OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program Solicitation | O OVW 2022 171039

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The OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP) Solicitation is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), authorized under 34 U.S.C. 12511(e). The program (CFDA 16.024) is designed to strengthen sexual assault services in Indian country and Alaska Native villages by helping Tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations build, sustain, or expand victim-centered responses to sexual violence. The focus is on developing services that are not one-time efforts, but durable and sustainable supports that can continue meeting community needs over time.

TSASP funds projects that deliver direct services and practical assistance to survivors of sexual assault, including adults, youth, and children. Supported activities include crisis intervention, ongoing advocacy, and accompaniment services, such as helping survivors navigate and physically accompany them to medical appointments, forensic exams, law enforcement interviews, court hearings, and other key appointments where support and safety planning are critical. In addition to serving victims directly, the program also recognizes the wider impact of sexual assault and allows services for non-offending family and household members, as well as others who are collaterally affected, reflecting the reality that healing and stability often involve the broader family and community context.

The solicitation lists eligible applicants as federally recognized Native American tribal governments, tribal organizations (including those that are not federally recognized tribal governments), and other eligible entities as clarified in the solicitation's additional eligibility guidance. Awards are grants, and the funding activity category is law, justice, and legal services. For FY 2022, OVW anticipated making about 8 awards, with a maximum award ceiling of $525,000 per award. The opportunity was posted on February 25, 2022, with an original application deadline of April 19, 2022.

OVW ties TSASP awards to its broader Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) goals and requires recipients to track progress using OVW program performance measures under the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative. Applicants and recipients are directed to OVW program resources, including the OVW Grants and Programs webpage, for detailed information about goals, objectives, and performance reporting expectations. The solicitation also notes that examples of effective approaches can be found in OVW's recent reports to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs, underscoring that funded work is expected to align with documented, survivor-centered practices and measurable outcomes.

• The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.024.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 25, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 19, 2022. (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 $525,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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