OVW Fiscal Year 2011 Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program

Post Date

February 1st 2011

Application Due Date

March 15th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

OVW-2011-2909

CFDA Number(s)

16.527

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

30

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $15000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $650000

Grant Description

The 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. Studies have 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 accountable for their actions.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  OVW Main Line
  202-307-6026

• Agency Mailing Address:

  OVW.SupervisedVisitation@usdoj.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  OVW.SupervisedVisitation@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Office on Violence Against Women

• More Information:

  http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/fy2011-supervised-visitation.pdf