OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program - Solicitation | O OVW 2023 171497

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The OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program is a discretionary grant opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It is authorized under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) and is part of OVW's broader Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men (CYEM) Program, listed under CFDA 16.888. This solicitation focuses specifically on children and youth (the CY Program) and is paired with a separate FY 2023 solicitation aimed at engaging men and boys as allies in prevention efforts (the EM Program). A key rule for applicants is that if an applicant or its project partners submit applications to both the CY and EM solicitations, they can only receive one award, which encourages organizations to choose the funding track that best matches their project goals.

The purpose of the CY Program is to support comprehensive, community-based approaches that either develop new strategies or expand existing ones to prevent and respond to violence impacting children and youth. The program is designed to address a wide range of victimization and related harm, including domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. OVW emphasizes a full continuum of work, meaning projects can include prevention efforts (such as education, awareness, and risk-reduction strategies), intervention and early response (identification, crisis support, referral pathways), treatment and healing services (trauma-informed supports for youth), and systems or community response improvements (strengthening coordination among schools, youth-serving organizations, advocates, law enforcement, child welfare, healthcare providers, and courts). The core expectation is that funded projects are not isolated services, but rather coordinated community efforts that improve outcomes for young people affected by these forms of violence.

Eligible applicants include a mix of governmental and nonprofit entities, specifically county governments; city or township governments; federally recognized Tribal governments; other Tribal organizations; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education); nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education); and other applicants as described in the solicitation's additional eligibility guidance. OVW also highlights culturally specific organizations in its eligibility framing, explicitly calling out groups such as Urban Indian organizations and Native Hawaiian organizations. While these organizations have historically been eligible under CYEM, the solicitation notes this as a "what's new" emphasis, signaling an effort to make culturally specific capacity and community-rooted approaches more visible and encouraged within the applicant pool.

From a funding standpoint, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVW-2023-171497) anticipated making about 19 awards, with an award ceiling of $500,000 per award. The solicitation was posted on February 13, 2023, with an original closing date of March 24, 2023. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is Law, Justice, and Legal Services, reflecting OVW's role in supporting coordinated responses that often involve justice system and community service partnerships.

OVW ties this program to its broader performance and accountability framework under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Measuring Effectiveness Initiative. Applicants are directed to OVW program webpages and related performance measure resources to understand how projects will be assessed and how funded work contributes to OVW's stated goals and objectives. The solicitation also points to OVW's reporting to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs, which is meant to reinforce that applicants should be prepared to articulate measurable outcomes, track progress using OVW-aligned measures, and demonstrate how their community-based strategy will reduce harm and improve prevention and response for children and youth experiencing these forms of violence.

• 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 2023 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program - Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.888.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 13, 2023.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 24, 2023. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 19 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: 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, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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