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2020 Biennial Report to Congress on the Effectiveness of VAWA Grants
2020 Biennial Report to Congress on the Effectiveness of Grant Funds Under the Violence Against Women Act
30 minutes
Publication Date: 2022
This report presents aggregate qualitative and quantitative data submitted by grantees of 15 currently and two formerly authorized discretionary grant programs, as well as two formula grant programs administered by the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It includes detailed descriptions of grantees’ accomplishments, aggregated data on their work spanning from 2018 to 2020, and scholarly research that supports the effectiveness of grant-funded activities. This report also presents current research on best practices to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, which OVW uses to invest in proven strategies and solutions to further the common goal of ending domestic and sexual violence.