Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program

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:

• Direct services for victims of crime
• 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

Eligible applicants include:

• Federally recognized tribal governments
• Alaska native villages/regional corporations
• Tribal designees
• Tribal consortia consisting of two or more federally recognized tribes

Estimated award: Determined by an administrative formula based on population certification. The expected range is $250,000 - $1,000,000.
Project period: 1-5 years, as determined by the applicant
Estimated number of awards: 263
Estimated total program funding: $84,000,000

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 June 1, 2023.

Submit the full application, including attachments, in the JustGrants grants management system by June 13, 2023.

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 11, 2023.