Senator Richard Shelby Chair, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science &

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development

Senator Barbara Mikulski, Ranking Member, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science & Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation Housing and Urban
Development
Senator Roy Blunt, Chair, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education and Related Agencies
Senator Patty Murray, Ranking Member, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and
Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Representative John Culberson, Chair, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,
Science
Representative Chaka Fattah, Ranking Member, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce,
Justice, Science
Representative Tom Cole, Chair, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human
Services, Education and Related Agencies
Representative Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health
and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies
Representative Mario Diaz-Balart, Chair, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing
and Urban Development
Representative David Price, Ranking Member, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation,
Housing and Urban Development
April 15, 2015
Dear Senators Shelby, Mikulski, Blunt, and Murray, and Representatives Culberson, Fattah, Cole,
DeLauro, Diaz-Balart, and Price:
We, the undersigned 774 national, state and local victim service and allied organizations write to urge you
to significantly increase funding for federal programs that address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating
violence and stalking. Domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking are life-threatening,
pervasive crimes that affect millions across this nation.
In 2013, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was reauthorized and expanded to meet the critical
needs of more victims. While VAWA and related programs have received modest increases and funding
released from the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) last year should begin to address a portion in the gap in
direct services, funding for these cost-effective and lifesaving programs must be increased. The investment
in these programs must fulfill the promise of VAWA and related federal laws and meet the demand for
services.

Shelters, rape crisis centers and other domestic and sexual violence service providers are facing
decreased funding levels due to a struggling economic climate, while simultaneously facing increased
demand for services. Many programs are forced to turn away victims who are desperate and have nowhere
to go. CDC data reveals that almost 1 in 5 women will be the victim of rape or attempted rape in her
lifetime. Attention to campus and military sexual assault as well as high profile cases has meant more
victims have come forward needing recovery services. According to a 2014 survey by the National Alliance
to End Sexual Violence, more than 1/3 (39%) of the nation's 1,300 rape crisis centers have a waiting list for
critical services while over 40% have faced a reduction in staffing over the past year. Moreover, over 1/4 of
rape crisis centers had to decrease the number of prevention education services due to insufficient funding
while almost 20% of programs could not provide services within one month of a request. The National
Domestic Violence Counts census found that in just one day during September 2014, while more than
67,500 victims of domestic violence received services, almost 11,000 requests for services went unmet due
to lack of funding and resources. Of those unmet requests, 56% were for safe housing. Also, in 2014,
domestic violence programs laid off nearly 1,400 staff positions, in addition to 1,700 staff positions laid off in
2013. Almost 75% of these laid off positions were direct service staff, including counselors, advocates and
children's advocates. Given reduced funding and staff, local programs had to reduce or completely
eliminate over 1,800 services, including emergency shelter, legal advocacy, and counseling.
The federal government funds critical programs at the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Health and
Human Services (HHS) that reach into every community across the nation to provide safety, access to
services and justice for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.
STOP (VAWA, DOJ) allows states and communities to develop coordinated community responses
to these four crimes, which improves the criminal justice and wider community response.
The Sexual Assault Services Program (VAWA, DOJ) is the federal governments only funding
source dedicated to sexual assault services and funds rape crisis centers in every state.
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA, HHS) is the federal governments only
dedicated funding stream for domestic violence shelters and outreach programs.
The Victims of Crime Act (VOCA, DOJ) is a non-taxpayer fund that supports over 4,000 victim
services agencies across the nation to help victims dealing with the immediate aftermath of a
crime.
The Rape Prevention and Education Program (RPE, HHS) supports rape prevention and education
programs for communities and schools.
These state formula grant programs are the essential foundation of our nations response to violence, and
their successes are tangible. They require sustained and increased funding to meet the potential and
promise of the recently renewed VAWA and other federal laws.
VAWA and related discretionary programs complement the state formula grants by propelling innovation
and providing targeted responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. Each
program detailed in the attached chart works together with the others to provide a comprehensive response
to victims of violence. These include lifesaving legal services; funding for services in rural and remote
areas; transitional housing and housing vouchers for victims rebuilding their lives after violence and abuse;
law enforcement improvements such as Sexual Assault Response Teams, initiatives to address the rape kit
backlog, and homicide reduction initiatives; services to underserved victims including disabled and elderly
victims; programs aimed at children, youth, and college students; projects addressing courts and visitation;
programs to respond to the epidemic of sexual assault and domestic violence on tribal lands; and projects
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addressing violence in the workplace; a national domestic violence hotline; prevention programs and public
health responses to violence and abuse. Additionally, the Department of Educations Office of Civil Rights
(OCR) should receive additional funding to continue its work to bring about lasting change on campuses
and in K-12, including holding schools accountable and making sure that student survivors receive
counseling and other vital accommodations. These programs must receive sustained and increased
funding to ensure that our communities can build on our years of progress and meet the needs of ALL
victims.
We call on you to support increased funding for these vital programs. If you have any questions, please feel
to contact Monica McLaughlin, National Network to End Domestic Violence at mmclaughlin@nnedv.org or
Terri Poore, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence at terri@endsexualviolence.org.
Thank you for your continued leadership in keeping victims safe and healthy.
Sincerely,
National Organizations
International Association of Forensic Nurses
9to5, National Association of Working Women
About Women
Alliance for a Just Society
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
American Friends Service Committee
American Humanist Association
Americans for Immigration Justice, Inc.
Anne Munch Consulting, Inc.
Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence
ASISTA Immigration Assistance
Break the Cycle
Breaking Chains Foundation and Ministry
Center for Women Policy Studies
Clearinghouse on Women's Issues
Coalition on Human Needs
Communications Workers of America
Communications Workers of America National Women's Committee
Daughters of Penelope
Domestic Abuse Intervention Programs
Futures Without Violence
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.
Hollaback!
Human Rights Campaign
Institute for Science and Human Values
Jewish Women International
KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights

