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Sexual assault

Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is one of the DOJ's grant-making components. OVW provides federal leadership in developing the national capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.