Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (16.589)
Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (Assistance Listing 16.589) is run by the Offices, Boards and Divisions, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $171 million in 251 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $682,474 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $743,863. Half of the 251 awards fell between $550,000 and $750,000, and they ranged from $262,652 to $950,000.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$171 million
- Grant awards251
- Typical award$743,863
- Awarded in FY 2025$36.2 million
- Size rank649 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- Annual funding rose from $34.0 million in fiscal 2021 to $36.2 million in fiscal 2025.
- It is the 649th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 21% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 44 states and territories.
What the program funds
(1) to identify, assess, and appropriately respond to child, youth, and adult victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking in rural communities, by encouraging collaboration among— (A) domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking victim service providers; (B) law enforcement agencies; (C) prosecutors; (D) courts; (E) other criminal justice service providers; (F) human and community service providers; (G) educational institutions; and (H) health care providers, including sexual assault forensic examiners; (2) to establish and expand nonprofit, nongovernmental, State, tribal, territorial, and local government victim services in rural communities to child, youth, and adult victims; (3) to increase the safety and well-being of women and children in rural communities, by— (A) dealing directly and immediately with domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking occurring in rural communities; and (B) creating and implementing strategies to increase awareness and prevent domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; and (4) to develop, expand, implement, and improve the quality of sexual assault forensic medical examination or sexual assault nurse examiner programs.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
States, Indian tribes, Territories, local governments, and nonprofit, public or private entities, including tribal nonprofit organizations, are eligible to carry out programs serving rural areas or rural communities that address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
What the money can and cannot pay for
Funding may be used to carry out programs serving rural areas or rural communities that address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking by: (1) implementing, expanding, and establishing cooperative efforts and projects among law enforcement officers, prosecutors, victim service providers, and other related parties to investigate and prosecute incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including developing multidisciplinary teams focusing on high risk cases with the goal of preventing domestic and dating violence homicides; (2) providing treatment, counseling, advocacy, legal assistance, and other long-term and short-term victim and population specific services to adult and minor victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities, including assistance in immigration matters; (3) working in cooperation with the community to develop education and prevention strategies directed toward such issues; (4) developing, enlarging, or strengthening programs addressing sexual assault, including sexual assault forensic examiner programs, Sexual Assault Response Teams, law enforcement training, and programs addressing rape kit backlogs; and (5) developing programs and strategies that focus on the specific needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking who reside in remote rural and geographically isolated areas, including addressing the challenges...
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
Range: $350,000-750,000
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program (16.589) awarded$171 million across 251 grant awards, an average of $682,474 per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 86% of the money, state and local governments 8.9% and tribes 4.0%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 212 | $147 million | 86% |
| State and local governments | 22 | $15.2 million | 8.9% |
| Tribal governments and organizations | 14 | $6.9 million | 4.0% |
| Colleges and universities | 3 | $2.0 million | 1.2% |
By state
37 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 22 | $15.0 million |
| Alaska | 19 | $13.5 million |
| Oregon | 15 | $11.6 million |
| Maine | 15 | $10.8 million |
| Idaho | 14 | $9.9 million |
| Colorado | 12 | $8.5 million |
| Mississippi | 11 | $7.0 million |
| Nebraska | 9 | $6.5 million |
| Nevada | 9 | $5.9 million |
| Utah | 7 | $5.3 million |
| New Mexico | 8 | $5.1 million |
| Kansas | 6 | $4.9 million |
| West Virginia | 6 | $4.8 million |
| Ohio | 7 | $4.5 million |
| Oklahoma | 8 | $4.5 million |
| Arizona | 5 | $3.9 million |
| North Dakota | 5 | $3.8 million |
| Michigan | 5 | $3.5 million |
| Vermont | 6 | $3.5 million |
| Texas | 5 | $2.8 million |
| South Dakota | 5 | $2.8 million |
| Kentucky | 3 | $2.6 million |
| Illinois | 4 | $2.4 million |
| Missouri | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Louisiana | 3 | $2.2 million |
| Tennessee | 3 | $2.1 million |
| Virginia | 3 | $2.0 million |
| Washington | 4 | $2.0 million |
| Iowa | 3 | $1.8 million |
| California | 3 | $1.7 million |
| Georgia | 3 | $1.7 million |
| New York | 2 | $1.7 million |
| American Samoa | 2 | $1.6 million |
| North Carolina | 2 | $1.4 million |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | $1.2 million |
| Minnesota | 2 | $1.1 million |
| Wisconsin | 1 | $948,379 |
| Florida | 1 | $750,000 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | $750,000 |
| Guam | 1 | $700,000 |
| Indiana | 1 | $500,000 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $474,449 |
| Alabama | 1 | $437,986 |