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O-OVW-2023-171514: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program - Solicitation

Closed Closed June 5, 2023 Opportunity O-OVW-2023-171514 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$525,000
• Award floor$500,000
• Expected awards15
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

• 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.

More grants for tribes.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program awards averaged $577,896; this notice allows up to $525,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (89% over five years) went to tribes.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

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.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Applying now

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