The Office on Violence Against Women is accepting applications for its Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP) to support efforts to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services provided by Tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations within Indian country and Alaska Native villages.
Donor Name: Office on Violence Against Women
States: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/04/2023
Size of the Grant: $525,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
TSASP supported projects provide intervention, advocacy, accompaniment (e.g., accompanying victims to court, medical facilities, or police departments), support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault, non-offending family and household members of victims, and those collaterally affected by the sexual assault.
Purpose Areas
- Pursuant to 34 U. S. C. §.S.C. § 12511(b)(2)(C), “intervention and related assistance” includes:
- 24-hour hotline services providing crisis intervention services and referral.
- Accompaniment and advocacy through medical, criminal justice, and social support systems, including medical facilities, police, and court proceedings.
- Crisis intervention, short-term individual and group support services, direct payments, and comprehensive service coordination and supervision to assist sexual assault victims and family or household members.
- Information and referral to assist the sexual assault victim and family or household members.
- Community-based, culturally specific services and support mechanisms, including outreach activities for underserved communities
- The development and distribution of materials on issues related to the services
Note: Direct payments to victims and their family or household members must be for costs directly related to the sexual assault.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $525,000
- Award Floor: $500,000
- Period of Performance Duration Months: 36 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12511(e), the following entities are eligible to apply for this program:
- Indian Tribes: 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)).
- Tribal Consortiums: A coalition of two or more separate Indian Tribes that join together for the purpose of participating in self-governance.
- Tribal Organizations: the governing body of any Indian Tribe; or 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 (34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(45)).
- Nonprofit Tribal Organizations: a victim service provider that has as its primary purpose to assist American Indian or Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; and staff and leadership of the organization must include persons with a demonstrated history of assisting American Indian or Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking (34 U.S.C. § 12291(a) (45)).
- 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).
- 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
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
