Violence Against Women Act: History and Federal Funding [pdf]

President Obama’s FY2011 budget request for violence against women programs administered by the DOJ was $457 million and $192.36 million for programs administered by HHS. This was after signined into the law a Consolidated Appropriations Act (PL 111-117; HR 3288) providing a total FY2010 funding of $444.50 million for VAWA programs administered by DOJ and $181.41 million for VAWA programs administered by HHS. The act provides $210 million for the STOP grant program and $130.05 million for family violence/battered women’s shelters.