Deadline: 30 March 2020
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is seeking applications for Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth Program (CY Program).
OVW is a component of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) created in 1995, OVW administers grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and subsequent legislation and provides national leadership on issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. OVW grants support coordinated community responses to hold offenders accountable and serve victims.
The CY Program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Purpose Areas
In FY 2020, applicants must use funds under the CY Program for one of the following purposes. Applicants may select only one purpose area.
- Services and Training to Address Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and/or Stalking (within ages 0-10).
- Creating Safer Communities for Youth: Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, and Response Services for Youth Impacted by Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and/or Stalking (within ages 11-24).
- Providing School-Based Services: Prevention, Intervention, and Response to Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and/or Stalking (within ages 5-19).
OVW Priority Areas
In FY 2020, OVW is interested in supporting the priority areas identified below. Applications proposing activities in the following areas will be given special consideration.
- Increase efforts to combat stalking.
- To qualify for this priority area, applicants must propose projects where at least 50 percent of the training, educational, and outreach activities address stalking and/or cyberstalking, including the intersection of these crimes with dating violence.
- Address the specific challenges that rural communities face in responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
- To qualify for this priority area, applicants must describe what makes the geographic service area rural (using U.S. Census or other appropriate government data) and how they will address specific challenges in rural communities.
- Empower victims to become survivors by growing them past their vulnerabilities to a place of self-sufficiency.
- To qualify for this priority area, applicants must propose project activities that go beyond immediate victim services such as crisis counseling, short/long term counseling, medical and/or court accompaniment, etc. Examples of ways applicants might address this priority include youth engagement through the development of youth action committees, or developing strong partnerships with workforce development, job training, and/or educational programs.
Funding Information
- This program typically makes awards up to $500,000. OVW estimates that it will make up to 11 awards for an estimated $4,800,000.
- Awards under this program for FY 2020 will be made for up to $500,000 for the entire 36 months.
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible to apply for this program:
- A nonprofit, nongovernmental entity, or tribal organization with:
- a demonstrated primary purpose of developing or providing programming or services for children or youth; or
- a demonstrated primary purpose of providing direct victim services for children or youth who are victims of and/or exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or
- a demonstrated primary purpose of serving adult victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, but has a designated program that provides direct services to children or youth who are victims of and/or exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.
- An Indian tribe.
- A unit of local government or an agency of a unit of local government.
Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this solicitation.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted electronically via given website.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=324546