Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative
Agency: Indian Health Service
Assistance Listings
- 93.933 -- Demonstration Projects for Indian Health
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The primary purpose of this grant program is to accomplish the Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative (DVPI) goals listed below: 1. Build Tribal, Urban Indian Health Program (UIHP), and Federal capacity to provide coordinated community responses to American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) victims of domestic and sexual violence. 2. Increase access to domestic and sexual violence prevention, advocacy, crisis intervention, and behavioral health services for AI/AN victims and their families. 3. Promote trauma-informed services for AI/AN victims of domestic and sexual violence and their families. 4. Offer...
healthcare provider and community education on domestic and sexual violence. 5. Respond to the healthcare needs of AI/AN victims of domestic and sexual violence. 6. Incorporate culturally appropriate practices and/or faith-based services for AI/AN victims of domestic and sexual violence. ** Please note: Although Grants.gov will accept compressed or "zipped" files, Indian Health Service cannot. Applications submitted for IHS funding opportunities are transmitted from Grants.gov to our grants management system, and our system does not accept these files. The Attachment pages in the application package can accept as many files as you need to submit, so there is no need to package them into "zip" files. **
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
To be eligible for this "Limited Competition" in an effort to address behavioral health disparities within AI/AN communities, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is limiting eligibility to Federally recognized Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations. Eligible applicants are as follows: -- Federally recognized Indian Tribe, as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(14);-- Tribal organization, as defined by25 U.S.C. 1603(26);-- Urban Indian organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603(29). Applicants must provide proof of non-profit status with the application, e.g., 501(c)(3).
Grantor contact information
Description
Paul Gettys
Grant Systems Coordinator
Phone 301-443-2114
Grants Policy Office
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Archived: October 8, 2015
Award
$7,600,000
Program Funding
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Expected awards
$50,000
Award Minimum
$200,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
HHS-2015-IHS-DVPI-0001
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
July 14, 2015
Archive date:
October 8, 2015
