OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Training and Services to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities Grant Program Solicitation
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 (CFDA# 16.529) 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. Disability Grant Program 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. For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of program goals and objectives, see:
OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs Webpage.
Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage.
Examples of successful projects in OVW's most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Government
- City or township governments
- County governments
- State governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
- Other Native American tribal organizations
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Eligible applicants are limited to: States; units of local government; Indian tribal governments or tribal organizations; or victim service providers, such as state or tribal domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions, or nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations serving individuals with disabilities in the United States or U.S. territories. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.
Grantor contact information
Description
For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.Disabilities@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
OVW.Disabilities@usdoj.gov
OVW.Disabilities@usdoj.gov
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Closed: March 25, 2022
Award
$5,359,567
Program Funding
12
Expected awards
$325,000
Award Minimum
$500,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
O-OVW-2022-171053
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Law justice and legal services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
February 15, 2022
Archive date:
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