O-OVW-2024-172095: OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Healing and Response Teams Special Initiative
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: OVC and OVW FY 2026 Victim Services for Angel Families Program – Invited Notice of Funding Opportunity (O-OVC-2026-172807). Status: Closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left). It is in our archive of Office on Violence Against Women notices from 2024.
Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $2.0 million (at least $2.0 million) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make one award worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 25, 2024.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 8, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$2.0 million
- Award floor$2.0 million
- Total funding$2.0 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | May 7, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | June 25, 2024 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.
All 10 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- 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
- Nonprofits that do not have 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 for the Healing and Response Teams Special Initiative are national, Tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations. Eligible applicants must have the capacity to provide Tribal specific training and technical assistance (TTA) on a national level. In rare circumstances, OVW may support institutions of higher education; state, local, or Tribal governments; governmental agencies; or local non-profit organizations. However, in such circumstances, those entities must describe in detail their demonstrated history of providing TTA and include justification in the application that they have delivered Tribal specific TTA to a national audience.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Office on Violence Against Women Special Projects awards averaged $166,973; this notice allows up to $2.0 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (44% over five years) went to tribes.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The Healing and Response Teams Special Initiative (Assistance Listing # 16.029) was created in response to recommendations made by the Not Invisible Act Commission (NIAC). This special initiative will support the creation, training, and sustainability of Healing and Response Teams (HRT) using a Tribal-based model of care to respond to Missing or Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) cases related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. Within the first nine (9) months of the project, in coordination with OVW, the recipient will identify, make subawards to, and collaborate with three subrecipients acting as pilot sites.
Who has won Office on Violence Against Women Special Projects grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Office on Violence Against Women Special Projects (16.029) awarded $9.0 million across 54 grant awards, an average of $166,973 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition | Minnesota | 1 | $2.0 million |
| University of South Alabama | Alabama | 1 | $742,500 |
| University of California Irvine | California | 1 | $742,500 |
| The Urban Institute | District of Columbia | 1 | $599,955 |
| End Violence Against Women (Evaw) International | Washington | 1 | $300,000 |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-OVC-2026-172807, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is O-OVW-2024-172095 still open?
No. It closed on June 25, 2024. A newer notice is open: O-OVC-2026-172807, closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left).
Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Healing and Response Teams Special Initiative?
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 Healing and Response Teams Special Initiative?
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 $2.0 million each. About $2.0 million in total for one award.
Who has won Office on Violence Against Women Special Projects grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition, University of South Alabama, University of California Irvine. The program made 54 awards worth $9.0 million in that time.
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