OVW FY 2018 Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Program

Agency: Office on Violence Against Women

16.025 -- Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Tribal Jurisdiction Program is designed to assist Indian tribes in exercising Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction (SDVCJ). Through this grant program, Indian tribes receive support and technical assistance for planning, developing, and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise SDVCJ. The program encourages collaborations among tribal leadership, tribal courts, tribal prosecutors, tribal attorneys, tribal defenders, law enforcement, probation, service providers, and other partners to ensure that non-Indians who commit crimes of domestic violence,...

dating violence, and violations of protection orders are held accountable. The Tribal Jurisdiction Program encourages the coordinated involvement of the entire tribal criminal justice system and victim service providers to incorporate systemic change that ensures victim safety and offender accountability.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

Federally recognized Native American tribal governments

Additional information

Grantor contact information

Description

Rebekah Jones Grant Program Specialist 202-532-3287 Rebekah.Jones@usdoj.gov

Email

Rebekah.Jones@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Full Announcement

Closed: June 7, 2018

Application process

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Award

$3,500,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$300,000

Award Minimum

$450,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OVW-2018-14565

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

History

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Posted date:

April 26, 2018

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