OVC FY 09 Tribal Victim Assistance Discretionary Grant Program

Post Date

March 26th 2009

Application Due Date

May 5th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

OVC-2009-2164

CFDA Number(s)

16.582

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

25

Eligibility Categories

Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $3000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $150000

Grant Description

This grant makes up to $3 million available to plan, implement, and/or enhance the ability of tribal victim assistance programs to support American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities to improve their ability to identify the needs of crime victims and the types of victimization on which to focus; provide direct services to victims of crime; and address the needs of unserved and underserved victims, particularly those victimized by crimes such as child abuse, homicide, elder abuse, driving while intoxicated (DWI), and gang violence.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  The Grants Management System Support Hotline at 1-888-549-9901, option 3.
  Note: The Grants.gov/GMS Support Hotline hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern Time
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  GMS

• Agency Email Address:

  GMS.helpdesk@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Office for Victims of Crime

• More Information:

  Funding Opportunity