The Office on Violence Against Women is seeking applications for the Indian Tribal Governments Program.
Donor Name: Office on Violence Against Women
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/04/2022
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
The Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program (referred to as the Tribal Governments Program) (CFDA # 16.587) was authorized to assist tribal governments and authorized designees of tribal governments to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in their communities.
Program Purpose
Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. §10452, funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes:
- Develop and enhance effective governmental strategies to curtail violent crimes against women and increase the safety of Indian women consistent with tribal law and custom.
- Increase tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking crimes against Indian women.
- Strengthen tribal justice interventions including tribal law enforcement, prosecution, courts, probation, and correctional facilities.
- Enhance services to Indian women victimized by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking.
- Work in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies directed toward issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking.
- Provide programs for supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children in situations involving domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking committed by one parent against the other with appropriate security measures, policies, and procedures to protect the safety of victims and their children.
- Provide transitional housing for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking, including rental or utilities payment assistance and assistance with related expenses such as security deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to transitional housing, and support services to enable a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking to locate and secure permanent housing and integrate into a community.
- Provide legal assistance necessary to provide effective aid to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking who are seeking relief in legal matters arising as a consequence of that abuse or violence, at minimal or no cost to the victims.
- Provide services to address the needs of youth (ages 11-24 years old) who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, or stalking and the needs of youth and children exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including support for the non-abusing parent or caretaker of the youth or child.
- Develop and promote legislation and policies that enhance best practices for responding to violent crimes against Indian women, including the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking.
- Develop, strengthen, and implement policies, protocols, and training for law enforcement regarding cases of missing or murdered Indians as described in 25 U.S.C. § 5704.
- Compile and annually report data to the Attorney General related to missing or murdered Indians, as described in 25 U.S.C. § 5705.
Priority Areas
In FY 2022, OVW is interested in supporting the priority area(s) identified below. Applications proposing activities in the following areas will be given special consideration:
- Improve outreach, services, civil and criminal justice responses, prevention, and support for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking from underserved communities, particularly TwoSpirit/LGBTQ victims.
Funding Information
- This program typically makes awards in the range of $500,000 to $1,000,000.
Grant Period
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) – 36.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Other:
- Eligible applicants are limited to Indian Tribal Governments, authorized designees of Indian Tribal Governments, and tribal consortiums in the United States or U.S. territories.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
