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O-OVW-2023-171765: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Invitation to Apply

Closed Closed August 14, 2023 Opportunity O-OVW-2023-171765 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (O-OVW-2026-172811). Status: Closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left). It is in our archive of Office on Violence Against Women notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$378,255
• Award floor$342,463
• Expected awards20
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and tribes.

• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to: recognized tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

More grants for nonprofits, tribes.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program awards averaged $348,190; this notice allows up to $378,255 per award.
• Most of the program's money (97% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The OVW Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (Tribal Coalitions Program (CFDA 16.557) is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 10441(d) and 12511(d). This grant program supports the development and operation of nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, with each recognized coalition receiving an equal amount of base funding and sexual assault and dual coalitions receiving an additional amount for sexual assault-focused activities. 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 VAWA Technical Amendments Act of 2022 amended the definition of "tribal coalition" (34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(42)) and the authorizing language for the Tribal Coalitions Program (34 U.S.C. § 10441(d)) to include certain organizations addressing domestic violence and sexual assault against Native Hawaiian women through services to Native Hawaiian communities. See Pub. L. No. 117-315, 136 Stat. 4404. These changes were effective on December 28, 2022, and therefore apply to FY 2023 Tribal Coalitions funding.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-OVW-2026-172811, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.