Legal Momentum
Linda's Voice Foundation
Media Equity Collaborative
NAACP
National Advocacy Center of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd
National Alliance to End Sexual Violence
National Association of Social Workers
National Center for Victims of Crime
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence
National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs
National Congress of American Indians
National Council of Jewish Women
National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges
National Domestic Violence Hotline
National Housing Law Project
National Indigenous Womens Resource Center (NIWRC)
National Latin@ Network; Casa de Esperanza
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
National Network to End Domestic Violence
National Organization for Women
National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
National Women's Political Caucus
Ohel Children's Home and Family Services
OWL-The Voice of Women 40+
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
Redwood Justice Fund
Safe Havens Interfaith Partnership Against Domestic Violence
Safety 1st is Murphy's Law
Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law
Stop Street Harassment
The Jewish Federations of North America
UltraViolet
West Pinellas National Organization for Women
Wider Opportunities for Women
Women of Color Network, Inc.
Women's Media Center
YWCA USA

State and Local Organizations

Abused Women's Aid In Crisis, Inc. (AWAIC)

AK

Advocates for Victims of Violence

AK

Alaska National Organization for Women

AK

Safe & Fear Free Environment, Inc.

AK

Standing Together Against Rape

AK

The LeeShore Center

AK

Women In Safe Homes

AK

2nd Chance, Inc.

AL

Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence

AR

Lonoke County Safe Haven

AR

Safe Passage, Inc.

AR

Alliance for Strengthening Families

AS

Alice's Place

AZ

Ama Doo Alchini Bighan, Inc. (ADABI)

AZ

Arizona Alliance for Community Health Centers

AZ

Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence

AZ

Arizona National Organization for Women

AZ

Chicanos Por La Causa - De Colores

AZ

Community Alliance Against Family Abuse (CAAFA)

AZ

Emerge! Center Against Domestic Abuse

AZ

Eve's Place

AZ

Mt. Graham Safe House

AZ

Sharon Manor Transitional Housing

AZ

Time Out, Inc.

AZ

White Mountain Association for Victims of Domestic Violence

Yavapai Family Advocacy Center

AZ
AZ

Alliance for Community Transformations

CA

Association of California Commissions for Women

CA

California Foundation for Independent Living Centers

CA

California Partnership to End Domestic Violence

CA

Casa de Esperanza

CA

Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse

County of Santa Clara
Domestic Violence Center of the Santa Clarita Valley
Family Violence Appellate Project
Harrington House of RHS
House of Ruth, Inc.
Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles
Marjaree Mason Center
Monarch Services
National Organization for Women, San Gabriel Valley/Whittier, CA
RISE San Luis Obispo County
Ruby's Place
SafeQuest Solano
San Francisco Women Against Rape
San Joaquin County Commission on the Status of Women
Santa Clara County Commission on the Status of Women

CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA

Service Center for Independent Life

Strong Hearted Native Women's Coalition, Inc.
The Los Angeles LGBT Center
WomanHaven Inc., d/b/a Center for Family Solutions
YWCA of Glendale
YWCA of San Diego County
YWCA of San Francisco & Marin
Alliance Against Domestic Abuse
Advocate Safehouse Project
Archuleta County Victim Assistance Program
Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Deaf Overcoming Violence through Empowerment (DOVE)
Estes Valley Victim Advocates
Family Tree
Renew, Inc.
RESPONSE
S.H.A.R.E., Inc.
Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley
SafeHouse Denver
Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence
TESSA
BH Care Umbrella Center For Domestic Violence Services
Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence (CCADV)
Meriden-Wallingford Chrysalis
The Michael Bolton Charities
United Services, Inc.
YWCA New Britain
DC Alliance, EHS, Inc.
DC Rape Crisis Center
DCAEHS, Inc.
YWCA National Capital Area
Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project
Greater Washington Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (JCADA)
Family Health Law & Policy Institute of Widener Law Delaware
Brevard County National Organization for Women
Broward County National Organization for Women
Broward Women's Emergency Fund
Democratic Women's Club of Lake County
Florida Council Against Sexual Violence
Golden Triangle Democratic Club
Lake County National Organization for Women
Pro Choice Coalition of Broward County
United Activision Media LLC
Woman To Woman Global Mentorship Network
Women's Production Network, Inc.
(S.A.F.E) Support in Abusive Family Emergencies

CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CA
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CO
CT
CT
CT
CT
CT
CT
DC
DC
DC
DC
DC DMV (DC, MD, VA)
DC DMV (DC, MD, VA)
DE
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
FL
GA

Center for Pan Asian Community Services, Inc. (CPACS)

Circle of Love Center, Inc.
Columbus Alliance for Battered Women, Inc. d/b/a Hope Harbour
Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa & Chattooga Counties, Inc.
Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Georgia National Organization for Women
Halcyon Home for Battered Women, Inc.
International Women's House, Inc.
Northwest Georgia Family Crisis Center
Peace Place, Inc.
Polk County Women's Shelter
Support in Abusive Family Emergencies
The Refuge Domestic Violence Shelter
Child & Family Service
Hawaii State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Marsy's Law Hawaii
Parents and Children Together
Windward Spouse Abuse Shelter
YWCA of Oahu
Cedar Valley Friends of the Family
Crisis Intervention Services
Domestic Abuse Resource Center
Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Inc.
Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center
Family Crisis Centers of Northwest Iowa
Family Resources
Franciscan Peace Center
Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence (ICADV)
Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault\National Resource Sharing Project
Iowa Unitarian Universalist Witness/Advocacy Network, IUUWAN
Meskwaki Victim Services
Proteus, Inc.
YWCA of Clinton
Idaho Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence
YWCA of Lewiston ID - Clarkston WA
ADV & SAS: A Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Service
Anna Bixby Women's Center
Apna Ghar, Inc. (Our Home)
Arab American Family Services
Community Crisis Center, Inc.
Courage Connection
Crisis Center Foundation
Dove, Inc.
Family Resources
Fulton-Mason Crisis Service
Guardian Angel Community Services

GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
HI
HI
HI
HI
HI
HI
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
IA
ID
ID
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL

Harbor House
Illinois Accountability Initiative
Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
KAN-WIN
Mercer County Family Crisis Center
Mid Central Community Action-Neville House
Mujeres Latinas en Accin
Mutual Ground, Inc.
Safe Passage
Stopping Woman Abuse Now
Violence Prevention Center of Southwestern IL
West Suburban National Organization for Women
Women's Business Development Center
YWCA of the Sauk Valley
Albion Fellows Bacon Center, Inc.
Alternatives Incorporated
Center for Nonviolence
Desert Rose Foundation, Inc.
DIRECTIONS! Rape Crisis Support & Advocacy of Community Mental Health
Center, Inc.
Family Service of Association of Howard County Domestic Violence Program
Family Service Society, Inc.
FSA Counseling Center
FSA Domestic Violence Program
Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc.
Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital Center of Hope
Middle Way House
New Directions of Decatur County
Noble House Ministries, Inc.
North Central Indiana Rural Crisis Center
Rush County Victims Assistance, Inc.
The Better Way
The Julian Center
Turning Point Domestic Violence Services
Victim Assistance Program Hancock County Prosecutor
YWCA Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention Program
YWCA Northeast Indiana
Crisis Center, Inc.
Domestic Violence Association of Central Kansas
Family Life Center of Butler County
Harvey County DV/SA Task Force, Inc.
Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence
Liberal Area Rape Crisis & Domestic Violence Services, Inc.
Options: Domestic and Sexual Violence Services
Safe Homes, Inc.
Safehouse Crisis Center, Inc.

IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IL
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
KS
KS
KS
KS
KS
KS
KS
KS
KS

YWCA Wichita
Barren River Area Safe Space, Inc.
Bethany House Abuse Shelter, Inc.
Family Life Abuse Center in Mount Vernon
Kentucky Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Owensboro Area Shelter, Information & Services, Inc.
Sanctuary
SpringHaven
GreenHouse17
Merryman House in Paducah
Chez Hope, Inc.
Family Justice Center of Ouachita Parish
Iris Domestic Violence Center
Jeff Davis Communities Against Domestic Abuse, Inc.
Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Metropolitan Center for Women and Children
New Orleans Family Justice Alliance
Safe Harbor
Southeast Advocates for Family Empowerment (SAFE)
The Wellspring Alliance for Families, Inc.
A Safe Place, Inc.
Alternative House
Cape Cod Center for Women
Children's Charter, A Division of The Key Program, Inc.
DOVE (Domestic Violence Ended)
Elizabeth Freeman Center, Inc.
Elizabeth Stone House
HarborCOV
Healing Abuse, Working for Change, Inc.
Independence House, Inc.
Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and
Domestic Violence
Jewish Family & Children's Service
New England Learning Center for Women in Transition
New Hope, Inc.
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence
South Shore Women's Resource Center
Transition House, Inc.
Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry
Wayside Trauma Intervention Services
Womanshelter/Compaeras
YWCA Central Massachusetts
YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts
Anne Arundel County National Organization for Women
Baltimore Jewish Council
Baltimore National Organization for Women

