OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Grants to Engage Men and Boys as Allies in the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Program Solicitation
At a glance
OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Grants to Engage Men and Boys as Allies in the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Program Solicitation is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office on Violence Against Women (Department of Justice). The application deadline was April 7, 2022. Individual awards are listed as up to $350K, with about 10 awards expected and $3.2M 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
- Feb 25, 2022Posted
- Apr 7, 2022Application deadline
- Posted
- Feb 25, 2022
- Close date
- Apr 7, 2022
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $350,000
- Est. total funding
- $3,200,000
- Expected awards
- 10
- 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 (other than institutions of higher education); 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.
- Public colleges & universities
- Private colleges & universities
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 Grants to Engage Men and Boys as Allies in the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls (EM) 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 Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth Program (CY). Applicants interested in developing projects to serve children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking should submit a proposal under the OVW FY 2022 CY Program solicitation.
The EM Program supports projects that create educational programming and community organizing to encourage men and boys to work as allies with women and girls to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. 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.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 16.888
Historical data · not a predictionWho was funded under ALN 16.888
Historical data · not a predictionSince October 1, 2023, 95 grant awards had funding actions under Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies, with 7 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.
- WESTCARE KENTUCKY, INC.$500K
- SOLO POR HOY$500K
- AMUDIM COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INC.$500K
- KRISTI HOUSE, INC.$500K
- CASA MYRNA VAZQUEZ INC$500K
Agency 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 names 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 $350k, total estimated program funding is $3,200,000 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-2022-171085), 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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