The Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program provides the opportunity for communities to increase collaboration among non-profit victim service providers, community service organizations including those focused on engaging men as role models, schools, tribes and tribal governments, and local government agencies to enhance prevention, intervention, and response efforts in addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking in children, youth and young adults ages 0-24.
In FY 2021, applicants must use funds under the EM Program to develop and/or implement strategies that engage and mobilize men and boys at individual, group, relational, and societal levels to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking, through one or more of the following purposes:
- Develop and/or implement programming to recruit and train men and boys to serve as role models, positive influencers, change agents, and/or mentors to address and prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking.
- Integrate education on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking, into established support and/or enrichment programs (e.g., mentoring, youth services, sports, fraternal, faith-based, fatherhood, re-entry, and educational) to assist men and/or boys in developing healthy relationships, challenging social norms that support violence against women and girls, becoming active bystanders, and understanding the intersection of the four VAWA crimes and other types of violence (e.g., gang initiation, gun violence).
- Develop and implement a train-the-trainer program for community organizations or programs and/or governmental agencies or programs to incorporate education and/or training into their existing work with male clients to prevent violence against women and girls.
In FY 2021, OVW is interested in supporting the priority areas identified below. Applications proposing activities in the following areas will be given special consideration.
- Increase efforts to combat stalking. To qualify for this priority area, applicants must propose projects where at least 50% of the activities address stalking and/or cyberstalking, including the intersection of stalking and/or cyberstalking with dating violence.
The following activities are outside of the program scope and will not be supported by OVW funding:
Further, the following costs are not allowable with program funding: Lobbying; Fundraising; Purchase of real property; Physical modifications to buildings, including minor renovations (such as painting or carpeting); and Construction.