# OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Strengthening Culturally Specific Campus’ Approaches to Address Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2024-171956-ovw-fiscal-year-2024-strengthening-culturally-specific/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353808

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $450,000) to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 25 awards worth $12.5 million in total. Applications closed on May 31, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2024-171956 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 31, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $450,000 |
| Expected awards | 25 |
| Total funding | $12.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.525 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled 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: Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) in the United States or U.S. territories.

## What the grant funds

The Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (Campus Program) (CFDA# 16.525) provides funding for institutions of higher education to develop and strengthen effective strategies to prevent and address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus, including improving trauma-informed investigations, creating coordinated community response approaches, developing and strengthening victim services, and developing or enhancing prevention education and awareness programs. OVW created the Strengthening Culturally Specific Campuses’ Approaches to Address Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Initiative (hereinafter referred to as the CSC Initiative) with funding from the Campus Program to support Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) in strengthening their institutional response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. By statute (34 U.S.C. 20125(a)(2)(C)), the Attorney General shall make every effort to ensure the equitable distribution of grants to TCUs and HBCUs under the Campus Program and, as a result of the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act in 2022, a set aside of 10% was designated for HBCUs in the Campus Program’s statutory authorization of appropriations. In addition, the FY 2022, 2023, and 2024 Consolidated Appropriations Acts included a 50% set aside for HBCUs, TCUs, and HSIs. The activities that will be supported through this initiative will focus on building the capacity of HBCUs, TCUs, and HSIs that have never received a Campus Program grant award or whose most recent award was from FY 2019 or earlier. These federal funds will support the development and implementation of culturally relevant strategies to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including the development of effective response protocols and prevention programming.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2024-171956 still open?

No. It closed on May 31, 2024.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Strengthening Culturally Specific Campus’ Approaches to Address Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Initiative?

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

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Strengthening Culturally Specific Campus’ Approaches to Address Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Initiative?

Closed May 31, 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 $500,000 each. About $12.5 million in total across about 25 awards.

### Who has won Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Merced Community College District, Molloy University, Mississippi State University. The program made 190 awards worth $67.9 million in that time.