Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVW 2022 171113
The OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program Solicitation is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 16710452 and is listed under CFDA 16.587. The purpose of the program is to provide funding that helps federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and certain authorized designees of tribal governments, strengthen their community response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking. In practical terms, the funding is meant to support coordinated, victim-centered, and culturally relevant strategies that improve safety, services, and justice-system responses within tribal communities.
This opportunity sits within the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding activity area and uses a standard grant instrument. OVW describes the program as focused on helping tribal communities build and enhance the capacity to address these forms of violence, which can include improving victim services, strengthening coordinated community responses, and supporting approaches that hold offenders accountable while prioritizing survivor safety and autonomy. OVW also points applicants to its broader grants-and-programs information and its Measuring Effectiveness Initiative, which outlines performance measures used to track progress and outcomes. Those measures are intended to show how funded projects contribute to OVW and Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) goals and to document program effectiveness over time, including in OVW reporting to Congress.
Key administrative details include a posting (creation) date of April 1, 2022, with an original application closing date of May 19, 2022. The solicitation indicates an award ceiling of $1,000,000 per award and anticipates making around 60 awards. Eligibility is centered on federally recognized tribal governments, with additional eligibility possible for other entities specifically allowed as authorized designees or as clarified in the solicitation’s additional eligibility language. Overall, the grant opportunity is designed to resource tribal-led solutions to prevent and respond to violence and to improve systems, services, and outcomes for victims and survivors in tribal communities.Apply for O OVW 2022 171113
- The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.587.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 01, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 19, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 60 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): OVW FY 2022 Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program (CFDA 16.587)
1) What is this grant opportunity?
This is the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Fiscal Year 2022 Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program Solicitation. It is a discretionary grant opportunity that uses a standard grant instrument.
2) Which federal office is offering this program?
The program is offered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).
3) What is the purpose of the program?
The purpose is to provide funding to help federally recognized Native American tribal governments, and certain authorized designees of tribal governments, strengthen their community response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking. The emphasis is on coordinated, victim-centered, and culturally relevant strategies that improve safety, services, and justice-system responses in tribal communities.
4) What types of violence does the program address?
The solicitation identifies the following areas: domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking.
5) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is centered on federally recognized tribal governments. The solicitation also indicates that additional eligibility may apply to certain entities that are specifically allowed as authorized designees of tribal governments or as otherwise clarified in the solicitation's additional eligibility language.
6) What is meant by "authorized designees" of a tribal government?
Based on the information provided, authorized designees are entities that a tribal government is allowed to designate to apply under this program, where the solicitation permits such designation. The solicitation is the controlling source for which entities qualify as authorized designees.
7) What is the funding activity area for this opportunity?
The opportunity sits within the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding activity area.
8) How much funding can be requested?
The solicitation lists an award ceiling of $1,000,000 per award.
9) How many awards does OVW expect to make?
OVW anticipates making around 60 awards.
10) What is the program trying to improve within tribal communities?
The program is intended to build and enhance tribal community capacity to address the targeted forms of violence. Examples described include improving victim services, strengthening coordinated community responses, and supporting approaches that hold offenders accountable while prioritizing survivor safety and autonomy.
11) What does "coordinated community response" mean in the context of this solicitation?
The solicitation frames the work as coordinated strategies across the community and systems involved in prevention, response, services, and justice-system actions, with victim-centered and culturally relevant approaches.
12) What does OVW mean by "victim-centered" strategies?
As described, victim-centered strategies prioritize survivor safety and autonomy and are designed to improve safety, services, and justice-system responses for victims and survivors.
13) What does "culturally relevant" mean for proposed projects?
The program is meant to support strategies that are culturally relevant within tribal communities, meaning approaches should align with and be appropriate for the community context being served, as described in the solicitation summary.
14) Is this grant tied to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)?
Yes. The information provided indicates the program's performance measures are intended to show how funded projects contribute to OVW and VAWA goals, and to support OVW reporting to Congress.
15) What are performance measures and how are they used?
OVW references its Measuring Effectiveness Initiative, which outlines performance measures used to track progress and outcomes. These measures are intended to document program effectiveness over time, show contribution to OVW/VAWA goals, and support OVW reporting to Congress.
16) Does the opportunity specify a posting date?
Yes. The posting (creation) date is April 1, 2022.
17) What is the application closing date listed in the solicitation?
The original application closing date listed is May 19, 2022.
18) What does it mean that this is a "discretionary" grant opportunity?
Based on the information provided, OVW identifies this as a discretionary grant opportunity, meaning awards are made competitively at the agency's discretion under the terms of the solicitation.
19) What is the program's CFDA number?
The program is listed under CFDA 16.587.
20) What is the legal authority for this program?
The solicitation is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 16710452.
21) What kinds of outcomes is OVW looking to achieve through funded projects?
Based on the description provided, outcomes include improved safety for victims and survivors, strengthened services, more effective justice-system responses, stronger coordinated community responses, and enhanced community capacity to prevent and respond to violence in tribal communities.
22) Is the primary focus on tribal-led solutions?
Yes. The opportunity is described as designed to resource tribal-led solutions to prevent and respond to violence and to improve systems, services, and outcomes for victims and survivors in tribal communities.
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