Violence and Abuse in Rural America – Funding & Opportunities

OVW 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.

Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP)
Funding for tribes and tribal organizations to develop, maintain, and expand sustainable sexual assault services within Indian country and Alaska Native villages.

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
Grants 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. Small towns and rural, remote, and tribal communities are a program priority.

Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program
Funding to support a comprehensive approach to addressing abuse in later life, including domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, neglect, abandonment, economic abuse, or willful harm committed against victims who are 50 years of age or older.

Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People
Grants to support multidisciplinary collaborative teams that offer services and support to individuals with disabilities and deaf individuals who have been victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Grant to support the development and expansion of multidisciplinary, collaborative task forces to strengthen local and tribal responses to human trafficking through increased victim identification, service provision, and case investigations.

Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (Purpose Area 6): Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
Funding, technical assistance, and training to help American Indian and Alaska Native communities develop, establish, and operate programs designed to improve the investigation, prosecution, and handling of cases of child abuse and neglect, and particularly child sexual abuse cases, in a manner which lessens trauma for child victims.

Comprehensive Tribal Justice Systems Strategic Planning (Purpose Area 2): Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
Grants to engage in comprehensive justice system-wide strategic planning to improve tribal justice and safety, including community wellness and the capacity to prevent crime.

Tribal Justice Systems Program (Purpose Area 3): Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
Grants to support tribal efforts to develop and improve adult tribal justice systems and prevent crime, including violent crime and substance use-related offenses.

Tribal Youth Justice Program (Purpose Area 9): Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
Grants to prevent and reduce juvenile delinquency and strengthen a fair and beneficial juvenile justice system response for American Indian and Alaska Native youth. Funding allows tribes to develop, expand, and strengthen youth justice systems to reduce the number of tribal youth entering or returning to the justice system and empowers tribal youth to lead healthy, safe, and productive lives.