OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program - Solicitation | O OVW 2023 171514

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The OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP) solicitation is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, authorized under 34 U.S.C. 12511(e) and listed under CFDA 16.024. Its central purpose is to help Tribes and tribal entities build, strengthen, and sustain sexual assault services in Indian country and Alaska Native villages. The emphasis is on practical, survivor-centered services that can be maintained over time, including creating new services where gaps exist, expanding existing programs, and stabilizing service delivery so victims can reliably access support.

TSASP funding is designed to support a wide range of sexual assault victim services. Supported activities include intervention and related assistance such as advocacy, accompaniment, and support services. Accompaniment is specifically described as helping victims navigate key systems by going with them to court, medical appointments or facilities, and law enforcement agencies, which can reduce barriers to reporting, improve access to care, and increase follow-through with safety planning and legal options. Services may be provided to adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault, and can also extend to non-offending family and household members, as well as people who are collaterally affected by the assault, recognizing that sexual violence often impacts entire families and communities.

Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments as well as Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments, with additional eligibility details referenced in the full solicitation. The program is structured to support services delivered by Tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofit tribal organizations, reflecting an intent to keep programming rooted in tribal communities and responsive to local cultural and logistical realities, including the unique public safety and healthcare access challenges present in many rural and remote areas.

For this funding round, the opportunity number is O-OVW-2023-171514, with an original posting date of March 10, 2023, and an original application deadline of May 1, 2023. OVW anticipated making about 15 awards, with an award ceiling of $525,000 per award. The funding activity category is Law, Justice, and Legal Services, which aligns with the program's role in supporting advocacy, navigation of legal and medical systems, and coordinated responses to sexual assault.

A notable update highlighted in the solicitation is a statutory change from the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. That reauthorization added "direct payments" to the list of items that may qualify as "intervention and related assistance" for victims under the TSASP statute. In practical terms, this signals that budgets may now include certain forms of direct financial support to help victims meet immediate needs connected to the aftermath of sexual assault, depending on the specific guidance and limitations in the solicitation's purpose areas and budget instructions. The solicitation also points applicants to OVW program materials and performance measurement resources, including OVW's Measuring Effectiveness Initiative and OVW reporting to Congress on VAWA grant programs, indicating that funded projects are expected to track outcomes and report on performance measures tied to program goals.

• 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 Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program - Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.024.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 10, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by May 01, 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 $525,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 15 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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