The Office on Violence Against Women is seeking applications for its Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People Program.
Donor Name: Office on Violence Against Women
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/02/2024
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The goal of the Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People Program (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, stalking, and caregiver abuse, and to hold perpetrators of such crimes accountable. The Disability Grant Program brings together disability organizations and victim service providers to work in a collaborative manner at the intersection of disability and domestic and sexual violence. Grants are made to create permanent organizational changes to create more accessible, safe, and effective services for survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors.
Purpose Areas
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 and section 794 of Title 29.
- 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.
Funding Information
Funding levels under this program for FY 2024 are:
- New, local-focused: $600,000 for the entire 36 months.
- Continuation, local-focused: $600,000 for the entire 36 months.
- Continuation, state-focused: $725,000 for the entire 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible to apply for this program:
- States (continuation applicants only).
- 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
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