KS
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
KY
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
LA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MA
MD
MD
MD

Court Watch Montgomery

Crisis Intervention Center
Dove Center (DVSARC, Inc.)
Equality Foundation
Family and Children's Services Baltimore County
Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County
Family Crisis Resource Center, Inc.
Heart On The Mend
Heartly House, Inc.
Hopeworks of Howard County
House of Ruth Maryland
Immigration Legal Services, Esperanza Center
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Maryland Health Care Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Maryland National Organization for Women
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
Maryland Women's Political Caucus
Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence
Montgomery County Chapter of the National Organization for Women
(MCNOW)
Muslimat Al-Nisaa
SARC, Inc.
The Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.
Children's Advocacy Center of Kennebec & Somerset Counties
Family Crisis Services
Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Safe Voices
Sexual Assault Crisis & Support Center
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services
Every Woman's Place & Webster House Youth Services
HAVEN
Huron County Coalition Against Domestic Abuse
Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence
The Women Center
Uniting Three Fires Against Violence
Alexandra House, Inc.
Battered Women's Legal Advocacy Projects
Bluff Country Family Resources
Family Pathways
Friends Against Abuse
Hands of Hope Resource Center
HOPE Center
Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault
PAVSA (Program for Aid to Victims of Sexual Assault)
Pearl Crisis Center
Sexual Violence Center

MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
MD
ME
ME
ME
ME
ME
ME
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MI
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN
MN

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Someplace Safe
Tubman
Audrain County Crisis Intervention Services
Dawson County Domestic Violence Program
Disabled Citizens Alliance for Independence
Domestic and Sexual Violence Services of Carbon County (DSVS)
HAVEN
Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA)
Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Missouri National Organization for Women
Public Housing Authority of Butte
Rose Brooks Center
Safe Connections
Susanna Wesley Family Learning Center
Care Lodge Domestic Violence Shelter
Catholic Charities, Inc.
Gulf Coast Women's Center for Nonviolence
Haven House Family Shelter
Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Our House, Inc.
Safe Haven, Inc.
Wesley House Community Center, Inc.
Butte Community Council
Custer Network Against Domestic Abuse
District 4 HRDC Domestic Abuse Program
Domestic and Sexual Violence Services of Carbon County (DSVS)
Human Resources Development Council
Lincoln County Victim/Witness Program
Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Northeast Montana Victim Witness Program
Powell County Victim Assistance
Safe Space, Inc.
Sanders County Coalition For Families
Southwest Montana Community Health Center
The Abbie Shelter
The Friendship Center
Women's Resource/Community Support Center
YWCA Missoula
YWCA of Helena
Anson County Domestic Violence Coalition, Inc.
Asheville Buncombe Community Relations Council
Carteret County Domestic Violence Program, Inc.
Center for Family Violence Prevention
Durham Crisis Response Center
Esther House of Stanly County, Inc.

MN
MN
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MO
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
MS
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
MT
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC

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Families First, Inc.

Family Abuse Services of Alamance County
Family Guidance Center, Inc.
Family Service of the Piedmont
Family Services of Davidson County, Inc.
Family Services of McDowell County, Inc.
Hannah's Place, Inc.
Helpmate, Inc.
Hope Harbor Home Inc.
Matthews, North Carolina Police Department
Miracles Domestic Violence Victims Advocacy Organization
North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault
North Carolina National Organization for Women
NC4ERA (North Carolina for the Equal Rights Amendment)
North Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence
OASIS, Inc.
Quaker House
Rape, Child & Family Abuse Crisis Council of Salisbury - Rowan Inc.
REACH of Cherokee County, Inc.
REACH of Clay County
SAFE of Harnett County, Inc.
Southeastern Family Violence Center, Inc.
The Family Violence Prevention Center, Inc. d/b/a InterAct
The Women's Center, Inc. d/b/a Compass Center for Women and Families
Turning Point, Inc.
Vantage Pointe Children's Advocacy Center
Wesley Shelter, Inc.
YWCA High Point
CAWS North Dakota
Rape and Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead
Bright Horizons
Healing Hearts & Families
Nebraska Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence
Sandhills Crisis Intervention Program
The Bridge
Women's Center for Advancement
A Safe Place
New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence
Sexual Assault Support Services
180 Turning Lives Around, Inc.
Babyland Family Services, Inc.
CONTACT of Burlington County
Middlesex County National Organization for Women
New Jersey Association on Correction
New Jersey Coalition Against Sexual Assault
New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women

NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
NC
ND
ND
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NE
NH
NH
NH
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ

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New Jersey Tenants Organization

Northern New Jersey National Organization for Women
Ocean County Chapter National Organization for Women
Safe In Hunterdon
South Jersey National Organization for Women: Alice Paul Chapter
Strengthen.Our.Sisters
Community Against Violence, Inc.
El Refugio, Inc.
Family Crisis Center
IMPACT Personal Safety
Las Cruces Police Department Victim Assistance Unit
New Mexico Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Roberta's Place, Inc.
Santa Fe National Organization for Women
Santa Fe Safe
Valencia Shelter Services
Domestic Violence Intervention, Inc.
Elko Committee Against Domestic Violence
Family Support Council of Douglas County
Lander County Committee Against Domestic Violence
Nevada Network Against Domestic Violence
S.A.F.E. House, Inc.
Safe Nest Las Vegas
Alternatives for Battered Women
Arab-American Family Support Center (AAFSC)
Arbor Housing and Developments: The NET Domestic Violence Shelter
Brighter Tomorrows
Center for Safety & Change, Inc.
Crime Victims Assistance Center
Crime Victims Treatment Center of Mount Sinai St. Luke's and Roosevelt
Hospitals
Crisis Services
Day One
Domestic Violence Program of Herkimer County
Domestic Violence Project
Downstate Coalition for Crime Victims of New York State
Family Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes, Inc.
First Step Victim Services
Food First, Inc.
Grace Smith House
Hope's Door
House of Faith Ministry Inc. d/b/a Hudson Valley House of Hope
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Inc.
Lewis County Opportunities, Inc.
Mechanicville Area Community Services Center
Montgomery County Domestic Violence and Crime Victim Services

NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NJ
NM
NM
NM
NM
NM
NM
NM
NM
NM
NM
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NV
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY

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National Organization for Women, Mid-Suffolk Chapter

New Destiny Housing Corporation
New York Asian Women's Center
New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Putnam/Northern Westchester Women's Resource Center
Safe Homes of Orange County
Sanctuary for Families
Services for the Underserved
St. Lawrence Valley Renewal House
Suffolk County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The Family Counseling Center Domestic Violence Program
The Retreat
The Safe Center Long Island
The Washbourne House
Vera House, Inc.
Victim Resource Center of the Finger Lakes, Inc.
Victims Assistance Center of Jefferson County
Victims of Violence
Violence Intervention Program
YWCA of Northeastern New York
YWCA of Binghamton and Broome County
YWCA of Niagara
ACTION OHIO Coalition For Battered Women
Cleveland Rape Crisis Center
Community Services of Stark County
Crime Victim Services
EVE, Incorporated
Fairview Hospital
Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, Inc.
Family Crisis Network
Family Violence Prevention Center of Greene County
HelpLine of Delaware & Morrow Counties Inc.
Liberty Center Connections, Inc.
Ohio Domestic Violence Network
Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence
Ohio Democratic Women's Caucus
Ohio Guidestone
Open Arms Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Services
Project Woman
Rape Crisis Domestic Violence Safe Haven
Rape Crisis of Medina & Summit
Southern Ohio Sexual Assault Treatment Center
Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program
The Domestic Violence Shelter, Inc.
The SAAFE Center

NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
NY
OH
OH
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Townhall II
Women Helping Women
WomenSafe, Inc.
YWCA Warren
Crisis Control Center, Inc.
Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS)
Family Crisis Center, Inc.
Oklahoma Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Okmulgee County Family Resource Center, Inc.
SOS for Family Violence Intervention
Stillwater Domestic Violence Services
Women's Resource Center
YWCA Oklahoma City
Battered Persons' Advocacy
Bradley Angle
Canyon Crisis and Resource Center
Central Oregon Coast National Organization for Women
Domestic Violence Services
Helping Hands Against Violence, Inc.
Henderson House
Illinois Valley Safe House Alliance
My Sisters' Place
Oregon Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence
Oasis Shelter House
Raphael House of Portland
Sable House
Sexual Assault Support Services
The Harbor, Inc.
West Women's and Children's Shelter
YWCA of Greater Portland
A Woman's Place
Abuse and Rape Crisis Center
AWARE, Inc.
CAP of Lancaster County
Centre County Women's Resource Center
Crime Victims' Center of Fayette County
Crime Victims Council of the Lehigh Valley, Inc.
Crisis Center North
Domestic Violence Intervention of Lebanon County, Inc.
Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland and Perry Counties (DVSCP)
First Pittsburgh National Organization for Women
HAVEN of Tioga County
Huntingdon House
Laurel House
Lutheran Settlement House
Network of Victim Assistance

