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O-OVW-2022-159001: OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Support for Tribes Exercising Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Initiative Invitation to Apply

Closed Closed November 16, 2021 Opportunity O-OVW-2022-159001

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 $250,000 (at least $100,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $2.4 million in total. Applications closed on November 16, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed October 19, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedOctober 19, 2021
DeadlineNovember 16, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

Eligible applicants are limited to: Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes of the Ft. Peck Reservation (MT) Cherokee Nation (OK) Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana Chickasaw Nation (OK) Choctaw Tribe of Oklahoma Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation (WA) Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Reservation (OR) Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (NC) Gila River Indian Community (AZ) Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (MI) Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians (MI) Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe (WA) Muscogee (Creek) Nation (OK) Nottawaseppi Huron Band of the Potawatomi (MI) Pascua Yaqui Tribe (AZ) Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe (WA) Quinault Indian Nation (WA) Sac and Fox Nation (OK) Santa Clara Pueblo (NM) Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (MI) Seminole Nation (OK) Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate (SD/ND) Standing Rock Sioux Tribe (ND/SD) Suquamish Tribe (WA) Swinomish Indian Tribal Community (WA) Tulalip Tribes (WA) For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

Is this a realistic fit?

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 invitation to apply under the Tribal Jurisdiction Program assists Indian tribes that are currently 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). 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

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Who has won Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation (16.025) awarded $25.4 million across 35 grant awards, an average of $725,825 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Tulalip Tribes of WashingtonWashington2$1.7 million
Quileute Indian Tribe of the Quileute Indian ReservationWashington1$1.7 million
Pascua Yaqui TribeArizona2$1.6 million
Village of Dot LakeAlaska1$1.5 million
Kickapoo Tribe of OklahomaOklahoma1$1.5 million

Top states: Washington ($6.5 million), Alaska ($5.5 million), Oklahoma ($5.3 million), Arizona ($2.8 million), California ($1.5 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-2022-159001 still open?

No. It closed on November 16, 2021.

Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Support for Tribes Exercising Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Initiative Invitation to Apply?

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

What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Support for Tribes Exercising Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Initiative Invitation to Apply?

Closed November 16, 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 $250,000 each. About $2.4 million in total.

Who has won Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Tulalip Tribes of Washington, Quileute Indian Tribe of the Quileute Indian Reservation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe. The program made 35 awards worth $25.4 million in that time.

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