Registration

Welcome to the registration page for the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Underserved Grant Program Grantee Orientation.

What is the Grantee Orientation?
OVW, in coordination with the technical assistance provider for the Underserved Program, the ALSO Underserved Technical Assistance (TA) team, is hosting a series of live and recorded webinars for all FY2020 Underserved Grantees and new hires and/or project staff from grantee organizations from last year’s cohort. During the orientation, Grantees will receive information to assist in the successful management and implementation of the award.

Who should attend?
Participation in the orientation sessions is mandatory for all FY2020 Underserved Grantees. 

Please consider having a combination of staff register: (a) significant MOU (memorandum of understanding) partner(s), (b) the grant oversight individual, and/or (c) the direct front line/implementation individual. All FY2020 grantee organizations are required to secure the attendance of at least two (2) individuals from their funded project to the virtual Underserved Grantee Orientation hosted by OVW in partnership with ALSO. 

The registration form should be completed by ALL individual(s) in your organization/partnership who will be attending.

When is the Grantee Orientation?
The Grantee Orientation is usually a in-person event. This year, however, this event will take place over several months via live and recorded webinars/meetings. The first session is scheduled for Tuesday, November 17. The full schedule is below.
  • Tuesday, November 17 - Welcome & Introduction to the Underserved Program
  • Pre-Recorded - Trauma: What to Consider in your Grant Work when Working with Survivors - Part 1
  • Thursday, November 19 - Trauma: What to Consider in your Grant Work when Working with Survivors - Part 2
  • Tuesday, December 15 - Financial Management - Part 1
  • Thursday, December 17 - Financial Management - Part 2
  • Tuesday, January 26 - Civil Rights Obligations of Recipients of Federal Funding
  • Wednesday, February 9 - Grant Fraud: How to Avoid Common Pitfalls
  • Thursday, February 10 - The Grant Auditing Process
  • Wednesday, February 24 - Grants Management and Administration (11:00 am PT/12:00 pm MT/1:00 pm CT/2:00 pm ET)
All times are at 12:00 pm PT / 1:00 pm MT / 2:00 pm CT / 3:00 pm ET except where noted.

For more information regarding your attendance, please contact your OVW Grant Program Specialist, Kara Moller, at kara.moller@usdoj.gov.

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. Please provide the name of the community in which your collaboration will be located. ("City, State" or "County, State" or "State").

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* 3. What is the best way to contact you? *

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* 4. Is your organization the grantee (main applicant) or project partner?

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* 5. Contact information will be shared with other Underserved Grantees who participate in the Orientation. May we share your contact information with other meeting attendees?

Accommodations

We value accessibility and inclusivity and strive to make all our events accessible and welcoming to all participants. Please fill out the following information to help us provide accommodations that give everyone an opportunity to fully participate.

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* 7. Programmatic Accommodations

Please select any additional accommodations you require for the Grantee Orientation sessions and programming. In order for services to be as appropriate as possible, please be as specific as possible. Every effort will be made to accommodate requests made in advance.

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* 8. If you are requesting live captioning, translated materials, and/or foreign language interpretation, please indicate which language here.

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* 9. Please tell us any additional needs you may have for this meeting. Please be as specific as possible. We may contact you for further information if necessary. 

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* 10. Please let us know where you will be joining from. We want to be sensible of everyone's work environment and provide support if needed.

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