O-OVC-2023-171687: OVC FY 2023 Invited to Apply Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula
Closed
This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Office for Victims of Crime notices from 2023.
Office for Victims of Crime offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $250,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 263 awards worth $84.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 12, 2023.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 8, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1.0 million
- Award floor$250,000
- Total funding$84.0 million
- Expected awards263
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | March 30, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | June 12, 2023 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Under this program, OVC allocates funding to participating Tribes through a discretionary administrative formula based on the Population Certifications submitted by federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Regional Corporations, and designees. Eligible applicants are entities that submitted Population Certifications by February 17, 2023, and have been notified by OVC of their formula allocation. To confirm your eligibility to apply under this solicitation or to confirm your FY 2023 formula allocation, see the funding table posted at https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/fy-2023-tvssa-formula-allocations.pdf. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program awards averaged $483,837; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (92% over five years) went to tribes.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. This solicitation supports the provision of services to crime victims in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities through an administrative formula program funded under a set-aside designated by law from the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). The program is not competitive and is open only to federally recognized Indian Tribes (applying individually or as consortia), ANCSA regional corporations, and their authorized designees. Statutory Authority: Any awards under this solicitation would be made under statutory authority provided by the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023, sec. 510.
Who has won VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program (16.841) awarded $439 million across 908 grant awards, an average of $483,837 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dena Nena Henash | Alaska | 6 | $10.7 million |
| Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc. | Alaska | 5 | $10.3 million |
| Muscogee Creek Nation | Oklahoma | 5 | $9.0 million |
| Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, | Nevada | 4 | $8.5 million |
| Maniilaq Association | Alaska | 4 | $6.9 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is O-OVC-2023-171687 still open?
No. It closed on June 12, 2023.
Who can apply for OVC FY 2023 Invited to Apply Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula?
Office for Victims of Crime accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for OVC FY 2023 Invited to Apply Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula?
Closed June 12, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $84.0 million in total across about 263 awards.
Who has won VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Dena Nena Henash, Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc., Muscogee Creek Nation. The program made 908 awards worth $439 million in that time.
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