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Check out the Resources page for updated links on criminal justice grants, state rape laws, and more.

Updated FY 2009 Appropriations Booklet Available!
January 2008
Includes funding levels for programs affecting sexual and domestic violence for Fiscal Year 2009 (Click here to view the updated VAWA Appropriations Chart for Fiscal Year 2009).

FY 2009 Appropriations Action
Click here to view the updated VAWA Appropriations Chart for Fiscal Year 2009.

NAESV's E-Lobby Week a Success!
Thank you to all advocates who participated in NAESV’s E-Lobby Week during the week of April 21. There were 418 letters sent to Members of Congress in support of full funding for sexual assault services. We would also like to thank the CALCASA staff for their hard work on this event. The Alliance congratulates those advocates who participated, and looks forward to growing this event over the next several years.

2008 National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Resolution
H.Con.Res 330 and S.Con.Res. 77 which recognizes the importance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month were passed by the House and Senate this month. The resolution was sponsored by Rep. Baldwin (D-WI) and Rep. Poe (R-TX) in the House and Sen. Casey (D-PA) and Sen. Specter (R-PA) in the Senate. Click here for Rep. Baldwin’s floor statement and here for the Congresswoman’s press release on the resolution. For more information on Sexual Assault Awareness Month, visit the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

New SASP Program Announced
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is pleased to announce the newly designated Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP). This new program will support the establishment, maintenance and expansion of rape crisis centers and other programs and projects to assist those victimized by sexual assault. To read the program announcement from Cindy Dyer, Director for OVW, click here.

SASP FY 2009 Appropriations Letter
Thanks to the calls that advocates made over the past few weeks, the final count for sign-ons to the full funding for SASP letter in the House was 68 Members. This is great news and a big improvement from last year!! The support that Members of Congress demonstrated for this program will really help us as we move forward in this year’s appropriations process to get more funding for SASP. Click here to view the final version with Member signatures.

Sen. Biden (D-DE) budget amendment increases VAWA funds by $100 million!
Sen. Biden’s (D-DE) budget amendment for VAWA programs passed the Senate with unanimous consent last night. The Biden amendment to the budget will increase the funds available for VAWA programs by $100 million. For more information on the way the Budget and Appropriations process works visit the NAESV Sexual Assault Advocacy Guide.

President Releases FY 2009 Budget - Devastating Cuts to Victim Services
The President released his $3 trillion FY 2009 budget on February 4th to Congress which freezes domestic discretionary spending for the next five years. Overall, 61 percent of spending in fiscal 2009 under Bush’s proposed budget would be for mandatory programs such as Social Security, Medicare and interest on the national debt, with annual spending for discretionary programs making up the remaining 39 percent. Overall the President's budget eliminates 151 programs (savings of $18 billion) across all federal agencies and sets spending limits that will balance the budget by 2012. In a devastating blow to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking, the budget includes a cut to OVW programs by $120 million, from $400M to $280M -- and would turn it into one block grant program as the administration proposed last year as well. More...

New resource available for sexual assault advocates! - Sexual Assault Advocacy Guide: An Advocate’s Guide to Sexual Assault Policy. This manual contains a variety of information around understanding the federal legislative process, including action tools such as tips for meeting with your legislator.

Help Bring National Awareness to the Issue of Sexual Assault

NAESV provides a critical "voice" for sexual assault advocates in Washington, D.C.. In 2007 alone, NAESV has been a key player in securing federal funding for the Sexual Assault Services Program which provides valuable funding to the rape crisis centers as well as state and territorial sexual assault coalitions which assist victims. We have also successfully fought off attempts to raid another important funding source for victim services - the Victims of Crime Act - and worked to make sure that provisions in the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 address the needs of sexual assault survivors.

This success is owed entirely to the generosity of those who have made donations to NAESV. Please Act Now and fill out this donation form and contribute any amount to support the needs of sexual assault advocates across the country.

State Coalition Legislative Platforms Now Available Online
In order to improve communication on legislative issues and to facilitate a conversation regarding legislative goals at the state level, state legislative agendas are now available online. More...

About NAESV

What is NAESV?
Working to end sexual violence and ensure services for victims is the purpose of the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV). The NAESV Board of Directors consists of leaders of state sexual assault coalitions and national law, policy, and tribal experts who promote the organization’s mission to advance and strengthen public policy on behalf of state coalitions, individuals, and other entities working to end sexual violence. Most importantly, the NAESV advocates on behalf of the victim/survivors—women, children and men—who have needlessly suffered the serious trauma of sexual violence and envisions a world free from sexual violence.

What does NAESV Do?
NAESV utilizes a comprehensive grassroots communication network to shape national policy related to sexual violence and victims’ needs, ensure funding for rape crisis programs and sexual assault coalitions, and provide expertise to governments, businesses and non-profit organizations addressing sexual violence in all of its forms.

Who are NAESV's Allies?
The leadership of the NAESV maintains relationships with allied national level anti-violence organizations including the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, National Organization of Sisters of Color Ending Sexual Violence, Arte Sana, National Network to End Domestic Violence, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Center for Victims of Crime, Rape Abuse Incest National Network, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the U. S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women.

What are NAESV's Priorities?
Priorities for Fiscal Year 2009 include full funding for the Violence Against Women Act of 2005, which includes funding ($50M) for the newly created Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) and increased funding for the Rape Prevention and Education Program and Rural Services Program; full funding for the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA); preservation of the Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) fund; and the rape crisis set-aside and funding of the Preventive Health and Human Services Block Grant.