The National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith & Credit’s (NCPOFFC) mission is to facilitate implementation of the full faith and credit (FFC) provision (18 U.S.C. § 2265) of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).  The full faith and credit provision directs states, tribes and territories to recognize and enforce any protection order issued by another state, tribe or territory, if due process and jurisdictional requirements of the statute are met.

NCPOFFC staff actively work to raise public awareness of the FFC provision and provide problem-solving technical assistance and support to individuals and jurisdictions for seamless implementation of VAWA.

NCPOFFC’s mission also includes enhancing enforcement of federal and state firearm prohibitions related to domestic violence, providing education on the VAWA federal domestic violence and stalking crimes, and promoting enforcement of custody provisions within protection orders.