OVCTribalSetAside@ojp.usdoj.gov

The Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program provides formula grants for tribal communities to improve services for victims of crime.

Funding may be used for:

• Community needs assessment
• Strategic planning
• Victim service program development and implementation
• Victim service program expansion
• Community outreach and education
• Purchasing or procuring tangible items related to victim services
• Other activities needed to address the needs of a wide variety of crime victims in tribal communities

Examples of victim services include, but are not limited to:

• Shelter/transitional housing
• Crisis intervention
• Civil legal assistance
• Forensic medical services
• Healing/cultural practices
• Medical and dental care directly related to the victimization
• Mental health services
• Substance abuse treatment
• Forensic interviewing of children
• Transportation services
• Education and employment readiness assistance

Eligible applicants include:

• Federally recognized tribal governments
• Alaska Native villages
• Tribal designees
• Tribal consortia consisting of two or more federally recognized tribes

Estimated award: Determined by an administrative formula based on population certification (allocation table)
Project period: 1-5 years, as determined by the applicant
Estimated total program funding: $91,000,000

Links to the full announcement and application instructions are available through grants.gov.

Applicants should submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in grants.gov by May 12, 2021.

Submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by June 14, 2021.

The program description may be submitted as a traditional project narrative, as a checklist, or it may be created through an interview with staff who will document the information. Applicants that wish to complete the program description by interview should email the request to OVCTribalSetAside@ojp.usdoj.gov by April 29, 2021.