Violence and Abuse in Rural America – Funding & Opportunities
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        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.
        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
    Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: BNSF Railway 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.
        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
Sponsor: STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center
    Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: STTARS Indigenous Safe Housing Center
        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.
        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
    Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Indigenous Women's Resource Center
        NCEA Elder Justice College Ambassador Program
        Inactive        
Program to create student advocates who work to prevent elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
        Program to create student advocates who work to prevent elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
            Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 22, 2025
Sponsors: Keck School of Medicine of USC, National Center on Elder Abuse
    Application Deadline: Oct 22, 2025
Sponsors: Keck School of Medicine of USC, National Center on Elder Abuse
        Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program
        Inactive        
Funding for tribes and tribal organizations to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services within tribal lands and Alaska Native villages.
    
    
    Funding for tribes and tribal organizations to create, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services within tribal lands and Alaska Native villages.
            Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Sep 23, 2025
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
    Application Deadline: Sep 23, 2025
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
            Last Updated: 10/21/2025
        
    
    
