OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth Program Solicitation
At a glance
OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth Program Solicitation is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office on Violence Against Women (Department of Justice). The application deadline was March 23, 2021. Individual awards are listed as up to $500K, with about 11 awards expected and $4.8M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, native american tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and 2 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.888 (Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Jan 15, 2021Posted
- Mar 23, 2021Application deadline
- Posted
- Jan 15, 2021
- Close date
- Mar 23, 2021
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $500,000
- Est. total funding
- $4,800,000
- Original deadline (extended)
- Mar 9, 2021
- Expected awards
- 11
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Native American tribal organizations
- 501(c)(3) nonprofits
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
Eligible applicants are limited to: nonprofit, nongovernmental entities; tribal organizations; Indian tribal governments; and units of local government or agencies of units of local government in the United States or U.S. territories. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.
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.
The CY Program solicitation is one of two solicitations issued under the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men (CYEM) Program (CFDA# 16.888), which is authorized by annual federal appropriations acts. The other program solicitation is the Grants to Engage Men and Boys as Allies in the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Program (EM). Applicants interested in developing projects to engage men and boys as allies should submit a proposal under the OVW Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 EM solicitation.
The CY Program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of program goals and objectives, see:
OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs webpage.
Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage.
Examples of successful projects in OVW's most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs: 2018 Biennial Report.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 16.888
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Office on Violence Against Women
ovw.consolyouth@usdoj.gov
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Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: County governments, City or township governments, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through this opportunity?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $500k, total estimated program funding is $4,800,000 and the agency expects to make about 11 awards.
How do I apply for this opportunity?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVW-2021-38007), 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.
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