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O-OVW-2021-51004: OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Exercising Tribes Solicitation

Closed Closed May 4, 2021 Opportunity O-OVW-2021-51004 ☆ Save

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.

• Award ceiling$200,000
• Award floor$150,000
• Total funding$1.5 million
• Expected awards10
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to: Governments of Indian tribes that have jurisdiction over Indian country and are currently exercising Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction (SDVCJ). For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation. Note: This solicitation is targeted toward tribes that are currently exercising SDVCJ and are only seeking funding to support discrete costs associated with exercising the jurisdiction. Tribes that are not currently exercising SDVCJ may be eligible to receive funding through the OVW FY 2021 Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction solicitation. See the About this OVW Program section for more information.

More grants for tribes.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation awards averaged $725,825; this notice allows up to $200,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (100% over five years) went to tribes.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The OVW Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Program (Tribal Jurisdiction Program) (CFDA# 16.025) is authorized by the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, 25 U.S.C. § 1304(f). This targeted solicitation under the Tribal Jurisdiction Program assists Indian tribes that currently are exercising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction (SDVCJ) by providing financial support for discrete costs that result from the exercise of SDVCJ and related training and technical assistance (TTA). Note: Tribes that have not yet begun to exercise SDVCJ and tribes that are currently exercising but are seeking funding to plan and complete broad-scale system improvements to strengthen the exercise of SDVCJ should apply for funding through the FY 2021 OVW Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction solicitation. For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of 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.

Applying now

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