Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction (SDVCJ)
Application: Mar 26, 2021
For programmatic or technical
questions:
202.307.6026
OVW.TribalAffairs@usdoj.gov
For grants management or budget
questions:
888.514.8556
OVW.GFMD@usdoj.gov
This program provides grant support and technical assistance to Tribes for planning, developing, and implementing changes in tribal criminal justice systems necessary to exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction (SDVCJ). The program encourages coordinated collaboration of the entire tribal criminal justice system and victim service providers to incorporate systemic change that ensures victim safety and Indian and non-Indian offender accountability.
Funds can be used for one or more of the following:
- To strengthen tribal criminal justice systems to assist Indian tribes in exercising SDVCJ including law enforcement, prosecution, trial and appellate courts, probation systems, detention and correctional facilities, alternative rehabilitation centers, culturally appropriate services and assistance for victims and their families, criminal codes and rules of criminal procedure, appellate procedure, and evidence
- To provide indigent criminal defendants with licensed defense counsel, at no cost to the defendant, in criminal proceedings in which a participating tribe prosecutes a crime of domestic violence or dating violence or a criminal violation of a protection order
- To ensure that, in criminal proceedings in which a participating tribe exercises SDVCJ, jurors are summoned, selected, and instructed in a manner consistent with all applicable requirements
- To provide victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and violations of protection orders rights that are similar to the rights of a crime victim described in section 3771(a) of Title 18
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments are eligible to apply.
Award amount: $450,000 for new awards
and $300,000 for continuation awards
Expected number of awards: 10
Project period: 3 years, with an option
for a 2 year non-competitive supplement for a total of 5
years
Estimated total program funding:
$3,400,000
Links to the full announcement, application instructions, and the online application process are available through grants.gov. Applications are submitted through a two-step process with the SF-424 and SF-LLL due in Grants.gov on March 26, 2021 and the full application including attachments in the Justice Grants System (JustGrants) due on March 30, 2021.
While not required, potential applicants are encouraged to email a letter of intent to OVW.TribalAffairs@usdoj.gov by March 15, 2020. The letter should confirm that the applicant has registered with SAM and Grants.gov.
Applicant information session
February 9, 2021
2:00 p.m. Eastern
Register by February 8th via email to OVW.TribalAffairs@usdoj.gov
or call 202.307.6026
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