# OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold) Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2024-171907-ovw-fiscal-year-2024-demonstration-program-on-trauma/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353132

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $500,000) to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 9 awards worth $4.5 million in total. Applications closed on May 17, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2024-171907 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 17, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 9 |
| Total funding | $4.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.058 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to: State, local, territorial, or Tribal law enforcement agencies that investigate crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking in the United States or U.S. territories. States, units of local government, and Tribal governments may apply on behalf of law enforcement agencies that lack authority to apply on their own.

## What the grant funds

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C § 12513. The Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold Program) (Assistance Listing Number #16.058) supports efforts to improve law enforcement’s response to allegations of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from the time of a victim’s initial report throughout the entire investigation, and to promote the efforts of law enforcement in improving the response to these crimes. The Abby Honold Program awards grants to law enforcement agencies to train officers to conduct trauma-informed and victim-centered investigations, with the goal of incorporating trauma-informed techniques designed to prevent re-traumatization of the victim and to increase communication between victims and law enforcement as well as stakeholders in a coordinated community response. This program’s purpose is also to evaluate the effectiveness of the training. The Abby Honold Program encourages law enforcement agencies to integrate into their policies, trainings, and practices the eight principles set forth in the Department of Justice’s 2022 updated guidance on Improving Law Enforcement Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence by Identifying and Preventing Gender Bias. If implemented, these principles would enhance victim safety, increase offender accountability, and promote agency trust within the surrounding community. This program supports the training of law enforcement to conduct investigations more effectively. The training and technical assistance for this program is provided by OVW-funded national Training and Technical Assistance Providers.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2024-171907 still open?

No. It closed on May 17, 2024.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold) Program?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold) Program?

Closed May 17, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $500,000 each. About $4.5 million in total across about 9 awards.

### Who has won Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were City of Greensboro, Charleston, City of, City of New Bedford. The program made 6 awards worth $3.0 million in that time.