Deadline: 02-Sep-2025
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is now accepting applications for the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP). This program provides funding to Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, and nonprofit Tribal organizations for operating programs that support survivors of sexual assault in Indian Tribal lands and Alaska Native villages. The aim is to establish, maintain, and expand victim support services.
Applicants addressing specific priorities may receive special consideration. These priorities include efforts to combat human trafficking and transnational crime, particularly in connection with domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. Projects that enhance victim services, especially housing, and strengthen law enforcement in rural, remote, and Tribal areas are also emphasized.
A total of $8,224,117 is expected to be awarded under this program. Individual awards may go up to $600,000, with a funding period of 36 months.
All grantees are required to engage in several key activities. These include participation in OVW-sponsored training and technical assistance, reporting on performance indicators, cooperating with assessments or evaluations, and providing direct services to sexual assault survivors. New recipients may also receive guidance to strengthen their project planning and implementation.
Certain activities are ineligible for funding. These include conducting research, violating federal immigration laws, promoting gender ideology as defined by recent executive orders, or running programs that discriminate or discourage law enforcement involvement. Projects that frame sexual violence purely as social justice issues rather than criminal acts are also not allowed.
Other disallowed activities include generic community engagement efforts, programs that favor undocumented immigrants over U.S. citizens, excessive spending on consulting or administration, and public education initiatives that don’t directly enhance victim safety or prevention. Similarly, services not connected to intimate partner sexual violence, forensic examiner programs, or general professional training are outside the program’s scope.
Grant funds also cannot be used for lobbying, fundraising, real estate purchases, construction, or any structural modifications to buildings.
Entities eligible to apply include Indian Tribal governments, Tribal organizations, and Tribal nonprofit organizations. This includes recognized Tribes and Alaska Native villages, as well as nonprofit service providers that primarily support Native victims of sexual assault and related crimes. These nonprofits must qualify under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and demonstrate a history of serving American Indian or Alaska Native survivors.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
