Consolidated Grant Program to Assist Children and Youth Affected by and to Engage Men and Youth in Preventing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking

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This opportunity provides to support community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies addressing the needs of children and youth (ages 0-24) affected by domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. It also supports work with men and youth to prevent those crimes.

Funds must be used for one or more of the following purposes:

• Provide services to advocate for and respond to youth who are victims of domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking
• Provide assistance to children and youth exposed to such violence
• Provide assistance to middle and high school students through education and other services related to such violence
• Provide programs to engage men and youth in preventing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking

Funding priorities:

• Combatting human trafficking and transnational crime, particularly crimes linked to illegal immigration, transnational criminal organizations, and cartel operations, including projects that strengthen law enforcement investigation and prosecution while supporting safety and justice for trafficking victims who have also suffered domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking
• Projects dedicated to direct victim services, particularly in small towns and rural, remote, and tribal communities

Eligible applicants:

• Tribal governments
• Tribal organizations
• Units of local government
• Victim service providers
• Nonprofit, nongovernmental entities
• Independent school districts
• Faith-based organizations

Award ceiling: $500,000
Award floor: $350,000
Project period: 3 years
Estimated number of awards: 30
Estimated total program funding: $14,000,000

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

Applicants are submitted througha two-step process with the SF-424 due in grants.gov on September 8, 2026, and the full application, including attachments, due in Just Grants System (JustGrants) on September 10, 2026.