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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). During DVAM, advocates, allied professionals, survivors of abuse, their loved ones, and the surrounding community come together to mourn the lives lost to domestic violence, celebrate the progress that has been made to end this epidemic, and connect with others working to create change.
The Administration on Children and Families (ACYF) and the Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS) are very pleased to announce the availability of funding through the Family Violence Prevention Services Act (FVPSA Program). The Standing Announcement for Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services/Grants to States.
The Administration on Children and Families (ACYF) and the Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS) are very pleased to announce the availability of funding through the Family Violence Prevention and Services (FVPSA Program). The Standing Announcement for Family Violence Prevention and Services/Grants to State Domestic Violence Coalitions is available online.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services/Domestic Violence Shelter and Supportive Services/Grants to Native American Tribes (including Alaska Native Villages) and Tribal Organizations is available and open for application submissions.
The Administration for Children and Family (ACF), Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS) releases $10 million in Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) 2023 Hurricanes Fiona and Ian Domestic Violence Services Disaster Assistance and Recovery supplemental funds to FVPSA state administrators, territory administrators, coalitions, and tribes in the following impacted states and territories: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Puerto Rico.
ACF and OFVPS are grateful for the supplemental appropriations provided by members of Congress to support domestic violence survivors and FVPSA funded programs impacted by Hurricanes Fiona and Ian!
Performance progress reports (PPR) document grant recipient accomplishments and compliance with terms of federal grant awards. The FVPSA Program has received many questions from FVPSA grant recipients about their ability to combine reporting of ARP supplemental funding with their annual core FVPSA funding performance progress reports. Combined reporting of the annual FVPSA core funding and ARP funding is not allowed, and grant recipients are required to submit one PPR for their annual core FVPSA funding and one separate PPR for all their ARP supplemental funding. The FVPSA Program’s responses and clarifications to grant recipient performance progress reporting questions are discussed in this document.
In accordance with federal regulations and statutes, the FVPSA PPR reporting process for states, territories, tribes, coalitions, and discretionary grant recipients has not changed and the instructions listed in each form for completing and submitting PPR reports has not changed at all. FVPSA grant recipients are expected to use the same processes for reporting and submitting PPR reports to the FVPSA Program that they have used over the past 12 years.
Please note that the FVPSA Program only has one set of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) approved reporting forms for annual reporting from the states, tribes, and coalitions, OMB Approval Number: 0970-0280, Expiration Date: 05/31/2024. The FVPSA Program only has one ACF OMB PRA approved reporting form for discretionary grant recipients OMB Approval Number: 0970-0406 Expiration Date: 11/30/2022. FVPSA grant recipients will not be required to make substantive changes to their reporting processes or procedures for one-time ARP supplemental funding.
The purpose of this information memorandum (IM) ACF-ACYF-FVPSA-IM- 22-02 is to provide guidance to Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) grant recipients and subrecipients (e.g., domestic violence service providers) regarding their ability to receive payment(s) from health programs or other third-party payers, including reimbursement through Medicaid and health insurance plans, for the provision of domestic violence related health care services and medical advocacy that is not otherwise funded through FVPSA.
The purpose of this information memorandum (IM) ACF-ACYF-FVPSA-IM- 22-03 is to provide guidance to Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) grant recipients and subrecipients (e.g., domestic violence and sexual assault service providers) regarding the definition of medical advocacy, which is a reimbursable expense under the FVPSA statute (42 U.S.C. § 10408(b)(1)(G)(iii)) and to address a set of questions that may arise in the context of providing medical advocacy. The IM also provides guidance regarding access to the Health Insurance Marketplace Special Enrollment Periods for Domestic Violence Survivors.
This technical assistance document has been developed for Family Violence Prevention and Services Act grant recipients including states, territories, tribes, and coalitions to provide examples for spending down their FVPSA grant awards. This document provides an overview of examples of allowable expenses and purchases.
