Violence Against Women Act Services, Training Officers, and Prosecution (VAWA STOP) 2027 Competitive Grant
Violence Against Women Act Services, Training Officers, and Prosecution (VAWA STOP) 2027 Competitive Grant funds Wisconsin agencies and community groups to prevent domestic violence homicide and improve victim safety.
Funder: Wisconsin Department of Justice
Due Dates: January 8, 2027 (Application) | March 1, 2027 (Project start) | December 31, 2027 (Project end)
Funding Amounts: $816,792 total first-year funding; two-year prevention and four-year collaboration funding structures
Summary: Supports Wisconsin domestic violence homicide prevention and law enforcement collaboration addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Key Information: Research projects are not eligible; assessments solely for internal improvement may be allowable.
Description
The Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of Crime Victim Services (OCVS) administers this competitive opportunity using federal Violence Against Women Act Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecution (VAWA STOP) funds. It supports two projects intended to improve victim safety, strengthen community and system responses, and hold offenders accountable.
The Domestic Violence Homicide Primary Prevention Project funds evidence-informed or justified practice-informed approaches addressing root causes and risk through community-level and system-level change. The Law Enforcement Collaboration Project supports training, technical assistance, joint projects, and partnerships between law enforcement, other systems, and community organizations. Both prioritize communities disproportionately affected by violence, including rural and tribal communities, immigrant and refugee communities, LGBTQ+ communities, and populations facing racial and economic inequities.
