Well Told Grants

Grants / Department of Justice / Office on Violence Against Women

O-OVW-2021-32001: OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program Solicitation

Closed Closed March 18, 2021 Opportunity O-OVW-2021-32001

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 on Violence Against Women notices from 2021.

Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $375,000 (at least $300,000) to tribes. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $3.8 million in total. Applications closed on March 18, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 17, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Office on Violence Against Women has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
O-OVW-2023-171514March 10, 2023Closed June 5, 2023Closed
O-OVW-2022-171039February 25, 2022Closed April 19, 2022Closed

Key dates

PostedJanuary 13, 2021
DeadlineMarch 18, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

Eligible applicants are limited to: Indian tribes, tribal consortiums, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

More grants for tribes.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 12511(e). The Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP) (CFDA# 16.024) supports 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. 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. For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to program goals and objectives, see: OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs webpage. Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage. Examples of successful projects in OVW's most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs: 2018 Biennial Report.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Who has won Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (16.024) awarded $24.8 million across 43 grant awards, an average of $577,896 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Ponca Tribe of OklahomaOklahoma1$1.3 million
Pyramid Lake Paiute TribeNevada1$1.3 million
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth BandMinnesota1$1.3 million
Tuba City Regional Health Care CorporationArizona2$985,007
Sexual Assault Services of Northwest New Mexico, Inc.New Mexico2$985,000

Top states: Oklahoma ($5.2 million), California ($2.0 million), Minnesota ($1.8 million), Arizona ($1.8 million), Wisconsin ($1.7 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-OVW-2021-32001 still open?

No. It closed on March 18, 2021.

Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program Solicitation?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program Solicitation?

Closed March 18, 2021. 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 $375,000 each. About $3.8 million in total across about 12 awards.

Who has won Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe - White Earth Band. The program made 43 awards worth $24.8 million in that time.

Similar open grants