# OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Restorative Practices Pilot Sites Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2024-171935-ovw-fiscal-year-2024-restorative-practices-pilot-sites/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354161

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $1.5 million (at least $1.0 million) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 15 awards worth $23.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 25, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2024-171935 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 25, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $1.5 million |
| Award floor | $1.0 million |
| Expected awards | 15 |
| Total funding | $23.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.052 |

## Who can apply

- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- 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
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to: units of local governments, Tribal governments, Tribal organizations, victim service providers, institutions of higher education (20 U.S.C. § 1001(a)), and private or public nonprofit organizations, including Tribal nonprofit organizations and faith-based nonprofit organizations.

## What the grant funds

As people harmed by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking seek expanded options to address the harm they have experienced, communities have continued to strengthen and improve their responses, approaches, and services. One such approach is restorative practices. Restorative practices incorporate an understanding of trauma and are intended to repair and address the harm experienced while providing meaningful accountability for the harm-doer. An effective restorative practices program is completely voluntary for the person harmed, promotes their autonomy, and prioritizes their safety, while promoting meaningful justice, accountability, and community safety. The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, 34 U.S.C. § 12514, authorizes funding to eligible entities to develop and implement a program, or to assess best practices for: 1) restorative practices to prevent or address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; 2) training by eligible entities, or for eligible entities, courts or prosecutors, on restorative practices and program implementation; and 3) evaluations of a restorative practice, as defined within the statute. Accordingly, OVW is launching the Restorative Practices Pilot Program in three (3) phases: 1) Training and Technical Assistance; 2) Evaluation; and 3) Pilot Sites. Phase 1: Training and Technical Assistance OVW issued the FY 2023 Restorative Practices Technical Assistance Pilot Program Call for Concept Papers in March 2023 to identify organizations with the requisite experience and capacity to provide Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) to recipients, subrecipients, and potential recipients and subrecipients of this program. Following an intensive review of responses to the Call for Concept Papers, OVW invited five entities to submit full applications. OVW issued awards to three of those applicants in March 2024 for five-year TTA projects that will run from April 2024 through March 2029 and will involve a planning phase. In addition to providing TTA to the pilot sites, the TTA providers will participate in evaluation efforts funded through the FY 2024 Restorative Practices Pilot Program Evaluation Solicitation. The TTA providers are funded under a separate funding announcement. This solicitation is exclusively intended to fund pilot sites of the Restorative Practices Pilot Sites Program.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2024-171935 still open?

No. It closed on June 25, 2024.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Restorative Practices Pilot Sites Program?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Restorative Practices Pilot Sites Program?

Closed June 25, 2024. 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 $1.5 million each. About $23.0 million in total across about 15 awards.

### Who has won Restorative Practices to Address Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were New York University. The program made 1 awards worth $8.0 million in that time.