OH
OH
OH
OH
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OK
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
OR
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
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PASSAGES, Inc.
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape
SAFE
Safe Haven of Pike County, Inc.
Survivors, Inc.
The Abuse Network, Inc.
Transitions
Women Against Abuse, Inc.
Women's Center of Beaver County
Women's Resource Center, Inc.
Women's Resources of Monroe County, Inc.
Women's Services
Women's Help Center
Your Safe Haven, Inc.
YWCA of Bradford
YWCA of Carlisle
YWCA of Gettysburg & Adams County
YWCA of Lancaster
YWCA of North Central Pennsylvania
Day One
Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County
Rhode Island National Organization for Women
Rhode Island Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Women's Center of Rhode Island
Beyond Abuse
Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse (CODA)
Foothills Alliance
Hope Haven of the Lowcountry
Meg's House Shelter for Abused Women
My Sister's House, Inc.
Palmetto Citizens Against Sexual Assault
Pickens County Advocacy Center
SAFE Homes Rape Crisis Coalition
Sistercare
South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
The Blue Door Project
Trinity Place, LLC
Avalon Center
Branches of Monroe County, Inc.
CEASE, Inc.
Family Resource Agency
Fayette Cares, Inc.
General Federation of Women's Clubs, Somo Sala Circle
Haven of Hope, Inc.
Partnership for Families, Children and Adults

PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
PA
RI
RI
RI
RI
RI
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
SC
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN

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Safe Haven Cheatham County

Safe Passage
SafeSpace
Sexual Assault Center of East Tennessee
Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
Wo/Men's Resource and Rape Assistance Program
Abigail's Arms, Cooke County Family Crisis Center
Advocacy Center for Crime Victims and Children
Alamo Area Rape Crisis Center
Bay Area Turning Point, Inc.
Brazos County Rape Crisis Center, Inc. d/b/a Sexual Assault Resource Center
Center Against Sexual and Family Violence
Concho Valley Rape Crisis Center
Crisis Center of the Plains
East Texas Crisis Center, Inc.
Eastland County Crisis Center, Inc.
Family Crisis Center, Inc. of the Rio Grande Valley
Family Crisis Center of the Big Bend
Family Violence Prevention Council
First Step, Inc.
Friendship of Women, Inc.
Gateway Family Services, Inc.
Grayson County Women's Crisis Line, Inc.
Hays-Caldwell Women's Center
Lubbock Rape Crisis Center
Matagorda County Women's Crisis Center
Ministerio Casa Agar
Mosaic Family Services
Regional Victim Crisis Center
Shelter Agencies for Families in East Texas
Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
Texas Council on Family Violence
The Ark Domestic Violence Shelter
The Bridge Over Troubled Waters
The Family Place
The Harbor Children's Alliance & Victim Center
The Montrose Center
The Turning Point
The Women's Center of Tarrant County
Travis County Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Survival Center (d/b/a
SafePlace)
Women's Center of Brazoria County
Women's Shelter of South Texas
Restoring Ancestral Winds
Safe Harbor Crisis Center
Seekhaven, Inc.

TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TN
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
TX
UT
UT
UT

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South Valley Services to End Family Violence

Utah Domestic Violence Coalition
YCC, Family Crisis Center
Avalon: A Center for Women and Children
Charlottesville National Organization for Women
Choices, Council on Domestic Violence for Page County Inc.
Citizens Against Family Violence
Doorways for Women and Families
Empowerhouse
Family Services Network
First Step
Hope House of Scott County, Inc.
JustOne Challenge
Korean Community Service Center
Laurel Shelter, Inc.
Northern Virginia National Organization for Women
Project Horizon, Inc.
Samaritan House, Inc.
Sexual Assault Resource Agency
The Laurel Center
Tri-County Community Action Agency, Inc.
Vienna Area National Organization for Women
Virginia National Organization for Women
Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Action Alliance
Women's Resource Center of the New River Valley
Virgin Islands Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Council
Clarina Howard Nichols Center
Rutland Womens Network and Shelter (RCWNS)
Sexual Assault Crisis Team of Washington County
Umbrella, Inc.
Voices Against Violence
Women Helping Battered Women
API Chaya
Citizens Against Domestic & Sexual Assault
Community to Community
Consejo Counseling & Referral Service
Crisis Support Network
Domestic Abuse Women's Network
Domestic Violence Center of Grays Harbor
Domestic Violence Services of Benton & Franklin Counties
Emergency Support Shelter
Healthy Families of Clallam County
King County Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Lower Valley Crisis and Support Services
New Beginnings
Northwest Immigrant Rights Project

UT
UT
UT
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VI
VT
VT
VT
VT
VT
VT
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA

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Pend Oreille Crime Victim Services

