Deadline: 12-Mar-21
The Office on Violence against Women (OVW), a component of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking applications for the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Solicitation 2021.
The Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (Rural Program) (CFDA# 16.589) supports efforts to enhance the safety of rural victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and supports projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas.
Purpose Areas
Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12341, funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes:
- 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 domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking victim service providers; law enforcement agencies; prosecutors; courts; other criminal justice service providers; human and community service providers; educational institutions; and health care providers, including sexual assault forensic examiners;
- To establish and expand nonprofit, nongovernmental, State, tribal, territorial, and local government victim services in rural communities to child, youth, and adult victims; and
- To increase the safety and well-being of women and children in rural communities, by:
- dealing directly and immediately with domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking occurring in rural communities; and
- Creating and implementing strategies to increase awareness and prevent domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
OVW Priority Areas
In FY 2021, OVW is interested in supporting the priority area(s) identified below. Applications proposing activities in the following areas will be given special consideration.
- Reduce violent crime against women and promote victim safety through investing in law enforcement and increasing prosecution.
- Empower victims to become survivors by focusing on long-term safety and sustainable economic independence.
- Increase resources for courts and Tribes to register protection orders in NCIC and give access to Tribes to crime information systems.
- Increase efforts to combat stalking.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 55
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $750,000.00
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/20 12:00 AM
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $32,000,000.00
Eligible Applicants
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- County governments
- Others
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible applicants are limited to: States and territories, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit (public or private) entities, including tribal nonprofit organizations, in the United States or U.S. territories.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330985