OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Solicitation | O OVW 2022 171079

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The OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Solicitation is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), designed to improve access to services for people who experience domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and who are part of underserved communities. Authorized under 34 U.S.C. 20123 and listed under CFDA 16.889, the program focuses on the reality that many survivors in underserved populations face extra barriers when trying to find help, including services that are not culturally relevant, not linguistically accessible, or not tailored to their lived experiences. The core aim is to close those gaps by supporting practical, community-centered strategies that make victim services more reachable, more responsive, and more effective.

The program funds projects that either build new services or strengthen existing ones specifically for underserved survivors, including both adults and youth. A major emphasis is on creating or enhancing population-specific victim services, meaning services designed around the needs of a particular underserved group rather than offering a one-size-fits-all approach. Funding can also support outreach strategies that are targeted and intentional, so organizations can connect with survivors who might not seek help due to mistrust, isolation, lack of information, language barriers, transportation issues, disability access needs, or fear related to immigration status or discrimination. In addition, the solicitation highlights capacity-building as a key outcome: strengthening population-specific organizations so they can better serve survivors of these crimes, and strengthening more general victim service providers so they can deliver services in a way that is genuinely population-specific and appropriate.

Allowable uses of funds include training and educating community partners and the criminal justice system about the needs of survivors from underserved populations, which can help reduce harmful responses and improve referral pathways. The opportunity also supports the development of culturally and linguistically appropriate materials, recognizing that outreach and service information is only useful if survivors can understand it and see themselves reflected in it. The overall expectation is that funded projects will help ensure underserved survivors receive services that are comprehensive, accessible, culturally relevant, and responsive, rather than being forced to navigate systems that do not account for their specific barriers and risks.

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is offered as a grant under the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), along with other entities as described in the solicitation’s additional eligibility language. OVW anticipated making around 10 awards, with an award ceiling of $450,000 per award. The solicitation was created on February 15, 2022, and had an original closing date of March 28, 2022. OVW also ties the program to its broader performance measurement framework under the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative, meaning recipients are typically expected to track and report progress toward specific program goals and outcomes using OVW performance measures.

• 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 2022 Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.889.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 15, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 28, 2022. (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 $450,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: 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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