Programs for Peaceful Living
Rural Resources Victim Services
SAGE: formerly the DSV Crisis Center
Seattle National Organization for Women
Seattle National Organization for Women
St. James Family Center
Tacoma Community House
Tacoma National Organization for Women
The DoVE Project
The Support Center
Thurston County National Organization for Women
Turning Pointe Domestic Violence Services
Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence
YWCA of Kitsap County
YWCA of Spokane
YWCA Pierce County
YWCA, Domestic Violence Unit
Advocates of Ozaukee
Asha Family Services, Inc.
ASTOP Sexual Abuse Center
AVAIL, Inc.
Beloit Domestic Violence Survivor Center
CAP Services, Inc.
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of La Crosse
Center Against Sexual & Domestic Abuse, Inc.
Christine Ann Domestic Abuse Services
Community Referral Agency, Inc.
Daystar, Inc.
Deaf Unity
Domestic Abuse Intervention Services, Inc.
End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin
Family Advocates Inc. Lafayette County Outreach
Family Advocates, Inc.
Family Services of Northeast Wisconsin
Family Support Center
Friends of Abused Families
Green Haven Family Advocates
Hmong American Friendship Association
Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, Inc.
Manitowoc County Domestic Violence Center
Milwaukee Center for Children and Youth, Inc.
New Horizons Shelter and Outreach Centers, Inc.
Northwoods Women, Inc.
PADA "People Against Domestic and Sexual Abuse" of Jefferson County
Passages, Inc.

WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WA
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
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People Against a Violent Environment (PAVE)

People Against Domestic and Sexual Abuse
Personal Development Center, Inc.
Rainbow House Domestic Abuse Services, Inc.
Rape Crisis Center, Inc.
Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Family Violence Prevention
Program
Reach Counseling Services, Inc.
Safe Harbor of Sheboygan, Inc.
Safe Haven
The Association for Prevention of Family Violence
The Bridge to Hope
The Family Center
The Women's Community, Inc.
TimeOut Shelter
Tri-County Council on Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, Inc.
Turningpoint for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Vernon Co. Domestic Abuse Project
Webb Memorial Foundation, Inc.
Wisconsin Alliance for Women's Health
Wisconsin Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Wisconsin Rapids Family Center, Inc.
Wise Women Gathering Place
Women and Children's Horizons
YWCA Madison
Branches Domestic Violence Shelter
Change Inc./The Lighthouse
CONTACT Huntington Inc.
Family Refuge Center
HOPE
Rape & Domestic Violence Information Center
REACH/The Counseling Connection
Sexual Assault Help Center
Shenandoah Women's Center, Inc.
Stop Abusive Family Environments, Inc. (SAFE)
Tug Valley Recovery Shelter
West Virginia Coalition Against Domestic Violence
West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services
Women's Aid in Crisis
Women's Resource Center
YWCA Wheeling
Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault

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WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WI
WV
WV
WV
WV
WV
WV
WV
WV
WV
WV
WV
WV
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VAWA and Other Related Programs

Appropriations for Fiscal Years 13, 14, 15 and 16
CAMPAIGN FOR FUNDING TO END DOMESTIC AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE
All numbers are expressed in millions (except as otherwise noted). FY stands for Fiscal Year.

FY 13
Budget

Name of Grant Program

FY 13
reduced by
Sequestration
& Rescissions*

Updated: February 2015

FY 14
Budget

FY 15
Budget

FY 16
Presidents
Budget

Authorized/
Requested
Level

COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE APPROPRIATIONS

STOP - Grants to Combat Violence Against
Women

$189.00

$176.18

$193.00

$195.00

$193.00

$222.00

Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP)

$25.00

$23.30

$27.00

$30.00

$27.00

$40.00

Services for Rural Victims

$36.50

$34.02

$36.00

$33.00

$33.00

$50.00

Civil Legal Assistance for Victims

$41.00

$38.22

$37.00

$42.50

$52.50

$57.00

Transitional Housing (OVW)

$25.00

$23.30

$24.75

$26.00

$25.00

$35.00

Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies

$50.00

$46.61

$50.00

$50.00

$50.00

$73.00

Consolidated Youth-Oriented Program

$10.00

$9.32

$10.00

$10.00

$10.00

$15.00

Grants to Support Families in the Justice System

$15.00

$14.45

$15.00

$16.00

$16.00

$22.00

Violence on College Campuses (Campus Grants)

$9.00

$8.39

$9.00

$12.00

$26.00

$26.00

Protections and Services for Disabled Victims

$5.75

$5.36

$5.75

$6.00

$5.75

$9.00

Elder Abuse Grant Program

$4.25

$3.96

$4.25

$4.50

$4.25

$9.00

National Institute of Justice (NIJ)

