Family Violence
Prevention & Services
Program
Shawndell N. Dawson
Program Specialist
FVPSA Core Components
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“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
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Formula Grants
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States and Territories
Tribes
State Domestic Violence Coalitions
Discretionary Grants
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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
FY 2010 State Domestic Violence
Coalition Awards: $245,382 per
Coalition
FVPSA California Overview
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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
leigh.bills@calema.ca.gov
www.calema.ca.gov
FVPSA-Funded Domestic
Violence Programs
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1,675 Local Programs
FVPSA-Funded Programs:
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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
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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," in selecting the
applicant/recipient organization,
through a competitive grant
process.
FVPSA Discretionary Grant
Program Facts
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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
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Expanding Services for Children and
Youth
Expanding Leadership Opportunities
for Underrepresented Groups
National Domestic Violence
Hotline
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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