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE NATIONWIDE AND WITHIN OHIO. WHILE ANY PERSON CAN EXPERIENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE, DISPROPORTIONATE RATES OF VIOLENCE ARE SEEN IN GROUPS WITH MARGINALIZED IDENTITIES, LEADING TO INEQUITIES IN HEALTH AND WELLBEING. IN ORDER TO FULLY ADDRESS HEALTH INEQUITIES, VIOLENCE PREVENTION MUST BE INCLUDED IN EFFORTS AND PRIORITIZED. THROUGH THIS FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, THE OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE WILL EXAMINE ITS ABILITY TO PROVIDE SEXUAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACTIVITIES THAT ADDRESS HEALTH INEQUITIES THAT CREATE DISPROPORTIONATE RISK FOR SOME OF OHIO’S POPULATIONS. GAPS IN PROVIDING EQUITABLE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND CREATING DIVERSE PARTNERSHIPS WILL BE DETERMINED AND ADDRESSED THROUGH A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS. UNDERSTANDING AND INCREASING THE COALITION’S CAPACITY TO ADDRESS HEALTH EQUITY AND ITS PARTNERSHIPS WILL DIRECTLY RESULT IN BETTER SERVICES AND INCREASED WELLBEING FOR OHIOANS. DURING THIS PROJECT PERIOD, OHIO ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE IS EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE THE FOLLOWING OUTCOMES: 1) INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF STAFF EXPERTISE AND AVAILABLE RESOURCES 2) INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF AVAILABLE DATA SOURCES USED TO IDENTIFY POPULATION(S) AND COMMUNITIES OF FOCUS 3) INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT PARTNERSHIPS, AND HOW THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE/ARE NOT MEETING THE CURRENT AND FUTURE PRIMARY PREVENTION AND HEALTH EQUITY WORK NEEDS 4) INCREASED UNDERSTANDING OF CURRENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVISION AND HOW WELL IT INCORPORATES HEALTH EQUITY TWO MAIN ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE DURING THIS PROJECT PERIOD. FIRST, THE COALITION WILL IMPLEMENT AN INTERNAL PRIMARY PREVENTION CAPACITY ASSESSMENT. A SURVEY WILL BE USED TO COLLECT INFORMATION ON THE COALITION’S STAFF KNOWLEDGE, RESOURCES, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVISION, AND PARTNERSHIPS. AFTER THIS INFORMATION IS COLLECTED, THE COALITION WILL GATHER STAKEHOLDERS FROM BOTH STATEWIDE ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS LOCAL PROGRAMS TO REVIEW THE RESULTS AND DEVELOP A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS TO FILL ANY GAPS. AT THE END OF THE GRANT PERIOD, THE COALITION WILL HAVE A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION STEPS, AS WELL A SET OF OUTCOMES TO IMPROVE UPON.