# OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program - Solicitation

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2023-171514-ovw-fiscal-year-2023-tribal-sexual-assault-services/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/346756

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $525,000 (at least $500,000) to tribes. It expected to make about 15 awards. Applications closed on June 5, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2023-171514 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 5, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $525,000 |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 15 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.024 |

## Who can apply

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

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.

## 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 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. Program-specific sections in OVW's most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs. What's New About this OVW Program The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 added "direct payments" to the list of items that may constitute "intervention and related assistance" for victims of sexual assault under the TSASP statute. See the Purpose Areas and Budget sections of this solicitation for more information.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2023-171514 still open?

No. It closed on June 5, 2023.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2023 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 2023 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program - Solicitation?

Closed June 5, 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 $525,000 each.

### 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.