Section 2004 (b) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) requires the Attorney General to submit an annual report to Congress on the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (STOP Program).  The report must include a summary of the grants made and funds distributed under this program, the purposes for which these grants were provided, a statistical summary of the persons served, and an evaluation of the effectiveness of programs funded.

The Office on Violence Against Women prepares these reports detailing the activities of grantees receiving federal funds under the STOP Program.

The STOP Program allocates funds by formula to states and territories to support projects in law enforcement, prosecution, victim services, and the courts to address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The STOP Program promotes a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to improve the criminal justice system's response to violence against women and to develop and strengthen victim services.

2006 Report (Grants awarded in FY 2006)

2005 Report (Grants awarded from FY 2001 through FY 2004)

In response to the statutory requirement of Section 1003 (b) of the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (VAWA 2000), the Attorney General submitted the following report to Congress. VAWA 2000 requires the Attorney General to report biennially on the effectiveness of activities carried out with grant funds, including the number of persons served and the number of persons seeking services who could not be served.

The Office on Violence Against Women prepared this report which addresses the activities of grantees receiving federal funds under the discretionary programs it administers. OVW provides federal grants to help communities across America develop innovative strategies to address violence against women. These grant programs are used to forge focused and effective partnerships among federal, state, local, and tribal governments and between the criminal justice system and victim advocates, and to provide much-needed services to victims. This 2006 Biennial Report, covering the period from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2005, describes data submitted by grantees receiving grants under the discretionary grant programs.

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