Coordinadora Paz Para La Mujer Inc

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: A) IDENTIFY, ASSESS, AND APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; B) ESTABLISH AND EXPAND VICTIM SERVICES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES FOR CHILD, YOUTH, AND ADULT VICTIMS; AND/OR C) INCREASE THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN RURAL COMMUNITIES BY DEALING DIRECTLY AND IMMEDIATELY WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING, AND CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PREVENT THESE CRIMES. GRANTEES MUST USE AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES IN IMPLEMENTING THEIR PROJECTS: A) 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; B) PROVIDE TREATMENT, COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND OTHER LONG- AND SHORT-TERM ASSISTANCE TO ADULT AND MINOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND STALKING IN RURAL COMMUNITIES; C) WORK IN COOPERATION WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP EDUCATION AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES DIRECTED TOWARD SUCH ISSUES; D) DEVELOP, ENLARGE, OR STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS ADDRESSING SEXUAL ASSAULT; AND E) DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES THAT FOCUS ON THE SPECIFIC NEEDS OF VICTIMS WHO RESIDE IN REMOTE RURAL AND GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AREAS.    THE TIMING FOR PERFORMANCE OF THIS AWARD IS 36 MONTHS.

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 AID MINORS, ADULTS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS WHO ARE HOMELESS, AS DEFINED BY 34 U.S.C. 12473(6), OR IN NEED OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING OR OTHER HOUSING ASSISTANCE, AS A RESULT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, SEXUAL ASSAULT, OR STALKING, AND FOR WHOM EMERGENCY SHELTER SERVICES OR OTHER CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES ARE UNAVAILABLE OR INSUFFICIENT. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS HOLISTIC, SURVIVOR-CENTERED APPROACHES TO PROVIDING TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO ENABLE A MINOR, AN ADULT, OR A DEPENDENT OF SUCH MINOR OR ADULT LOCATE AND SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING, SECURE EMPLOYMENT, AND INTEGRATE INTO A COMMUNITY. COORDINADORA PAZ PARA LA MUJER INC. IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION LOCATED IN SAN JUAN, PR, AN URBAN REGION OF THE STATE. THE ORGANIZATION WILL PROVIDE 25 SCATTERED SITE RESIDENCES FOR 25 SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH PRIVATE LANDLORD HOUSING UNITS. COORDINADORA PAZ PARA LA MUJER WILL COLLABORATE WITH ITS THREE PARTNERS, THE COALICION DE COALICIONES,INC., THE PATHSTONE CORPORATION AND MUJERES EN LA BREGA TO PROVIDE A HOLISTIC, VICTIM-CENTERED AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO TRANSITIONAL HOUSING NEEDS IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS NEW PROJECT WILL USE FUNDS TO PROVIDE BOTH HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO MOVE SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL ASSAULT, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DATING VIOLENCE, OR STALKING WHO ARE HOMELESS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THE PROJECT WILL ASSIST CLIENTS FOR AN ANTICIPATED MINIMUM OF SIX MONTHS AND A MAXIMUM LENGTH OF 24 MONTHS. SERVICES OFFERED WILL FOCUS ON EXPANDING ECONOMIC JUSTICE AS WELL AS SERVING THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED RURAL, LATINXS, LGBTQI, DEAF, DISABLED AND IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS IN THE REGION. THE RANGE OF OPTIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE: RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, SAFETY PLANNING, CHILDCARE, TRANSPORTATION, CAREER COUNSELING, FINANCIAL AND CREDIT COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, JOB TRAINING, LIMITED LEGAL ASSISTANCE, AND HOUSING ADVOCACY. THE PROJECT PROVIDES FOLLOW- UP SERVICES FOR AT LEAST THREE MONTHS ONCE PERMANENT HOUSING IS SECURED.

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)).

PUERTO RICO COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

2019 STATE AND TERRITORIAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS PROGRAM

STATE AND TERRITORIAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITIONS PROGRAMS

PUERTO RICO COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

PUERTO RICO COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

GRANT FOR STATE AND TERRITORIAL SEXUAL ASSAULT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION

SDVC-2025 - STATEWIDE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COALITION

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.

SDVC-2024

STC6-2022

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.

SDVC-2023

SDVC-2022

SDC6-2021

SDVC-2021

SDVC-2020

SDVC-2019

FY 2021 OVW STATE AND TERRITORY COALITIONS GRANT PROGRAM

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PUERTO RICO COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT

PUERTO RICO COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT - SEXUAL VIOLENCE (SV) IS A SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM AS WELL AS A VIOLATION OF THE MOST BASIC HUMAN RIGHT. IN PUERTO RICO, THE BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM (BRFSS) IDENTIFIES THAT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCE SEXUAL VIOLENCE VICTIMIZATION EACH YEAR. COORDINADORA PAZ PARA LAS MUJERES, INC. IS PRESENTING THIS PROPOSAL FOR PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSING THE CAPACITY FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE. OUR ORGANIZATION IS THE CDC’S DESIGNATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT DUAL COALITION FOR THE TERRITORY OF PUERTO RICO AND IS ON THE POSITION TO IMPLEMENT THIS PROJECT. COLLABORATION WILL BE ESTABLISHED WITH A DIVERSITY OF SECTORS, AS SHOWN IN THE NARRATIVE AND ON THE COALITION’S MEMBERS AND PARTNERS ATTACHMENT. A SEXUAL VIOLENCE PRIMARY PREVENTION CAPACITY ASSESSMENT WILL BE DESIGNED, DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED IN A PARTICIPATORY METHODOLOGY, INCLUDING ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS AND A DIVERSITY OF SECTORS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO UNIVERSITIES, GOVERNMENT, THE HEATH DEPARTMENT, AND REPRESENTATION OF THE 40-MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS THAT COMPOSE THE COALITION. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND OTHER OBJECTIVES FROM HEALTHY PEOPLE 2023 WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE DESIGN. THE PROJECT WILL BE CONDUCTED DURING A 12 MONTHS PERIOD, TWO EXPERIENCED FACILITATORS WILL LEAD THE PROCESS. THE RESULTS WILL BE SHARED AND DISCUSSED WITH THE PARTICIPANT ORGANIZATIONS AND USED AS PART OF THE COALITION’S WORK FOR ADVANCING PRIMARY PREVENTION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN PUERTO RICO. AS A RESULT OF THIS CAPACITY ASSESSMENT THE COALITION WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY: STAFF WITH EXPERTISE FOR PRIMARY PREVENTION OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE, MAPPING PRACTICES AND PROJECTS, IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL LEADERS AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS AND SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCIES ON ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS, FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTHY PEOPLE 2023 OBJECTIVES IN A CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MANNER FOR THE POPULATION OF PUERTO RICO A ND ITS LOCAL COMMUNITIES. QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA WILL BE GATHERED AND ANALYZED, AND A PROCESS AND PRODUCT EVALUATION EXERCISE WILL BE PART OF THE DESIGN.

SDDR-2023

SDC3-2020