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OVW Fiscal Year 2020 Training and Services to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities Grant Program

Agency: Office on Violence Against Women

Assistance Listings
  • 16.529 -- Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. §20122. The goal of the Disability Grant Program (DGP) is to create sustainable change within and between organizations that improves the response to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to hold perpetrators of such crimes accountable. DGP funds are used to establish and strengthen multidisciplinary collaborative relationships; increase organizational capacity to provide accessible, safe, and effective services to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are victims of violence and abuse; identify needs within the grantee’s organization and/or service area; and develop a plan to address those identified needs that builds a strong foundation for future work.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • City or township governments

Nonprofit

  • Other Native American tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Victim service providers, such as state or tribal domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions or nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations serving individuals with disabilities.

Grantor contact information

Description

Sylvia Pauling Grant Program Specialist 202-514-0748 Sylvia.Pauling@usdoj.gov

Email

Sylvia.Pauling@usdoj.gov

Sylvia.Pauling@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Full Announcement

Closed: January 22, 2020

Application process

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Award

$6,000,000

Program Funding

12

Expected awards

$325,000

Award Minimum

$500,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OVW-2020-17620

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Other

Category Explanation:

Training, Disability, Deaf, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Dating Violence

History

Version:

2

Posted date:

November 14, 2019

Archive date:

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