Violence and Abuse in Rural America – Funding & Opportunities

Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program
Grants to assist tribal governments and authorized designees of tribal governments to respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in their communities.

Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Hiring and Training Program
Funding to establish or expand access to pediatric and/or adult/adolescent sexual assault forensic exams by funding the salaries of full- and part-time sexual assault nurse/forensic examiners (SANEs/SAFEs) providing forensic exams or serving as a regional preceptor or as a SANE/SAFE instructor. Rural communities are a program priority.

Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Grant Program
Grant support and technical assistance for Tribes for planning, developing, and implementing changes in Tribal criminal justice systems necessary to exercise Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) for covered crimes, which are: assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order.

Grants to Engage Men and Youth in Preventing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program
Grants for community projects designed to engage men and youth in preventing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Rural communities are a program priority.

Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program
Grants for projects designed to address and prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in rural communities. Applicants may also apply for the Rural Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (Rural SANE) Initiative.

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.

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.

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.