Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVW 2023 171608
The OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (SAS Formula) is a mandatory federal grant program run by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), and authorized under 34 U.S.C. 12511. Listed under CFDA 16.017, the program uses a formula-based approach to distribute funding to states and territories so they can strengthen and sustain sexual assault victim services. The core purpose is to help fund rape crisis centers and other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, as well as eligible tribal programs, that provide direct intervention and related assistance to sexual assault victims of any age. In practice, this means the funding is aimed at ensuring survivors can access crisis response and ongoing support services that address the immediate and longer-term impacts of sexual assault, regardless of whether the survivor is a child, teen, adult, or older adult.
A key feature of this opportunity is that the state or territory acts as the primary recipient and then supports service providers such as rape crisis centers and similar community-based organizations. The emphasis is specifically on direct services and closely connected assistance for survivors, rather than broader system improvements alone. OVW also ties this program to established performance measurement expectations under the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative, meaning recipients are expected to track and report on activities and outcomes in ways that align with OVW program goals and Congresss oversight of Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) investments. Applicants and administrators are directed to OVWs program webpages and OVWs reporting to Congress for more detail on program goals, allowable activities, and how success is measured.
One notable update highlighted in the solicitation stems from the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022. That law expanded what can count as intervention and related assistance under the SASP statute by explicitly adding direct payments. Under this change, programs may provide direct payments to victims and to their family or household members, but only when those payments cover costs related to the sexual assault. This update matters because it clarifies that certain survivor-centered financial supports can be treated as legitimate service interventions when they are tied directly to sexual-assault-related needs, rather than being viewed as outside the scope of traditional victim services.
From the funding opportunity details, the opportunity number is O-OVW-2023-171608, the instrument is a grant, and the activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services. Eligible applicants are state governments, with additional eligibility clarification referenced in the full solicitation. The posting lists an award ceiling of $2,600,000 and anticipates 56 awards, reflecting distribution across states and territories. The opportunity was created on March 29, 2023, with an original closing date of May 16, 2023. Overall, the solicitation is designed to keep essential sexual assault services available statewide and territorially by channeling federal formula funds to the organizations and programs that provide frontline support to survivors.Apply for O OVW 2023 171608
- 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 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program - Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.017.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 29, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 16, 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 $2,600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 56 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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