Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Family Violence Prevention and Services/Discretionary (93.592)

Also known as Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Discretionary Grants

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$285 million
• Grant awards196
• Typical award$756,818
• Awarded in FY 2025$40.6 million
• Size rank516 of 1,823
• Type of assistanceCooperative agreements (discretionary grants)

Key findings

• Annual funding fell from $61.7 million in fiscal 2021 to $40.6 million in fiscal 2025.
• It is the 516th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• The 20 largest recipients received 70% of the money.
• Awards went to recipients in 41 states and territories.

What the program funds

The purpose of this program is to fund a wide range of discretionary activities for the purpose of: (1) providing resource information, training and technical assistance to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, government entities, and communities to prevent family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence and to provide effective intervention services; (2) improving the design, delivery, and coordination of services to address family violence, domestic violence and dating violence; (3) gathering information on the incidence and prevalence of family violence, domestic violence and dating violence; and (4) increasing knowledge and understanding of the issues through research, demonstration, and evaluation projects. Specific sections in the Act authorize funding for such discretionary projects as a National Resource Center on Domestic Violence; a National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women; Special Issue Resource Centers including Culturally-Specific Issue Resource Centers; State Resource Centers to Reduce Tribal Disparities; Specialized Services for Abused Parents and Their Children; and a National Domestic Violence Hotline.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

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

Depending on the purpose of the project and the statutory requirements, an applicant may be a nonprofit private organization, tribal organization, federally recognized Indian tribe, Native Hawaiian organization, local public agency, institution of higher education, private organization, Alaska Native Village, or nonprofit Alaska Native Regional Corporation.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Discretionary federal financial assistance may be made to public and private entities and may take the form of a competitive cooperative agreement. Applicants must meet the program and administrative requirements specified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

Matching requirements

Statutory Formula: Title Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE, Part 42 U.S.C. § 10403(a)(2)(C); 42 U.S.C. § 10410, Subpart 42 U.S.C. § 10403(a)(2)(C); 42 U.S.C. § 10410,Public Law 111-320-Dec. 20, 201.42 U.S.C. United States Code, 2010 Edition Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 110 - FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND SERVICESMatching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Deadlines

See the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for deadline information.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

FY 2023 National Hotline: 1 award was made for $19,987,500; Discretionary National Resource Centers and Training and Technical Assistance Centers: $400,000 - $1,400,000, the average is $100,000; Specialized Services for Abused Parents and Their Children: each award was $735,577 for all 26 recipients.; $3,000,000 allocated for training and technical assistance, evaluation for SSAPC demonstration projects. In FY 2024, one (1) award was made in the amount of $19,987,500 to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. In addition, multiple awards were made to the Discretionary National Resource Centers and Training and Technical Assistance Centers; range of award was $350,000 - $1,400,000, and the average is award was $890,000. For Specialized Services for Abused Parents and Their Children, fifty-four (54) awards were issued in the amount of $347,727.00 to each award recipient. Finally, $3,000,000 was allocated for training and technical assistance, evaluation for SSAPC demonstration projects.

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 92% of the money, tribes 1.3% and colleges and universities 1.0%.

By state

27 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.