Deadline: 16 February 2017
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is a component of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is pleased to announce the call for applications for a program entitled “OVW FY 2017 Consolidated Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Assault and Engage Men and Boys as Allies”.
The Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program funds projects designed to provide coordinated community responses (CCR) that support child, youth and young adult victims through direct services, training, coordination and collaboration, effective intervention, treatment, response, and prevention strategies.
It provides the opportunity for communities to increase collaboration among non-profit victim service providers, community service organizations including those focused on engaging men as role models, schools, tribes and tribal governments, and local government agencies to enhance prevention, intervention, and response efforts in addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking in children, youth and young adults ages 0-24.
Funding Information
- The Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program typically make awards in the range of $500,000 to $750,000 for comprehensive projects and $300,000 to $350,000 for engaging men projects.
- OVW estimates that it will make up to 10-25 awards for an estimated $8,000,000.
- The grant award period is 36 months. Budgets must reflect 36 months of project activity, and the total “estimated funding” on the SF-424 must reflect 36 months. Generally, the award period will start on October 1, 2017.
- Funding levels under the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program for FY 2017 are as follows:
- Comprehensive Projects: Up to $750,000
- Engaging Men Projects: Up to $350,000.
Priority Areas
- Strengthen and revitalize coordinated community response and multi-disciplinary teams, prioritizing those that meaningfully involve organizations and programs that focus on marginalized communities.
- Meaningfully increase access to OVW programming for specific underserved populations (based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, etc.).
- Increase the use of promising or evidence-building practices, where available.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations for this project proposed:
Comprehensive Projects
- A nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, or an Indian tribe or tribal nonprofit organization with:
- a demonstrated primary goal of providing services to children and youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking; or
- a demonstrated primary goal of serving adult victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, but that has a demonstrated history of providing comprehensive services to children or youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking; or
- A unit of local government.
Engaging Men Projects
- A nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, or an Indian tribe or tribal nonprofit organization with:
- a demonstrated history of creating effective public education to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; or
- A unit of local government.
How to Apply
Interested applicants can access the application package via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit grants.gov.