OVW Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People Program Solicitation is to provide training, consultation, and information on domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers against individuals with disabilities and Deaf people and to enhance direct services to such individuals.
Donor Name: Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/09/2023
Size of the Grant: $500,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
The goal of the Disability Grant Program is to create sustainable change within and between organizations that improves the response to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to hold perpetrators of such crimes accountable. Disability Grant Program funds are used to establish and strengthen multidisciplinary collaborative relationships; increase organizational capacity to provide accessible, safe, and effective services to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of violence and abuse; identify needs within the grantee’s organization and/or service area; and develop a plan to address those identified needs that builds a strong foundation for future work.
Purpose Areas
Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 20122(b), funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes:
- To provide personnel, training, technical assistance, advocacy, intervention, risk reduction (including using evidence-based indicators to assess the risk of domestic and dating violence homicide) and prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking against individuals with disabilities and Deaf people.
- To conduct outreach activities to ensure that individuals with disabilities and Deaf people who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking receive appropriate assistance.
- To conduct cross-training for victim service organizations, governmental agencies, courts, law enforcement and other first responders, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations serving individuals with disabilities about risk reduction, intervention, prevention and the nature of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking for individuals with disabilities and Deaf people.
- To provide technical assistance to assist with modifications to existing policies, protocols, and procedures to ensure equal access to the services, programs, and activities of victim service providers for individuals with disabilities and Deaf people.
- To provide training and technical assistance on the requirements of shelters and victim service providers under Federal anti-discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.) and section 794 of Title 29 (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973).
- To modify facilities, purchase equipment, and provide personnel so that shelters and victim service organizations can accommodate the needs of individuals with disabilities and Deaf people;
- To provide advocacy and intervention services for individuals with disabilities and Deaf people who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault.
- To develop model programs to enhance the capacity of organizations serving individuals with disabilities and Deaf people who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Priority Areas
In FY 2023, OVW has five programmatic priorities, of which the priority area(s) identified below are applicable to this program. Applicants are strongly encouraged, but not required, to address a priority area. Applications proposing activities in the following areas will be given special consideration:
- Advance racial equity as an essential component of ending sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. To qualify for special consideration, applications must propose to have a culturally specific organization as a member of the multidisciplinary collaborative team.
- Strengthen efforts to prevent and end sexual assault, including victim services and civil and criminal justice responses. To qualify for special consideration, applications must propose a sexual assault focus and include a sexual assault service provider as a member of the multidisciplinary collaborative team.
Funding Information
Funding levels under this program for FY 2023 are:
- New, state-focused $500,000 for the entire 36 months.
- New, local-focused or tribal-focused $425,000 for the entire 36 months.
- Continuation, state-focused $400,000 for the entire 24 months.
- Continuation, local-focused or tribal-focused $325,000 for the entire 24 months.
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
36
Eligibility Criteria
Pursuant to 34 U.S.C.§ 20122(c), the following entities are eligible to apply for this program:
- States
- Units of local government.
- Indian tribal governments or tribal organizations.
- Victim service providers, such as state or tribal domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions, or nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations serving individuals with disabilities or Deaf people.
A state is defined as each of the several states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(37). Public universities do not qualify as “states” for purposes of eligibility for the Disability Grant Program. However, some universities are affiliated with nonprofit organizations that may otherwise qualify under the statue. Please contact the Disability Grant Program Specialist at 202-307-6026 for further information regarding the eligibility requirements for public universities.
Unit of local government is defined as any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state. 34 U.S.C.§ 12291(a)(47). Pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 90.2(g), the following are not considered units of local government and are not eligible to apply as the lead applicant – police departments, pre-trial service agencies, district or city attorneys’ offices, sheriffs’ departments, probation and parole departments, and universities.
Indian tribal government is defined as the governing body of an Indian tribe; or a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. § 1601 et seq.) that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(22) & (43).
Tribal organization is defined as (A) the governing body of any Indian tribe; (B) any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body of a tribe or tribes to be served, or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities; or (C) any tribal nonprofit organization. 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(45).
A victim service provider is a nonprofit, nongovernmental or tribal organization or rape crisis center, including a state or tribal domestic violence and/or sexual assault coalition, that assists or advocates for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, including a domestic violence shelter, faith-based organization or other organization, with a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(50). Victim service providers must provide direct services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking as one of their primary purposes and have a demonstrated history of effective work in this field. Culturally specific organizations, Tribal organizations, and population specific organizations serving underserved communities that meet the definition of “victim service provider” are eligible to apply.
Faith-Based and Community Organizations Faith Based and community organizations, including culturally specific organizations, tribal organizations, and population specific organizations, that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this solicitation (see “Faith-Based Organizations” on the OVW website for more information).
501(c)(3) Status Any entity that is eligible for this program based on its status as a nonprofit organization must be an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code. See 34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(15)(B)(i).
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