OVW FY 2024 Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program

Strengthening Tribal Advocacy Responses Track (START)

Grants.gov Opportunity Number: O-OVW-2024-171922

Assistance Listing #: 16.587

Grant Deadline

Deadline to submit SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov: 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET) on April
24, 2024, the SF-424 and SF-LLL must be submitted in Grants.gov

Deadline to submit full application in JustGrants: 8:59 PM ET on April 25, 2024

Up to $52,000,000 for Tribal grants to reduce violent crimes against and increase the safety of Indian women

The Tribal Governments Program provides funding to tribes to develop and enhance effective governmental strategies to curtail violent crimes against 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; enhance services to Indian women victims; work in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies directed towards these crimes; provide programs for supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children; provide transitional housing for victims; provide legal assistance for victims; provide services to address the needs of youth victims; and develop and promote legislation and policies that enhance best practices for responding to these crimes against Indian women.

What this grant does for your agency

Program funds can be used for strategic planning, staffing, victim services, children and youth services, criminal justice interventions, training and travel, prevention, equipment and supplies, cultural and traditional practices, and programming for underserved populations.

Agencies awarded the OVW FY 2024 Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program receive funds up to $1.2 million.

OVW typically makes awards in the range of $500,000 – $1,200,000.

OVW estimates that it will make up to 60 Tribal Governments Program awards (including Tribal Governments Program and Tribal Governments START awards) for an estimated $52,000,000.

In 2023, the Tribal Governments Program gave out 48 awards totaling $39.95 million.

Only a limited number of grants will be awarded.

Grant Eligibility

For full eligibility details, see the Grant Guidelines:

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.

About the OVW

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is a component of the U.S. Department of Justice. OVW implements the provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and provides national leadership on the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. More

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