# OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Alaska Native Tribes Special Initiative (STCJ AK) Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2024-172091-ovw-fiscal-year-2024-special-tribal-criminal-jurisdiction/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/354613

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $500,000) to tribes. It expected to make about 6 awards worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 23, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2024-172091 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 23, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 6 |
| Total funding | $3.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.025 |

## Who can apply

- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to: Governments of Alaska Native Tribes, or consortia of Alaska Native tribes, whose Native village(s) are within an Alaska Native Village Statistical Area.

## What the grant funds

The Violence Against Women Act of 2013 first authorized this program as an amendment to the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, and it was further amended by the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022) to include Alaska Tribes (codified as amended at 25 U.S.C. § 1304(h)(2)). The OVW Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Grant Program (Tribal Jurisdiction Program) (Assistance Listing # 16.025) supports tribes in their efforts to exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-Indians who commit “covered crimes” within the Tribe’s jurisdictional boundaries and provides technical assistance for planning and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise the jurisdiction. “Covered crimes” are: assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order. More information on the scope and requirements of STCJ is available on the DOJ website at https://www.justice.gov/tribal/2013-and-2022-reauthorizations-violence-against-women-act-vawa. The program supports tribes in preparing to exercise or exercising the jurisdiction to ensure that victims find safety and justice and that non-Indians who commit covered crimes within their communities are held accountable.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2024-172091 still open?

No. It closed on July 23, 2024.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Alaska Native Tribes Special Initiative (STCJ AK) Program?

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

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Alaska Native Tribes Special Initiative (STCJ AK) Program?

Closed July 23, 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 $3.0 million in total across about 6 awards.

### Who has won Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Tulalip Tribes of Washington, Quileute Indian Tribe of the Quileute Indian Reservation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe. The program made 35 awards worth $25.4 million in that time.