ClosedOpportunity O-OVW-2023-171480

OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program - Solicitation

Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program - Solicitation is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office on Violence Against Women (Department of Justice). The application deadline was August 11, 2023. Individual awards are listed as up to $950K, with about 55 awards expected. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments and 5 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.589 (Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program).

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

Key facts

Posted: Feb 24, 2023
Close date: Aug 11, 2023
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $950,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: 55
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are limited to: States and territories, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit (public or private) entities, including tribal nonprofit organizations in the United States or U.S. territories. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

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.

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 12341. The Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (Rural Program) (CFDA# 16.589) supports efforts to enhance the safety of rural victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and supports projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas. 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.
Program-specific sections in OVW's most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs.

What's New About this OVW Program

The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 added a new Rural Program purpose area on sexual assault forensic medical examination programs and added improving access to quality sexual assault examinations by trained health care providers to the program's list of required strategies. See below for the updated lists of statutory purpose areas and strategies.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.589Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.589

Historical data · not a prediction

FY22

$33.4M

FY23

$36.4M

FY24

$36.1M est.

FY25

$36.1M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.589. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Office on Violence Against Women
ovw.rural@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: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities 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 $950k and the agency expects to make about 55 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-2023-171480), 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 todayALN 16.076