Grants to USA Nonprofits to Provide Services to Victims of Assault in Minority Communities

Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program

Agency

Federal

GrantWatch ID#

178274

Funding Source

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) - Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

CFDA Number: 16.023

Funding or PIN Number: O-OVW-2023-171485

Geographic Focus

All USA
USA Territories: American Samoa (USA); Guam (USA); Puerto Rico (USA); Virgin Islands (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA);
USA Compact Free Associations:The Federated States of Micronesia (USA) Marshall Islands (USA) Republic of Palau (USA)

Important Dates

LOI Date: 03/07/23
Deadline: 03/31/23 11:59 PM ET Grants.gov deadline; 04/04/23 9:00 PM ET - JustGrants deadline.

Grant Description

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations serving minority communities to provide culturally appropriate services to victims of gender-based assault. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to develop, maintain, and expand culturally appropriate and sustainable services that address the special needs and obstacles of victims of sexual assault from culturally specific communities.

Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12511(c), funds under this program must be used to support the establishment, maintenance, and expansion of culturally specific intervention and related assistance for victims of sexual assault.

Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12511(b)(2)(C), such intervention and related assistance may include:

24-hour hotline services providing crisis intervention services and referral.
Accompaniment and advocacy through medical, criminal justice, and social support systems, including medical facilities, police, and court proceedings.
Crisis intervention, short-term individual and group support services, direct payments and comprehensive service coordination and supervision to assist sexual assault victims and family or household members.
Information and referral to assist the sexual assault victim and family or household members.
Community-based, culturally specific services and support mechanisms, including outreach activities for underserved communities.
Development and distribution of materials on issues related to the services described above.

Note: Direct payments to victims and family or household members must be for costs related to the sexual assault. Direct payments are capped at five percent of the grant award.

Mandatory Program Requirements: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1568246/download#page=4

Recipient

Eligibility

Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)

Additional Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Applicants:
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Other

Other:
Eligible applicants are limited to: private nonprofit organizations for which the primary purpose of the organization as a whole is to provide culturally specific services to American Indians (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts), Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders, Blacks, or Hispanics in the United States or U.S. territories.

Eligible entities for the SAS Culturally Specific Program are private nonprofit organizations for which the primary purpose of the organization as a whole is to provide culturally specific services to one or more of the following racial and ethnic communities:
1) American Indians (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts);
2) Asian Americans;
3) Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders;
4) Blacks; and
5) Hispanics.

Additional eligibility requirements: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1568246/download#page=5

Ineligible

Recipients of an FY 2021 or FY 2022 award under this program are not eligible to apply as the lead applicant or as a partner/subrecipient on an FY 2023 proposal. Likewise, an organization that is a partner/subrecipient on an FY 2021 or FY 2022 award is not eligible to apply as the lead applicant or as a partner/subrecipient on an FY 2023 proposal.

Note: Current grantees with a substantial amount of unobligated funds remaining (50 percent or more of the previous award) as of March 31, 2023, without adequate justification may not be considered for funding or may receive a reduced award amount if selected for funding in FY 2023.

Additional ineligible applicants: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1568246/download#page=5

The activities listed below are out of the program scope and will not be supported by this program’s funding.
1. Research projects. Funds under this program may not be used to conduct research, defined in 28 C.F.R. § 46.102 as a systematic investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. Surveys and focus groups, depending on their design and purpose, may constitute research and therefore be out-of-scope. Prohibited research does not include assessments conducted for internal improvement purposes only.
2. Activities focused on prevention efforts and public education (e.g., bystander intervention, social norms campaigns, presentations on healthy relationships).
3. Criminal justice-related projects, including law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and forensic interviews.
4. Sexual Assault Forensic Medical Examiner programs.
5. Sexual Assault Response Team coordination.
6. Providing training to allied professionals and the community (e.g., law enforcement, child protection services, prosecution, or other community-based organizations).

Funding Restrictions: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1568246/download#page=10

Pre-Proposal Conference

OVW will conduct two web-based pre-application information sessions. During these sessions, OVW staff will review this program’s requirements, review the solicitation, and allow for a brief question and answer period. These sessions are tentatively scheduled for:
1. Tuesday, March 7, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. E.T.
2. Wednesday, March 8, 2023 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. E.T.

Participation in a pre-application information session is optional and not a requirement to be eligible to apply.

Applicants must contact program staff to register. Registration must be received at least one day prior to the start of the session.

Pre-Application Information

Grants.gov Deadline: March 31, 2023 11:59 PM ET
Application JustGrants Deadline: April 04, 2023 9:00 PM ET

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a non-binding Letter of Intent to OVW.SASP.Cultural@usdoj.gov by March 7, 2023. Interested applicants who do not submit a Letter of Intent are still eligible to apply.

OVW anticipates notifying applicants of funding decisions by October 1, 2023.

OVW will consider only one application per organization for the same service area.

Organizations applying for the first time for federal funding must complete a multi-step registration process with the following systems: System for Award Management (SAM), Grants.gov, and JustGrants (after successful SAM and Grants.gov registrations). Organizations that have applied for funding previously must ensure their accounts with SAM, Grants.gov, and JustGrants are active and up to date. Applicants are strongly encouraged to begin the registration process or ensure that all accounts are active and up to date by March 7, 2023.

Applications will be submitted to OVW in two steps:
- Step 1: The applicant must submit by the Grants.gov deadline the required Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF-424) and the Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov.
- Step 2: The applicant must then submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants. To be considered timely, the full application must be submitted in JustGrants by the JustGrants application deadline. OVW encourages applicants to review the Solicitation Companion Guide and the JustGrants website for more information, resources, and training.

View this opportunity on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=345908

For a list of application documents, see the Package tab (press Preview) on the Grants.gov page above.

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$5,100,000

Number of Grants

Estimated Size of Grant

Non-planning grants: $280,000-$300,000
Planning grants: up to $100,000

Term of Contract

The award period for non-planning grants is 36 months. Budgets must reflect 36 months of project activity, and the total “estimated funding” on the SF-424 must reflect 36 months. OVW anticipates that the award period will start on October 1, 2023.

Additionally for FY 2023, this program will make planning grants for a period of 12 months or 24 months.

Contact Information

Submit LOIs to: OVW.SASP.Cultural@usdoj.gov

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation or to register for the webinars, email OVW at the address above. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.

Technical questions:
- Grants.gov Applicant Support at 800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov
- OVW JustGrants Support at 1-866-655-4482 or OVW.JustGrantsSupport@usdoj.gov

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Washington, DC 20530-0001

Grants to USA Nonprofits to Provide Services to Victims of Assault in Minority Communities

Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program

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