STOP Administrators please note: For help with how to answer your questions on the reporting forms, call 1-800-922-VAWA or email at: vawamei@usm.maine.edu.

STOP Subgrantees please note: For help with how to answer your questions on the reporting forms, call your state STOP administrator. Please submit your reporting form to your STOP administrator.

For technical help with downloading and submitting reporting forms online on the GMS system, call the GMS Hotline at
1-888-549-9901. Click here to go to the GMS System.

STOP Program (STOP (Services • Training • Officers • Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program)

The STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grants are awarded to states to develop and strengthen the criminal justice system's response to violence against women and to support and enhance services for victims. Each state and territory must allocate 25 percent of the grant funds to law enforcement, 25 percent to prosecution, 5 percent to courts, and 30 percent to victim services. The remaining 15 percent is discretionary within the parameters of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). Grant awards are made to state governments, and interested tribes and organizations should contact their respective State Administrative Agency for information about obtaining funding from this program. Click here for more information.

Click on the following links to :-

	View Reporting Requirements
	Download Reporting Form and Instructions
	Summary of changes to Subgrantee Annual Progress Report
	View Training Information
	View Contacts
	View Helpful Hints for reviewing reporting form (administrators)
	View Helpful Hints for completing reporting form (subgrantees)
	Download the DATABASE - new version coming soon
	Quick start guide for GMS

07/13/09 - Click here to view an update from OVW regarding the STOP Subgrantee Progress Report Validation Issues and Recovery Act STOP Program Implementation Plans

07/10/09 - Click here to view an update from OVW regarding the STOP Administrators' Annual progress report validation issues

our follow-up email to the letter sent by OVW to STOP Administrators on 04/20/09

04/22/09 - Click here to view our follow-up email to the letter sent by OVW to STOP Administrators on 04/20/09

04/20/09 - Click here to view an update from OVW regarding the annual reporting form for the S*T*O*P Violence Against Women Formula Grants.

Reporting Requirements

As a result of VAWA 2000, all grant recipients are now statutorily required to report on the effectiveness of their projects, and the Attorney General must now report to Congress on the effectiveness of each grant program. Therefore, grantees funded under the STOP Program must collect and maintain data that measures the success of the state’s current efforts to strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies and victim services in cases involving violent crimes against women.

The state administrative agency is responsible for reporting annually to OVW on STOP subgrantees' program activities. This requirement is currently met through the Subgrantee Annual Progress reports.

STOP Subgrantee Annual Progress Report 
A FINAL version of the revised subgrantee Annual Progress Report form is now available for download from this web site. STOP administrators may send this form to subgrantees, or subgrantees can download the draft form directly from this website.

The subgrantee, or in some cases the STOP administrator, is responsible for completing the form and for checking the completeness and accuracy by using the “Click to Validate” button at the end of the form.  After saving the completed form, subgrantees should send the form as an e-mail attachment to the STOP Administrator.  The STOP Administrator is responsible for reviewing the form, requesting that the subgrantee make changes as required, or making the necessary changes directly.  The STOP Administrator is then responsible for saving all completed forms on a compact disk (CD) and forwarding the CD to:  Office on Violence Against Women, 800 K St., NW, Suite 920, Washington, DC 20001 (express delivery) or 20530 (regular mail), Attention:  STOP Unit Program Assistant.  It is strongly recommended that STOP Administrators use an express delivery service rather than regular mail service.

STOP Administrator Annual Report
This form must be downloaded from the Grants Management System (GMS) at https://grants.ojp.usdoj.gov.  STOP Administrators are responsible for completing one report for each calendar year.

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Form and Instructions

Download the FINAL version of the STOP Program Annual Progress Report form and the STOP Program Annual Progress Report instructions in PDF format.

Download the FINAL version of the Administrators form and Administrator instructions in PDF format. Please use the Administrators form for reference purposes only.

You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 installed on your computer in order to view the PDF documents. You can download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.1.2 by clicking on the following link: http://ardownload.adobe.com/pub/adobe/reader/win/8.x/8.1.2/enu/AdbeRdr812_en_US.exe

Download the instructions on disabling the automatic update feature in Adobe Acrobat Reader version 8.

State STOP Administrators please note: To submit your annual STOP Administrators report to OVW, you will have to download the form from the GMS system. To download the Progress Reporting Form from the GMS system, review the Quickstart Guide to Progress Reports. For more detailed information, review the Operating Instructions for the GMS External User document.

STOP Subgrantees please note: To submit your STOP Program Annual Progress Report form, you may download the form from this website, complete it and submit it to your Administrators per her/his instructions.

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Progress Report Form Training and Technical Assistance

The Muskie School provides training to STOP Administrators and their staff on the Subgrantee Annual Progress Report form and on the STOP Administrator form. The following Calendar lists the date, location, and downloadable training material. To register, contact the designated person. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS IN THE TRAINING MATERIAL ARE ONLY FOR TRAINING PURPOSES. DO NOT USE THEM TO SUBMIT YOUR REPORT.

You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer in order to view the PDF documents. You can download a free version of Adobe Acrobat Reader by clicking on the following link: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep.html

Contacts

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