Program Overview
Justice for Families Program
The Justice for Families Program (JFF Program) improves the response of all aspects of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse.
As of July 1, 2025, the IMPACT Tool is open for grantees to prepare their performance reporting data for submission to OVW. Click below to access the IMPACT Tool.
Justice for Families Performance Report IMPACT Link
Completed reports are due in JustGrants by July 30th, 2025 to complete mandatory reporting requirements.
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If you have any questions, please email vawamei@maine.edu or call 1-800-922-VAWA (8292).
Please let us know how we can make our resources more accessible to you, including language access. If you encounter any barriers, please contact us at vawamei@maine.edu to provide feedback and/or request accommodations.
Forms & Instructions
IMPACT Tool Link
Justice for Families Performance Report IMPACT Link
Click here to link to the IMPACT Tool Justice for Families Program Performance Report
Sample Reporting Form
Justice for Families Sample Reporting Form
View this sample reporting form to better understand reporting requirements for OVW grant-funded activities.
Reporting Instructions
Justice for Families 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 Instructions
Performance Report Update: Legal Services
View this guidance to help with reporting your Legal Services.
Reporting Tools
FAQs PDF
VAWA IMPACT Tool FAQs for Discretionary Grantees
View the answers to questions about the new VAWA IMPACT Tool.
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.
Training Video
Calculating Staff FTEs Webinar 2025
This video is an introduction to reporting Staff FTEs on your Semi-Annual Performance Report and how to use VAWA MEI's FTE calculator.
Training Video
Introduction to Performance Reporting Webinar 2025
This in-depth look at the new VAWA IMPACT reporting tool and process is for all discretionary grantees.
Training Video
Reporting Victim Services Webinar 2025
This video is an introduction to reporting Victim Services on your Semi-Annual Performance Report.
Reports
View All Program ReportsReports to Congress
Preliminary Key Performance Indicators: July 2024-December 2024
This 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...
Reports to Congress
2022 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
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
May 21, 2025
Preliminary Key Performance Indicators from OVW are available for the July 2024-December 2024 period.
These Preliminary Key Performance Indicators are data points derived from the collection of the July to December 2024 performance reports in the IMPACT Tool. Click to read more.