More information on the below national funding opportunity is at
http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/campus_desc.htm
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All applicants should register online with Grants.gov by January 31,
2008.
All applications are due by 8:00 p.m. E.S.T. on March 8, 2008.

INTRODUCTION

The Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault,
and Stalking on Campus Program (Campus Program) is designed to encourage
institutions of higher education to adopt comprehensive, coordinated
responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking. Campuses, in partnership with community-based nonprofit victim
advocacy organizations and local criminal justice or civil legal
agencies, must adopt protocols and policies that treat violence against
women as a serious offense and develop victim service programs that
ensure victim safety, offender accountability, and the prevention of
such crimes.

Many campuses are beginning to address violent crimes against women by
developing campus-based responses that include campus victim services,
campus law enforcement, health services, housing authorities, campus
administration, student organizations, and disciplinary boards. To be
effective, these responses must be linked to local criminal justice
agencies and service providers, including local law enforcement
agencies, prosecutors' offices, courts, and nonprofit, nongovernmental
victim advocacy and victim services agencies. This coordinated community
response is intended to enhance victim safety and hold offenders
accountable.

Institutions of higher education must develop services and programs
tailored to meet the specific needs of victims of domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campuses. In addition,
colleges and universities must address the underlying causes of violence
against women on their campuses by instituting prevention programs that
seek to change the attitudes and beliefs that permit, and often
encourage, such behavior. Through their policies, protocols, and
actions, colleges and universities can demonstrate to every student that
violence against women in any form will not be tolerated and sexual
assault, stalking, domestic violence, and dating violence are crimes
with serious legal consequences.

PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY

Eligible applicants for this program are institutions of higher
education as defined under the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. A
consortium or flagship of higher education institutions also may apply
for these grants provided that each individual consortium or flagship
member is also eligible to apply.

SOLICITATION

http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/fy2008-campussolicitation.pdf

MORE INFORMATION

http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/campus_desc.htm

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Rebecca K. Odor, MSW
Director of Sexual & Domestic Violence Prevention
Division of Injury and Violence Prevention
Virginia Department of Health
109 Governor St. #815G
Richmond VA 23219
of: 804-864-7740
fax: 804-864-7748
email: Becky.Odor@...
web: www.vahealth.org/civp/sexualviolence