OVW FY 2018 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program Solicitation | OVW 2018 13822

Opportunity Information: Apply for OVW 2018 13822

The OVW FY 2018 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program Solicitation is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It is designed to strengthen and expand culturally specific, community-based services for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The central idea of the program is that survivors are best served when assistance is grounded in their culture, language, and lived experience, and when the organizations providing help have deep ties and credibility within the communities they serve.

This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number OVW 2018 13822) provides grant funding to support victim services that are culturally relevant and responsive. In practice, that typically means helping community-based organizations deliver services that reflect the values, communication styles, community norms, and practical realities of specific populations. The solicitation emphasizes culturally specific services, which generally includes organizations created by and for particular communities and that have the trust needed to effectively engage survivors who may face added barriers such as language access issues, immigration-related concerns, discrimination, geographic isolation, or historical trauma.

The eligible applicant pool is focused on organizations positioned to deliver these tailored services. Eligible applicants include Native American tribal organizations (as distinct from federally recognized tribal governments) as well as nonprofit organizations, including both 501(c)(3) nonprofits and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (in both cases, other than institutions of higher education). This eligibility structure reflects the program goal of reaching grassroots and community-rooted providers that may not fit into traditional institutional categories but are often key points of access for survivors seeking help.

Awards under this solicitation have an award ceiling of $300,000, with OVW anticipating approximately 20 awards. While the solicitation summary does not specify the length of the project period or the exact budget breakdown requirements, the ceiling and expected number of awards indicate a competitive national program intended to fund a meaningful set of community-based projects rather than a large volume of small awards. The program is categorized under a mix of funding activity areas, including arts/cultural affairs, education, humanities/cultural affairs, and income security/social services, which signals that funded projects may include a range of supportive, culturally grounded strategies, from direct advocacy and crisis support to education and community engagement approaches that fit the community context.

Key administrative details include a creation date of January 9, 2018, and an original closing date of February 21, 2018. The relevant CFDA number is 16.016, which corresponds to OVW programming. As with many OVW solicitations, applicants would generally be expected to demonstrate a clear understanding of the specific community they serve, document organizational capacity and partnerships, and propose services that improve survivor safety, access, and outcomes in ways that are culturally and linguistically appropriate.

Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as OVW funding aimed at closing gaps in victim services for underserved and marginalized communities by investing in organizations that can provide survivor-centered support that is not one-size-fits-all, but instead shaped by cultural identity, community realities, and the specific barriers survivors face when seeking safety and healing.

• The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the arts (see cultural affairs in cfda), education, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW FY 2018 Grants to Enhance Culturally Specific Services for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.016.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 09, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 21, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.

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