Deadline: 03-Jun-21
The U.S. Department of Justice and Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is seeking applications for the 2021 National Tribal Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault Program to provide TTA on issues related to sexual assault of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) women, designed to improve victim services for AI/AN sexual assault victims as well as increase offender accountability for such crimes.
Pursuant to Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Pub. L. No. 116-260, funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes:
- Develop and maintain a website; Provide TTA, including web-based training, regional, or national training, and/or on-site TTA, to a variety of audiences such as tribal and non-tribal victim service providers/organizations that work with significant numbers of AI/AN populations, both in Indian country and in urban areas (e.g., hospitals, schools, courts, victim and social services, law enforcement, prosecution offices, etc.);
- Develop a project that addresses the unique cultural and traditional needs of AI/AN sexual assault victims; and Develop and/or strengthen effective training to improve tribal medical responses (e.g., SANE programs), sexual assault advocacy, systemic responses to sexual assault (CCR, SART, etc.), and criminal justice responses.
Out-of-Scope Activities
The activities listed below are out of the program scope and will not be supported by this program’s funding.
- Research projects. Funds under this program may not be used to conduct research. Surveys and focus groups, depending on their design and purpose, may constitute research and therefore be out-of-scope.
- Direct victim services and justice system interventions. OVW’s national tribal clearinghouse funds cannot support law enforcement activities, legal representation, direct services, or other interventions.
- Applications focused on a single state, region, or local geographic community.
- Project activities that do not address sexual assault, promote access to justice, build trust between law enforcement and communities (tribal and nontribal), or the specific cultural and traditional needs of AI/AN women.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $1,000,000.00
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $980,000.00
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/21 12:00 AM
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 24
- The awarded project is eligible for an initial competitive 24-month award and may be eligible for up to 36 months of non-competitive supplemental funding for a total award period for 5 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following entities are eligible to apply for this program:
- Nonprofit organizations with the capacity to provide nationwide tribal TTA; and
- Institutions of higher education, including tribal colleges and universities, with the capacity to provide nationwide tribal TTA.
- Applicants must be knowledgeable about the many complex challenges facing tribal communities in responding to sexual assault victims’ needs and building the capacity of the criminal and civil justice system to respond effectively. Furthermore, applicants must demonstrate a documented history, extending more than three years, of successfully providing culturally specific sexual assault TTA for tribal governments, tribal communities, or tribal organizations at a national level.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333152