OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations - Solicitation | O OVW 2023 171482

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The OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), authorized under 34 U.S.C. 20123 and listed as CFDA 16.889. The core purpose is to improve how communities reach and support people who have experienced domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, specifically focusing on survivors who are part of underserved populations. OVW is emphasizing that many survivors in underserved communities face real barriers to getting help that is accessible, culturally relevant, and responsive, which often results in survivors not receiving services that actually meet their needs. This program is meant to close those gaps by helping organizations design and deliver services and outreach that fit the populations they serve.

Funding under this solicitation supports practical, community-centered projects that expand both outreach and direct victim services for adults and youth in underserved groups. The solicitation highlights several allowable uses of funds: developing or strengthening population-specific victim services; creating or expanding outreach strategies designed to connect with underserved survivors; building the capacity of population-specific organizations so they can better serve victims of these crimes; building the capacity of more general victim service providers so they can offer services that are population-specific rather than one-size-fits-all; training and educating community partners as well as the criminal justice system about the needs and experiences of underserved survivors; and producing materials that are culturally and linguistically appropriate so survivors can access information and services in ways that feel safe, understandable, and relevant. In other words, the program is not just about adding more services, but about making services work better for communities that have historically been missed, misunderstood, or excluded.

A notable update tied to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act of 2022 is that the definition of "victim services" was revised to explicitly include legal services. Because of that change, applicants are now permitted to request grant funding for legal services when it fits their project design and the needs of the survivors they serve. The VAWA 2022 reauthorization also created a new statutory purpose area related to population-specific training for social and human services providers and culturally specific services addressing responses to, and prevention of, female genital mutilation and cutting. However, OVW states that it is not implementing the female genital mutilation/cutting purpose area within this FY 2023 grant cycle, and will support other efforts to address that issue outside of this particular funding round.

Administratively, this is a grant (funding instrument type: Grant) within the law, justice, and legal services category. The opportunity number is OVW-2023-171482, and the solicitation was posted January 9, 2023, with an original closing date of February 27, 2023. OVW anticipated making around 15 awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $600,000 per award. Eligibility is centered on nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), with additional eligible entities referenced in the solicitation's eligibility clarification text. OVW also ties the program to its performance measurement approach under the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative, indicating that funded projects should align with OVW program goals and be able to report on outcomes using OVW performance measures and related guidance.

• The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations - Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.889.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 09, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 27, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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