OVW FY 2020 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program | OVW 2020 17673

Opportunity Information: Apply for OVW 2020 17673

The OVW FY 2020 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), designed to improve safety and services for people experiencing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in rural communities. The core focus is on supporting projects that are specifically tailored to rural realities, where survivors often face extra barriers such as long travel distances to services, limited availability of shelters and advocates, fewer specialized law enforcement resources, confidentiality concerns in small towns, and gaps in healthcare and social services. The program emphasizes both responding to these crimes and preventing them by strengthening local systems and improving how communities identify, address, and reduce violence.

A major priority of the program is collaboration. OVW expects applicants to build or strengthen coordinated community responses that bring together key partners, including criminal justice agencies (such as law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts), victim service providers (such as shelters and advocacy organizations), social service agencies, healthcare professionals, and other community-based organizations that can help survivors access safety planning, legal remedies, counseling, medical care, and other supports. The aim is not just to fund isolated services, but to help rural communities create practical working relationships, shared protocols, and coordinated strategies so survivors are less likely to fall through the cracks.

This opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number OVW 2020 17673) uses the grant funding instrument type and is listed under activity areas that include law, justice, and legal services, with relevance also noted to housing and humanities/cultural affairs classifications. The associated CFDA number is 16.589. The maximum award amount is $750,000 (award ceiling), and OVW anticipated making around 50 awards under this solicitation. The opportunity was created on November 26, 2019, with an original application closing date of January 27, 2020.

Eligibility is broad and reflects the program's goal of supporting rural, community-level solutions. Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, as well as special district governments. Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education may apply, along with federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations. Nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education) are also eligible, and the solicitation notes that additional entities may be eligible as clarified in the "Additional Information on Eligibility" section of the full announcement.

In practical terms, this grant opportunity supports rural communities that want to improve survivor safety and access to services by investing in partnerships and coordinated approaches that match local needs. Projects funded through this program are expected to address the unique challenges of rural settings and build stronger connections among the agencies and organizations that survivors rely on when seeking safety, justice, and long-term stability.

• The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the housing, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW FY 2020 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.589.
• This funding opportunity was created on Nov 26, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 27, 2020. (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 $750,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), 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 Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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