The Proposer awarded the contract will be expected to thoroughly understand and have existing knowledge about the intersectionality of culture, domestic violence, and abuse. This knowledge can be demonstrated through existing successful partnerships and relationships with a variety of domestic abuse programs and/or staffing who demonstrate a firm understanding of perspectives, barriers, and successes in domestic violence service provision. The training and technical assistance services must be informed by current best practices and cultural humility and the approach to domestic violence service provision must be accessible, consistent, and timely, and when necessary, should be specific to the individual domestic abuse programs in Wisconsin. The Contractor will be responsible for supporting domestic abuse programs and staff across the state with the following: Staff training including but not limited to serving survivors and victims and their families using current and emerging domestic violence intervention best practices, including culturally specific domestic violence service provision. Staff training, including but not limited to, crisis response to domestic violence using a trauma informed lens, crisis de-escalation techniques, confidentiality, professional boundaries, self-care in the workplace, and mental health for direct service workers providing services to survivors and victims of domestic abuse. Training for leadership, including but not limited to, staff retention techniques, equitable compensation for staff, and building partnerships among domestic abuse programs to leverage resources and experts. Grants management training including but not limited to understanding the DCF contracting process, expenditure claiming requirements and business processes, and utilizing and optimizing grant funds. Database, data collection, and data management training and technical assistance related to local program use of data to support local program management responsibilities and for local program use in meeting their respective DCF reporting requirements. Conduct a formal needs assessment to identify domestic abuse programs’ needs within the first year of the contract and working with DCF staff to use the results of the needs assessment to inform ongoing training and technical assistance. Attend quarterly meetings with DCF and quarterly regional domestic abuse program directors’ meetings. Organize and facilitate quarterly advocacy meetings with programs, coalitions agencies, DCF staff, and other state agency representatives as applicable. Proposer Response to Services to Be Provided
