OVW FY 2013 Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program

Funding Opportunity Number: OVW-2013-3405 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal ServicesCFDA Number: 16.527Eligible Applicants State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-OVWClosing Date: Mar 20, 2013Award Ceiling: $650,000Expected Number of Awards: 24Creation Date: Feb 06, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program (Supervised Visitation Program) provides an opportunity for communities to support supervised visitation and safe exchange of children in situations involving domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, child abuse, or stalking. Research has shown that the risk of violence is often greater for victims of domestic violence and their children after separation from an abusive situation. Even after separation, batterers often use visitation and exchange of children as an opportunity to inflict additional emotional, physical, and/or psychological abuse on victims and their children. Visitation and exchange services provided through the Supervised Visitation Program should reflect a clear understanding of the dynamics of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; the impact of domestic violence on children; and the importance of holding offenders ...

Source: Grants.gov - February 7, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Law, Justice and Legal Services Source Type: funding