I 5,311 domestic assaults were reported to police in 2008. - Children's Mental Health Report 2010 In Maine, the crime of Domestic Assault, as reported to police, occurs every 96 minutes. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence Murders in Maine have risen from 21 total in 2007 to 29 in 2008. About 60% of the murders are a result of domestic violence, which is an increase from 38% in 2007. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence Every year over 7,000 Maine women are physically or sexually assaulted by an intimate partner and over half of them (57%) are injured as a result of the violence. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence One in 20 new mothers in Maine report experiencing abuse during pregnancy. 70% of them were not trying to get pregnant when they conceived, and one-third of them were diagnosed with post-partnum depression, compared to 12% of women who were not victims of domestic violence. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence In fiscal year 2008, 12,549 individuals were provided services by Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence and 25,069 shelter nights were provided. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence Slightly more than half of female victims of intimate violence live in households with children under age 12. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence In a national survey of more than 6,000 American families, 50 percent of the men who frequently assaulted their wives also frequently abused their children. - Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence Children who had been exposed to violence suffered symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, such as bed-wetting or nightmares, and were at greater risk than their peers of having allergies, asthma, gastrointestinal problems headaches and flu. - Journal of Pediatrics, 2005 While federal expenditures overall continue to grow, the portion of domestic spending focused on children has steadily decreased over the last five decades, dropping a total of 22% since 1960. - Urban Institute Kids' Share 2008 report Since 2003, only one penny of every new non-defense dollar spent by the federal government has gone towards children's programs. - Urban Institute Kids' Share 2008 report | |
OVW funding opportunity to engage men to prevent violence
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Eligibility Applicants are limited to: (1) nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations or coalitions that have a documented history of creating andadministering effective public education campaigns addressing the prevention of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking; or (2) a State, Territorial, Tribal, or unit of local government entity that is partnered with an organization described in (1). (See “Eligibility,” page 6)
Deadline To assist OVW in planning for the external peer review process, letters of intent to apply should be submitted by June 16, 2011. Please note that letters of intent are optional. Interested applicants who do not submit a letter of intent by the deadline are still eligible to apply. To ensure all applicants have ample time to complete the registration process through Grants.Gov, applicants should register online with Grants.gov by June 16, 2011. All applications are due by 11:59 p.m. E.T. on June 30, 2011. (See “Deadline: Application” page 5)
Contact Information For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact OVW at (202) 307-6026. In Fiscal Year 2011, OVW applications will be submitted through Grants.gov. For further information and assistance, please see the OVW Grant Program Solicitation Reference Guide at http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/resource-guidebook.pdf.
Karen Heck
Sr. Program Officer
The Bingham Program
61 Winthrop St.
Augusta, ME 04330
207.622.2085 ph
207.622.1458 fx
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