Office on Violence Against Women Releases the Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus Solicitation

The campus program is designed to strengthen a college or university community’s response to sexual violence, stalking, domestic violence, and dating violence crimes on campuses, and to enhance collaboration between campuses and local criminal justice and victim advocacy organizations. The primary purpose of the campus grant is to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving sexual violence, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking on campuses. It aims to strengthen security and investigative strategies to prevent and prosecute these crimes on campuses. The award period is 24 months and the award is approximately $200,000 per college or university.

Due to the complexity of the application process and in order to assist Utah colleges and universities in applying for the campus grant, UCASA has created a proposal template based on the Office on Violence Against Women's application criteria. For a copy of this template or technical assistance in preparing and submitting the campus grant, please contact :rebecca simmons at ucasa. :solicitation/application kit

letter of intent deadline: december 16th
grants.gov registration deadline: december 29th
application deadline: january 19th

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Funding Opportunities
The following federal funding opportunities and grant related forms and information can be found online at the :office of justice programs

Several of these federal grants are awarded to various organizations throughout Utah. In order to encourage collaboration and communication on a state level for these projects, please review the list of :grantees in Utah.

Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions
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letter of intent deadline: december 16th
grants.gov registration deadline: december 29th
application deadline: january 19th

Education and Technical Assistance Grants to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities
:solicitation/application kit
letter of intent deadline: january 3rd
grants.gov registration deadline: january 3rd
application deadline: january 25th

Education and Technical Assistance Grants to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities
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letter of intent deadline: january 3rd
grants.gov registration deadline: january 3rd
application deadline: january 25th

Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program
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letter of intent deadline: december 17th
grants.gov registration deadline: january 10th
application deadline: january 24th

Bureau of Justice Assistance:

Sex Offender Management Discretionary Grant Program
:solicitation/application kit
deadline: december 29th

Serious and Violent Offender Re-entry Initiative
:solicitation/application kit
deadline: january 26th

National Institute of Justice:

Sexual Violence from Adolescence to Late Adulthood: Research, Evaluation, and the Criminal Justice Response
:solicitation/application kit
deadline: january 10th

Research on Sexual Violence and Violent Behavior in Corrections
:solicitation/application kit
deadline: january 19th

Justice Responses to Intimate Partner Violence
:solicitation/application kit
deadline: january 17th

Report from Department of Health Details Utah's Domestic Violence Homicides
Domestic Violence Fatalities in Utah, 2000-2002, is the first report in Utah to detail all domestic violence homicides, not just those committed by a current or former partner or spouse. The report summarizes findings by the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee, (DVRFC) which is made up of government and community agencies. The goal of the DVFRC is to identify and review all adult domestic violence homicides, to describe trends and patterns regarding the facts and circumstances of homicides and to recommend improvements to those agencies that respond to domestic violence.
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Reaching and Serving Teen Victims: A Practical Handbook
A resource for victim advocates/service providers by National Crime Prevention Council and the National Center for Victims of Crime that discusses adolescent development, the unique impact of victimization on teens, and strategies for assessing local teen victimization, creating effective outreach activities, making service environments teen-friendly, and interacting with teens in helpful and productive ways. The guide also includes guidance on parent and family involvement and mandatory reporting. (September 2005) :handbook

Sexual Assault and the Homeless/Low Income
(2005) is a fact sheet from the Houston Area Women's Center that provides a brief overview of the issue as well as statistics and tips for what one can do to help homeless victims of sexual assault. :fact sheet

Facts on Trauma and Homeless Children by Ellen L. Bassuk and Steven M. Friedman (2005) is a resource from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Homelessness and Extreme Poverty Working Group. This document gives a brief overview of homelessness, the impact of trauma on homeless children, and ways homeless shelter programs can provide services to homeless families who have been exposed to trauma. :report

Utah Human Trafficking Conference
Sponsored by the U.S. Attorney's Office District of Utah, this no-cost conference will discuss the following topics:

• Overview of human trafficking problem and laws
• Identifying and investigating trafficking cases
• Victim-witness responses to trafficking cases
• Human trafficking in Utah - what are we seeing?
• A coordinated approach to human trafficking cases

December 13th, 9:00am-4:30pm
Sheraton City Centre Hotel
Salt Lake City, Utah
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sanderson center for the deaf and hard of hearing
5709 south 1500 west
taylorsville, utah
december 7th
1:00pm
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SWAVO quarterly training meeting
university of utah
university guest house
salt lake city, utah
december 8th
1:00pm
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rape recovery center
salt lake city, utah
january 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th, 25th and 26th, 5:30-9:30pm, january 21st and 28th, 9am-6pm
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dvsava
tooele, utah
february 7th, 9th, 15th, 16th, 21st and 23rd, 5:00-9:00pm, february 11th and 18th, 8am-5pm
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ycc
ogden, utah
march 7th, 9th, 14th, 16th, 21st and 23rd, 5:00-9:00pm, february 11th and 18th, 8am-5pm
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ucasa trainings meet the continuing education requirements for social work.

utah human trafficking conference
december 13th, 2005
sheraton city centre hotel
salt lake city, utah
:more information :register