ClosedDeadline extended (was Mar 26, 2021)Opportunity O-OVW-2021-51004

OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Exercising Tribes Solicitation

Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Exercising Tribes Solicitation is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office on Violence Against Women (Department of Justice). The application deadline was May 4, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $150K – $200K, with about 10 awards expected and $1.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include federally recognized tribal governments and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.025 (Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation).

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

Key facts

Jan 12, 2021Posted
May 4, 2021Application deadline

Posted: Jan 12, 2021
Close date: May 4, 2021
Award floor: $150,000
Award ceiling: $200,000
Est. total funding: $1,500,000
Original deadline (extended): Mar 26, 2021
Expected awards: 10
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Federally recognized tribal governments
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are limited to: Governments of Indian tribes that have jurisdiction over Indian country and are currently exercising Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction (SDVCJ). For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.   Note: This solicitation is targeted toward tribes that are currently exercising SDVCJ and are only seeking funding to support discrete costs associated with exercising the jurisdiction. Tribes that are not currently exercising SDVCJ may be eligible to receive funding through the OVW FY 2021 Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction solicitation. See the About this OVW Program section for more information.  

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.

The OVW Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Program (Tribal Jurisdiction Program) (CFDA# 16.025) is authorized by the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended, 25 U.S.C. § 1304(f). This targeted solicitation under the Tribal Jurisdiction Program assists Indian tribes that currently are exercising special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction (SDVCJ) by providing financial support for discrete costs that result from the exercise of SDVCJ and related training and technical assistance (TTA).

Note: Tribes that have not yet begun to exercise SDVCJ and tribes that are currently exercising but are seeking funding to plan and complete broad-scale system improvements to strengthen the exercise of SDVCJ should apply for funding through the FY 2021 OVW Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction solicitation.

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

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.025Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction ImplementationProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.025

Historical data · not a prediction

FY22

$3.68M

FY23

$9M

FY24

$5.07M est.

FY25

$11M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.025. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.025

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 40 grant awards had funding actions under Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

QUILEUTE INDIAN TRIBE OF THE QUILEUTE INDIAN RESERVATION$1.71M
ORGANIZED VILLAGE OF KAKE$1.5M
KIOWA TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA$1.5M
QUINAULT INDIAN NATION$1.49M
GRAND TRAVERSE BAND OF OTTAWA AND CHIPPEWA INDIANS$1.09M

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

Agency contact (as published)

Office on Violence Against Women
OVW.TribalAffairs@usdoj.gov
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Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Federally recognized tribal governments 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 $150k – $200k, total estimated program funding is $1,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 10 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-2021-51004), 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.

Closes in 5 daysALN 16.043, 16.583…