# OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Targeted Support for the Muscogee Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole Nations in Oklahoma Special Initiative Invitation to Apply

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2022-171010-ovw-fiscal-year-2022-targeted-support-for-the/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/336728

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $682,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $4.1 million in total. Applications closed on January 18, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2022-171010 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 18, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $682,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $4.1 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.024, 16.587 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to: Cherokee Nation (OK) Chickasaw Nation (OK) Choctaw Tribe of Oklahoma Muscogee (Creek) Nation (OK) Seminole Nation (OK) Quapaw Nation (OK) For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

## What the grant funds

In McGirt v. Oklahoma, 140 S. Ct. 2452 (2020), the Supreme Court held that the Muscogee (Creek) Reservation, established by treaty, had never been "disestablished" by Congress, and therefore jurisdiction over offenses resided exclusively with the federal government, under the Major Crimes Act (18 U.S.C. § 1153) and the General Crimes Act (18 U.S.C. § 1152), and the Tribe, rather than the State of Oklahoma. Although McGirt applied only to the Muscogee (Creek) Reservation, the decision has since been extended to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Quapaw, and Seminole Nations' reservations in Oklahoma. OVW is inviting these six tribes, all current recipients of OVW funding, to apply for funding to support additional project activities as they work to exercise criminal jurisdiction following McGirt in cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking. Funds available under this special initiative will provide funding to support staffing, infrastructure, victim services, and other tribal justice system needs. Funds to support this special initiative come from the OVW Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program (Tribal Governments Program or TGP) and the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP). The Tribal Governments Program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 10452. The program is designed to assist tribal governments and authorized designees of tribal governments to respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sex trafficking, and stalking in their communities. TSASP is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 12511(e). TSASP supports projects 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. For additional information about these programs and related performance measures, 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.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2022-171010 still open?

No. It closed on January 18, 2022.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Targeted Support for the Muscogee Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole Nations in Oklahoma Special 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 Targeted Support for the Muscogee Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Seminole Nations in Oklahoma Special Initiative Invitation to Apply?

Closed January 18, 2022. 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 $682,000 each. About $4.1 million in total across about 5 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.