Audit of Office on Violence Against Women Grants Awarded to the Montana Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, Helena, Montana

The purpose of these awards is to provide recipients with the opportunity to develop and strengthen effective responses to violence against women.

OVW provides national leadership in developing the nation's capacity to reduce violence against women through the implementation of the Violence Against Women Act. Created in 1995, OVW administers financial and technical assistance to communities across the country that are developing programs, policies, and practices aimed at ending domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. By forging state, local, and tribal partnerships among police, prosecutors, victim advocates, health care providers, faith leaders, and others, OVW grant programs help provide victims with the protection and services they need to pursue safe and healthy lives, while simultaneously enabling communities to hold offenders accountable for their violence.

OVW provides funding under two formula grant programs and 17 discretionary grant programs to aid communities across the country that are developing programs aimed at ending domestic violence and sexual assault.

The full report can be read at http://www.justice.gov/oig/grants/g6011001.pdf.