ClosedDeadline extended (was May 9, 2025)Opportunity O-OVC-2025-172320

OVC FY25 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program

Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVC FY25 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office for Victims of Crime (Department of Justice). The application deadline was September 28, 2025. Individual awards are listed as up to $650K, with about 315 awards expected and $85.3M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.841 (VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jan 17, 2025Posted
Sep 28, 2025Application deadline

Posted: Jan 17, 2025
Close date: Sep 28, 2025
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $650,000
Est. total funding: $85,292,563
Original deadline (extended): May 9, 2025
Expected awards: 315
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Under this program, OVC allocates funding to participating Tribes through a discretionary administrative formula based on the Population Certifications submitted by federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Regional Corporations, and designees. Eligible applicants are entities that submitted Population Certifications by January 17, 2024.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text

Federally recognized tribal governments

Matched from the wording above by GrantsJunction — confirm in the full announcement.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

With this funding opportunity, OVC seeks applications for funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) Formula Grant Program. The purpose of this funding is to support the provision of services to crime victims in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities through a discretionary administrative formula program funded under a set-aside designated by law from the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). The goal of TVSSA is to provide support to Tribal communities to develop, expand, and enhance services for victims of crime through activities that address the needs of a wide variety of crime victims in Tribal communities.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.841VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.841

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$57.1M

FY25

$4M

FY26

$79.7M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.841. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.841

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 767 grant awards had funding actions under VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program, with 18 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

UTAH NAVAJO HEALTH SYSTEM INC$1.39M
MUSCOGEE CREEK NATION$892K
CENTRAL COUNCIL TLINGIT AND HAIDA INDIAN TRIBES OF ALASKA$845K
NEZ PERCE TRIBE$766K
KAWERAK, INC.$702K

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Office for Victims of Crime
ovctribalsetaside@ojp.usdoj.gov
202-353-2138

Places named in the notice

Alaska

Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “OVC FY25 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “OVC FY25 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $650k, total estimated program funding is $85,292,563 and the agency expects to make about 315 awards.

How do I apply for “OVC FY25 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVC-2025-172320), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenALN 16.320