# OVW Fiscal Year 2024 National Service Line for Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Abuse Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2024-172228-ovw-fiscal-year-2024-national-service-line-for/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/356377

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $2.0 million (at least $2.0 million) to nonprofits. It expected to make one award worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on November 12, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2024-172228 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 12, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $2.0 million |
| Award floor | $2.0 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $2.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.029 |

## Who can apply

- 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 must have the capacity to manage a large-scale project on a national level and are limited to 1) Victim service providers with experience providing services to victims of sexual abuse in correctional settings or 2) Nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations providing training and technical assistance regarding services for sexual abuse victims in correctional settings.

## What the grant funds

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(16), which allows OVW to support pilot projects, demonstration projects, and special initiatives designed to improve responses to gender-based violence through an Innovation Fund. The assistance listing number is 16.029. The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Standards, released in 2012, include requirements that are designed to help confinement agencies prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and sexual harassment. PREA Standard 115.53 requires confinement facilities to provide inmates with access to outside victim advocates for emotional support services related to sexual abuse. The full text of the PREA Standards can be found on the PREA Resource Center website (Homepage | PREA (prearesourcecenter.org)). OVW has partnered with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) within the Office of Justice Programs on an initiative to develop a National Service Line for Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Abuse (Service Line Initiative). The Service Line Initiative is being administered as a two-phase project including a planning phase followed by an implementation phase. This solicitation is for the implementation phase.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2024-172228 still open?

No. It closed on November 12, 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 National Service Line for Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Abuse Program?

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

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 National Service Line for Incarcerated Survivors of Sexual Abuse Program?

Closed November 12, 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.