OVW FY 2012 Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Program

Post Date

February 11th 2012

Application Due Date

March 26th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

OVW-2012-3131

CFDA Number(s)

16.527

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

25

Eligibility Categories

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

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $11500000

• 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:

  Ginger Baran
  Phone 202-305-2093

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Ginger Baran

• Agency Email Address:

  Virginia.Baran@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Office on Violence Against Women

• More Information:

  Supervised Visitation