$3.50

$3.26

$3.25

$3.00

$3.00

Research on Violence Against Indian Women

$1.00

$0.93

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

$1.00

National Resource Center on Workplace

Responses

$0.50

$0.47

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$1.00

Nat'l Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault of

American Indian and Alaska Native Women

$0.50

$0.47

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

$0.50

Outreach to Underserved Populations

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$2.00

National Tribal Sex Offender Registry

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$0.00

$1.00

Tribal Jurisdiction

$5.00

$5.00

VAWA 20/20 Initiative

$21.00

$21.00

VAWA CJS Total

$416.00

$388.24

$417.00

$429.50

$473.50

$605.50

Rape Kit Backlog Community Response

$41.00

$41.00

$41.00

FY 13
reduced by
Sequestration
& Rescissions*

FY 13
Budget

FY 14
Budget

FY 15
Budget

FY 16
Presidents
Budget

Funding
Request

VOCA Fund Cap (and Tribal Funding Steam)

$730.00

N/A

$745.00

$2.36B

$1.00B

$2.6B

Vision 21 & Trafficking Initatives

$12.50

$12.50

$35.00

$35.00

Campaign for Funding to End Domestic and Sexual Violence

VAWA Appropriations for Fiscal Years 13, 14, 15 and 16

Campaign for Funding to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
FY 13
Budget

Name of Grant Program

FY 13
reduced by
Sequestration
& Rescissions*

FY 14
Budget

FY 15
Budget

FY 16
Presidents
Budget

Authorized/
Requested
Level

LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS

ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act
(FVPSA)/Domestic Violence Shelters

$129.50

$121.19

$133.50

$135.00

$150.00

$175.00

National Domestic Violence Hotline**

$3.20

$3.04

$4.50

$4.50

$12.00

$12.00

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL

Rape Prevention and Education

$41.70

$39.39

$38.00

$38.80

$44.40

$50.00

DELTA - Domestic Violence Prevention

Enhancement and Leadership Through Alliances

$5.40

$5.13

$5.20

$5.40

$5.40

$6.00

Preventive Health and Health Services Block

Grant (PHHSBG) Sex Offense Set-Aside

$7.00

$7.00

$7.00

$7.00

$0.00

$7.00

OFFICE ON WOMENS HEALTH

Violence Against Women Health Initiative

$2.30

$2.30

$2.30

$3.10

$2.30

$10.00

L-HHS Total

$189.10

$178.05

$190.50

$193.80

$214.10

$253.00

$37.50

$37.50

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD)

VAWA Housing Vouchers^

PLEASE NOTE: This chart will continue to be updated throughout the FY 2016 Appropriations process.
Updates can be found at www.nnedv.org/funding.
* Rescissions and sequestration: In FY13, most discretionary programs, including those at OVW, were subjected to Sequestration cuts between 5-7%. The final bills
included the following rescissions from OVW from unobligated or deobligated funds: FY13 and FY14, $12 million; FY15, $16 million.
In FYs12-15, and in the Presidents FY16 Budget, $4 million has been set aside in GTEAP for a homicide reduction initiative.
VAWA 2013 consolidated youth and prevention programs into two programs. Appropriators funded these programs as one consolidated program for the past
several years. The individual programs are called the CHOOSE program and the SMART program.
VOCA: The Presidents FYs 14, 15 and 16 Budgets proposed setting aside $25 million dollars from the amount of money released from the VOCA fund for the Vision
21 initiative, $20 million for tribal victim services and $10 million to address trafficking. In the final FY14 and FY15 bills, Congress appropriated $12.5 million
for the Vision 21 initiative from its general CJS funds and not as a set-aside of VOCA funds. We support $35 million for Vision 21 through CJS funds. Tribal funding: We
support establishing a VOCA Tribal funding stream at 10% of VOCA funds.
FVPSA, the National Domestic Violence Hotline, and DELT A are authorized through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA).
**This funding increase would maintain and increase capacity of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, fund a tribal domestic violence hotline, and other hotlinerelated projects.
PHHSBG is authorized through the Public Health Services Act and includes a mandatory set-aside for providing services to rape victims and for rape prevention.
The sex-offense set-aside was not cut by sequestration in 2013.
This program is for a comprehensive new initiative aimed at closing identified gaps in the fight against violence against women. This initiative will target $15 million
to improve law enforcement and prosecutorial response to sexual assault by bringing intensive resources to 11 jurisdictions and $6 million to implement a domestic
violence firearms lethality initiative in approximately 7 jurisdictions. The initiative will include a focus on using evidence-based interventions, where available, and
documenting and evaluating results with the goal of identifying successful models that can be replicated across the nation. The Presidents 2016 Budget proposes
$21,000,000 for this program.
^ This new key initiative, part of the tenant-based rental assistance in Public and Indian Housing, would allow DV, SA, Dating, and stalking victims to acquire an
emergency transfer from their current housing, when they are no longer safe, into new housing without having to become homeless or go to shelter. This will meet a
crucial need of survivors, prevent homelessness and increase safety. The vouchers will help fulfill the emergency transfer policies mandated by VAWA 2013.
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to End
Domestic and Sexual Violence
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2013 Appropriations
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