Program Overview

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Underserved Program

The Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Program (Underserved Program) funds projects to develop and implement outreach strategies and enhanced services to adult and youth victims of domestic/sexual violence in underserved populations.

Grantees do this by building the capacity of both mainstream organizations and organizations specifically serving underserved populations to provide culturally appropriate and inclusive services, and increasing training and outreach activities of organizations providing services to underserved populations.

Survivors from underserved populations face challenges in accessing comprehensive and effective victim services that are accessible, culturally relevant, and responsive. The Underserved Program supports projects that address these gaps.

Progress Reporting Update

January – June 2024 Period

As before, Underserved Program grantees will report their progress using a fillable PDF form that can be downloaded from this website (click on “Reporting form” below). Please submit the completed form as an attachment in your JustGrants account by the July 30, 2024, deadline. For guidance on how to do that, please see the JustGrants website’s Training: Performance Reporting page.

Forms & Instructions

Reporting Form

Underserved Reporting Form

Download this PDF form to complete your progress report. Be sure to save a copy to your desktop before entering data.

Reporting Instructions

Underserved Reporting Form Instructions

View program-specific reporting form instructions for more in-depth guidance on how to report grant-funded activities on the progress report.

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Reporting Instructions

Underserved Reporting Form Instructions in Spanish

View program-specific reporting form instructions for more in-depth guidance on how to report grant-funded activities on the progress report.

Trainings

Learn whenever you have the time!

Underserved Program Training Video

This recorded training video may be viewed at any time.

Training Handout

Underserved Program Handout

View this handout for information about the overall reporting process, why your data matters, and how to respond to questions on the progress reporting form.

Reporting Tools

Training Video

Training Video: Intro to Progress Reporting

New to semi-annual progress reporting? Watch this introductory webinar for discretionary program grantees.

Training Video

Training Video: Victim Services

Report it right! Watch the July 2021 webinar about how to handle victim services data.

FAQs PDF

General FAQs in Spanish

View the answers in Spanish to frequently asked questions.

FAQs PDF

Underserved Program FAQs in Spanish

View the answers in Spanish to frequently asked questions about the Underserved Program.

Training Video

Reporting for JD2020 Training Video

Watch the January 2021 webinar about the July to December 2020 progress reporting.

Training Video

Reporting in a Pandemic Training Video

Watch the May 2020 webinar about grant reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Use this workbook to calculate FTE totals for your progress report.

Training Video

Database Crash Course – CSSP

This webinar shows you how to use the Culturally Specific Services Database to collect your grant-funded data.

Database download

Underserved Database

Download this user-friendly MS Access Database and user manual to help you collect and organize the grant-funded activities you must report on.

Training Video

Crafting Narratives Training Video

Follow along with the training by downloading the transcript.

Webinar Training Materials

Crafting Narratives – Telling the Stories Behind Your Data Webinar Training Materials

Access and download all of the materials you need to follow along with the webinar training!

Performance Measurement Tools

Resources Available!

Access links to a logic model template and other useful tools.

Reports

View All Program Reports

Reports to Congress

2020 Biennial Report to Congress

The Biennial Report to Congress presents aggregate activities and accomplishments that were funded under the Violence Against Women Act and reported by grantees in each funded grant program.

Reports to Congress

2018 Biennial Report to Congress

The Biennial Report to Congress presents aggregate activities and accomplishments that were funded under the Violence Against Women Act and reported by grantees in each funded grant program.

Reports to Congress

2016 Biennial Report to Congress

The Biennial Report to Congress presents aggregate activities and accomplishments that were funded under the Violence Against Women Act and reported by grantees in each funded grant program. The...

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faqs

View All Program FAQs

FAQs

Underserved Program FAQs

View the answers to questions specifically related to the Underserved Program.

FAQs

COVID-19 FAQs

View the answers to questions about progress reporting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

FAQs

General FAQs

Find out when progress reports are due and other general information about filling out your report.

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.

FAQs

Victim Services FAQs

Learn how to report victims served, partially served, and not served with grant funds, where to track presenting and multiple victimizations, details and demographics, and the array of services victims received.

News & Updates

February 4, 2024

Measuring Criminal Justice Success in Responding to VAWA Crimes

Click here to read about a new set of indicators developed to measure success in the criminal justice system’s response to VAWA crimes.

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Underserved Program

Progress Reporting Update

January – June 2024 Period