OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Solicitation | O OVW 2022 171078

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The OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Solicitation is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). Authorized under 34 U.S.C. 12341, the program (CFDA 16.589) is intended to strengthen community safety and improve services for victims in rural areas who are affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The central focus is on projects that are specifically built for rural realities, where victims often face added barriers like distance from services, limited transportation, fewer specialized providers, confidentiality concerns in small communities, and gaps in coordinated response among local systems.

Funding under this solicitation is meant to support efforts that both enhance victim safety and help prevent these crimes in rural communities. While the solicitation description is brief, it makes clear that OVW expects funded projects to reflect the program goals and to connect with OVW performance measures under the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative. In practice, that means applicants are generally expected to describe what they will do, how the work will improve outcomes for victims, how partners will coordinate, and how progress will be tracked and reported using OVW-required measures.

The opportunity is categorized under Law, Justice, and Legal Services, and uses a grant funding instrument. OVW anticipated making about 55 awards, with an award ceiling of $950,000 per award. The solicitation record shows the opportunity was created on February 28, 2022, with an original application closing date of April 7, 2022. As a discretionary program, funding decisions are competitive and based on how well a proposal fits the program purpose, the strength and feasibility of the project design, and the applicant’s capacity to carry out the work in a rural context.

Eligibility is broad and includes state governments, county governments, and city or township governments, as well as federally recognized tribal governments and other tribal organizations. Nonprofits are also eligible, including both 501(c)(3) organizations and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (in both cases, other than institutions of higher education). Private institutions of higher education may apply, and the listing also includes an “Others” category with direction to consult the solicitation’s additional eligibility details for clarification. Overall, the eligible applicant pool reflects OVW’s emphasis on building rural systems that may involve government agencies, victim service providers, tribal entities, and other community-based organizations working together.

The solicitation points applicants toward OVW’s grant program webpages and the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative for guidance on goals, objectives, and performance measurement expectations. It also references examples of effective projects described in OVW’s recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs, signaling that OVW values evidence-informed approaches and lessons learned from prior funded work. In short, this opportunity is designed to fund targeted rural initiatives that improve safety, expand access to services, strengthen coordinated community responses, and address the unique challenges victims face in rural and remote areas.

• 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 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Solicitation" 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 Feb 28, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 07, 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 $950,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 55 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, 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, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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