OVW FY 2010 Community-Defined Solutions to Violence Against Women Program

Post Date

January 7th 2010

Application Due Date

February 3rd 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

OVW-2010-2472

CFDA Number(s)

16.590

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

Number of Awards

90

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $50000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $1000000

Grant Description

The United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) (www.ovw.usdoj.gov) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for the Community-Defined Solutions to Violence Against Women Program (formerly the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program). This program furthers the Department of Justice’s mission by encouraging State, local, and Tribal governments and State, local, and Tribal courts to treat sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  OVW Main Line
  202-307-6026

• Agency Mailing Address:

  OVW.Arrest@usdoj.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  OVW.Arrest@usdoj.gov

• Location:

  Office on Violence Against Women

• More Information:

  http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/fy2010-comm-defined-solutions.pdf