“Children who are exposed to or experience violence can suffer from both immediate and long-term health effects, such as depression, anxiety, difficulty focusing in school, delinquency, and/or post-traumatic stress disorder. (Source)
Program Overview
Children and Youth Exposed to Violence Program
The Consolidated Youth Program served victims ages 0 to 24 through programs which respond to children’s exposure to violence in their homes, promote teen dating violence awareness and prevention, and engage men as leaders and role models in combating violence against women and girls.
Forms & Instructions
Sample Reporting Form
Children and Youth Exposed to Violence (CY) Sample Reporting Form
View this sample reporting form to better understand reporting requirements for OVW grant-funded activities.
Reporting Instructions
Children and Youth Exposed to Violence (CY) Reporting Form Instructions
View program-specific reporting form instructions for more in-depth guidance on how to report grant-funded activities on the performance report.
Reporting Tools
FAQs PDF
VAWA IMPACT Tool FAQs for Discretionary Grantees
View the answers to questions about the new VAWA IMPACT Tool.
Training Video
Training Video: Calculating FTEs
Watch the July 2021 webinar about how to calculate FTEs.
Training Video
E-Learning Video: What’s an FTE?
Stumped by FTEs? Spend 4 minutes (actually, less!) watching this video.
FTE Calculator
FTE Calculator (Discretionary Grant)
Use this workbook to calculate FTE totals for your performance report.
Reports
View All Program ReportsReports to Congress
Discretionary Grant Programs’ Key Performance Indicators: January 2025-June 2025
Data presented here reflect VAWA-funded activities and accomplishments reported to OVW by a subset of discretionary program grantees from January to June 2025, but do not include STOP or...
Reports to Congress
Preliminary Key Performance Indicators: July 2024-December 2024
These data reflect VAWA-funded activities and accomplishments reported to OVW by a subset of discretionary program grantees from July to December 2024, but do not include STOP or SASP...
Reports to Congress
2024 Biennial Report to Congress
The Violence Against Women Act mandates that the Attorney General submit a report to Congress every two years on the effectiveness of activities carried out with grant funds, including...
FAQs
VAWA IMPACT Tool for discretionary Grantees FAQs
View the answers to questions specifically related to the discretionary grants and the IMPACT Tool.
FAQs
Staff FAQs
Learn how to calculate and prorate FTEs, and how to report other tricky staffing scenarios, from stipends and overtime to staff with multiple job functions.
News & Updates
December 3, 2025
VAWA MEI Office Hours Begin December 10th
VAWA MEI will host virtual Office Hours every Wednesday from 1:00 – 4:00 PM ET, December 10th, 2025, through February 25th, 2026 (no sessions on Dec. 24th or 31st)....