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The Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) is launching a new multi-state initiative, Project Connect: A Coordinated Public Health Initiative to Prevent Violence against Women, supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office on Women’s Health (OWH). This initiative is a result of funding from the Violence against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005. The FVPF is working with the OWH and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to identify and partner with statewide teams to develop policy and public heath responses to domestic and sexual violence in public health programs.

• Develop policy and public heath responses to domestic and sexual violence in the following public health programs: reproductive and sexual health, home visitation, adolescent health, and other maternal child health and perinatal programs
• Provide basic health and reproductive health services in domestic and sexual violence (DV/SA) programs

The FVPF will work with the OWH, ACF and a selection committee to choose seven states, territories, or tribes for this initiative. Each applicant should demonstrate a strong history of collaboration between domestic/sexual violence, health care and public health systems plus a capacity and interest in the proposed initiative. For selected applicants, the period of funding is for March 2010 through August 30, 2011. With each participating state, territory, or tribe, the FVPF will work closely with new or existing leadership teams made up of domestic and sexual violence experts, and members of the public health community to develop sustainable statewide responses to domestic and sexual violence.

The FVPF is no longer accepting applications for the Project Connect initiative. The deadline was February 8, 2010. Thank you to all who have submitted applications for this exciting initiative. You will be notified of our final selections by February 26, 2010.

For more information on the Project Connect initiative, please click on the links below. If you have any questions regarding the initiative, please contact Lisa James (lisa@endabuse.org) at 415-252-8900 ext. 27.

Download the Project Connect Overview (PDF)

Download the Project Connect Application and Instructions (PDF)

Review the Frequently Asked Questions List (PDF)

Download the 1/19/2010 Project Connect Webinar Slides (PDF)