# OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2024-171965-ovw-fiscal-year-2024-grants-to-enhance-culturally/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352955

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $450,000 (at least $400,000) to nonprofits and tribes. It expected to make about 50 awards worth $22.5 million in total. Applications closed on May 2, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2024-171965 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 2, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $450,000 |
| Award floor | $400,000 |
| Expected awards | 50 |
| Total funding | $22.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.016 |

## Who can apply

- 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
- Nonprofits that do not have 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: private nonprofit/tribal organizations for which the primary purpose of the organization as a whole is to provide culturally specific services to “American Indians (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts), Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, Blacks, and Hispanics” in the United States or U.S. territories (See 34 U.S.C. 20124(c) & 12291(a)(8) and 42 U.S.C. 300u-6(g)).

## What the grant funds

The Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CSSP) (CFDA# 16.016) supports the maintenance and replication of existing successful services in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking community-based programs providing culturally specific services, as well as the development of innovative culturally specific strategies and projects to enhance access to services and resources for victims who face obstacles to using more traditional services and resources. (34 U.S.C. § 20124(b)(1)). Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(9), “culturally specific services” means community-based services that include culturally relevant and linguistically specific services and resources to culturally specific communities. Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(8), “culturally specific” means primarily directed toward racial and ethnic minority groups (as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 300u-6(g)). Section 300u-6(g) defines “racial and ethnic minority groups” as “American Indians (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts); Asian Americans; Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders; Blacks; and Hispanics.”

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2024-171965 still open?

No. It closed on May 2, 2024.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program?

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

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program?

Closed May 2, 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 $450,000 each. About $22.5 million in total across about 50 awards.

### Who has won Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Sewa-Aifw, The Latina Center, Sepa Mujer, Inc. The program made 168 awards worth $67.1 million in that time.