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Funding by Topic: Abuse and violence

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

Idaho Children's Trust Fund Annual Grant Program
Grants for projects designed to prevent child abuse and neglect within Idaho by increasing protective factors in order to strengthen families and promote well-being. Rural populations are a priority.
Geographic coverage: Idaho
Application Deadline: Nov 13, 2026
Sponsor: Idaho Children's Trust Fund
Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program
Grants for the development and operation of nonprofit, nongovernmental tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Dec 7, 2026
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Duke Endowment Child and Family Well-Being Grants
Funding to expand opportunities for children who have experience with or are at risk of child abuse or neglect in North Carolina and South Carolina.
Geographic coverage: North Carolina and South Carolina
Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2026
Sponsor: The Duke Endowment
Rocky Mountain Power Foundation Grants
Grants for organizations in the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation service area, with a focus on community enhancement, safety/wellness, environment, arts/culture, and education.
Geographic coverage: Service area of the Rocky Mountain Power Foundation in Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah
Application Deadline: Dec 15, 2026
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
National Indian Child Welfare Association Champion for Native Children Award
Award for a social worker, case manager, foster parent, or other leader in the foster care system who has made outstanding contributions to the well-being of Indigenous children, families, and communities in the United States or Canada.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jan 4, 2027
Sponsor: National Indian Child Welfare Association
BNSF Railway Foundation Grants
Grants to organizations that operate near a BNSF railway line. Priority areas include health and human service organizations, programs that address chemical dependency treatment and prevention, spouse and child abuse, women's and children's aid, transitional shelters, hospitals, medical programs, and youth development programs.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide in areas near BNSF rail lines.
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: BNSF Railway Foundation
Ford Family Foundation Open Grants
Offers grants to small, rural communities in Oregon and parts of California for technical assistance; community development; education; and healthy children, youth, and families.
Geographic coverage: Oregon and Siskiyou County, California
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: The Ford Family Foundation
Indigenous Safe Housing Training and Technical Assistance
Training and technical assistance for organizations looking to provide safe housing for American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of domestic violence.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Indigenous Safe Housing Center, National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
National Indian Child Welfare Association Training Institutes
In-person and virtual professional development training for child welfare professionals working with American Indian families.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Indian Child Welfare Association
Technical Assistance for Tribal Domestic Violence Programs and Shelters
Technical assistance for tribal domestic violence programs and shelters to build tribal capacity to respond to domestic violence; strengthen advocacy; and improve services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, dating violence, and sex trafficking.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center