Deadline: 28-Mar-22
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is accepting applications for the 2022 Training and Services to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities Grant Program to create sustainable change within and between organizations that improves the response to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to hold perpetrators of such crimes accountable.
Disability Grant Program funds are used to establish and strengthen multidisciplinary collaborative relationships; increase organizational capacity to provide accessible, safe, and effective services to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of violence and abuse; identify needs within the grantee’s organization and/or service area; and develop a plan to address those identified needs that builds a strong foundation for future work.
Purpose Areas
Funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes:
- To provide personnel, training, technical assistance (TA), advocacy, intervention, risk reduction (including using evidence-based indicators to assess the risk of domestic and dating violence homicide) and prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking against individuals with disabilities;
- To conduct outreach activities to ensure that individuals with disabilities who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking receiving appropriate assistance;
- To conduct cross-training for victim service organizations, governmental agencies, courts, law enforcement, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations serving individuals with disabilities about risk reduction, intervention, prevention and the nature of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking for individuals with disabilities;
- To provide TA to assist with modifications to existing, policies, protocols, and procedures to ensure equal access to the services, programs, and activities of victim service providers for individuals with disabilities;
- To provide training and technical assistance (TTA) on the requirements of shelters and victim service providers under Federal anti-discrimination laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act;
- To modify facilities, purchase equipment, and provide personnel so that shelters and victim service organizations can accommodate the needs of individuals with disabilities;
- To provide advocacy and intervention services for individuals with disabilities who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or
- To develop model programs providing advocacy and intervention services with organizations serving individuals with disabilities who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $5,359,567.00
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $500,000.00
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/22 12:00 AM
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
Eligibility Criteria
- The following entities are eligible to apply for this program:
- States.
- Units of local governments.
- Indian tribal governments or tribal organizations.
- Victim service providers, such as state or tribal domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions, or nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations serving individuals with disabilities.
- A state is defined as each of the several states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
- Public universities do not qualify as “states” for purposes of eligibility for the Disability Grant Program.
- However, some universities are affiliated with nonprofit organizations that may otherwise qualify under the statue.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=338101