The Florida Domestic Violence Collaborative (FLDVC) with the Florida Department of Children and Families is seeking proposals for workshops to be presented at the 2026 Statewide Domestic Violence Annual Conference: Collaborate. Connect. Act.

The in-person event will take place the week of May 4 to May 8, 2026 in Broward County. 

The purpose of the annual conference is to deepen the skills and knowledge of those who support survivors, hold perpetrators accountable and work to end domestic violence. The conference will focus on three objectives to achieve this:

• Collaborate: Work together across disciplines, and perspectives to share ideas, resources, and strengths.

• Connect: Build meaningful relationships that foster understanding, trust, and shared purpose.

• Act: Turn collaboration and connection into concrete steps that drive positive change and measurable impact.

FLDVC is seeking workshops that will engage advocates, community-based organizations, legal and court systems, child welfare, and other service providers that support survivors of domestic violence, hold perpetrators accountable and/or work to prevent domestic violence. Workshops will be approximately 90 minutes long. Priority will be given to workshops that fit one or more of the conference themes.

We welcome responses until 12:00 PM EST on Tuesday, January 20, 2026. Submissions received after this date will not be considered. You may expect a response to all submissions no later than Friday, February 6, 2026.

After workshops are selected, FLDVC will reach out to all applicants. Funding is available to pay presenters. Selected presenters will be asked about their financial needs after acceptance of their application so that money does not influence the decision. However, FLDVC reserves the right to negotiate costs, and the presenter reserves the right to decline to present.

Additional access needs are available to presenters and attendees upon request. To request accommodations in completing the Request for Proposals contact FLDVConference@CASAPinellas.org.  Accepted applicants will be asked about their access needs upon acceptance.

Proposals are to include:

• Workshop Title. (If selected this may be used in the conference program and Continuing Education Applications to describe workshops)

• Intended Audience.  For example, Advocates, Supervisors, Leadership, Child Welfare, Court Systems, Law Enforcement, Housing, or other community participants.

• Presenter Information:

  • Name, Title and Organization (if applicable) (If selected this may be used in the conference program and Continuing Education Applications to describe workshops)

  • Presenter Information: Brief Bio (If selected this may be used in the conference program and Continuing Education Applications to describe workshops)

  • Contact Information: Email and phone

• Workshop Description. (If selected this may be used in the conference program and Continuing Education Applications to describe workshop)

• List 3-5 training objectives (If selected this may be used in the conference program and Continuing Education Applications to describe workshops)

• Select which of the 3 themes does this presentation addresses. More than one theme can be addressed by same presentation.

• Expertise. Tell us about your level of expertise in the subject area, ability to communicate with the audience, and presenting experience

• Share steps taken to make your materials accessible.

• Prioritize culturally specific organizations. In what ways does your workshop support communities that may have been historically underserved, inadequately served, or unserved?

Workshops will be selected from proposals submitted in this process based on scoring according to the criteria below. Workshops will also be selected so that there is a diversity of information covered and audiences addressed.

1. Alignment with conference objectives/goals

2. Ability to speak to unmet needs

3. Relevance to the field

4. Engagement/Innovation

5. ADA Compliance

Submit a proposal.

For more information, please feel free to contact FLDVConference@CASAPinellas.org.

We look forward to hearing from you!