HUD launched a new webpage featuring resources regarding the “Violence Against Women Act” (VAWA). The webpage will serve as a centralized location for materials related to HUD’s implementation of VAWA, including resources on VAWA’s housing protections; VAWA trainings, forms, and related legal authorities; and referrals for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking in need of direct assistance.
First enacted in 1994, the Violence Against Women Act is a landmark piece of legislation that created comprehensive supportive services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. VAWA is supposed to be reauthorized every five years to build on existing protections and update programs to better meet the needs of survivors. Most recently, the bill was reauthorized as part of the 2022 omnibus spending package, signed into law in March 2022.
Visit HUD’s new webpage and learn more about VAWA housing protections at: www.hud.gov/vawa