Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program

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Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program
Type Program
Sponsor Organization Office on Violence Against Women
Top Organization Department of Justice
Creation Legislation Violence Against Women Act of 1994
Website Website
Purpose The Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program fund efforts to prevent and respond to campus violence. They aim to enhance victim services, improve safety, and strengthen institutional responses at higher education institutions.
Program Start 1999
Initial Funding $10 million
Duration Ongoing
Historic No


Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program (Campus Program) is a Department of Justice initiative administered by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) that provides competitive funding to institutions of higher education across all 50 states, territories, and tribal lands, supporting over 200 colleges and universities and engaging more than 2,800 stakeholders as of 2025 to address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Established in 1999 under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, the Campus Program has disbursed over $141 million by 2025 (Web ID 10), with $9.48 million awarded in FY 2024 for a culturally specific initiative (Web ID 1), enhancing resilience post-Hurricane Helene through trauma-informed services in regions like North Carolina (Post ID 0).

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Goals

  • Prevent and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on campuses.[1]
  • Enhance victim safety and services through coordinated community approaches.
  • Strengthen institutional capacity for education, prevention, and accountability.

Organization

The Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program were sponsored by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) within the Department of Justice, headquartered at 145 N Street NE, Washington, D.C. Funding comes from Congressional appropriations, supporting over 200 higher education institutions and 2,800 stakeholders—colleges, universities, victim service providers, and law enforcement—across all U.S. jurisdictions, managed by OVW under Director Rosie Hidalgo, with oversight from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland (or successor as of March 04, 2025).

The leader at the Department level was the Attorney General, currently Merrick B. Garland (as of March 04, 2025), guiding program policy.

History

The Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program were established in 1999 under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, signed by President Bill Clinton on September 13, 1994, with initial Higher Education Amendments (Web ID 10). Starting with $10 million in FY 1999, the program expanded via VAWA reauthorizations (2005, 2013, 2022, Web ID 4), awarded $15 million in FY 2016 (Web ID 10), faced a 2025 funding freeze impacting solicitations (Web ID 2), and by 2025, supports resilience post-Hurricane Helene with trauma-focused campus services (Post ID 0).

Funding

Initial funding in 1999 was $10 million from Congressional appropriations. Funding continues, with FY 2025 proposed within DOJ’s $37.8 billion discretionary budget (Web ID 14) though disrupted by a January 2025 freeze (Web ID 2), and over $141 million total by 2025 (Web ID 10), supporting over 200 awards historically (Web ID 8), with no end date as appropriations sustain efforts like 2025’s $5 million for Helene recovery services (Post ID 5 estimate).

Implementation

The program was implemented through competitive grants to colleges and universities, funding prevention, victim services, and coordinated responses across all U.S. jurisdictions. It operates continuously with no end date, supporting over 2,800 stakeholders, with 2025 efforts post-Hurricane Helene enhancing resilience via trauma-informed training and services in affected campus एकसarea despite funding uncertainties (Web ID 9).

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  1. ↑ "Campus Program Overview," Office on Violence Against Women, accessed March 04, 2025.
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