OVW FY 2017 Justice for Families Program

Agency: Office on Violence Against Women

16.021 -- Justice Systems Response to Families

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The Grants to Support Families in the Justice System program (referred to as the Justice for Families Program) was authorized in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2013 to improve the response of all aspects of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse. The program supports the following activities for improving the capacity of communities and courts to respond to families affected by the four crimes: court-based and court-related...

programs; supervised visitation and safe exchange by and between parents; training and technical assistance for people who work with families in the court system; civil legal services; provision of resources in juvenile court matters; and development or promotion of legislation, model codes, policies, and best practices.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

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

Miscellaneous

Other

Nonprofit

Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information

States, units of local government, courts (including juvenile courts), Indian tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, legal services providers, and victim service providers

Grantor contact information

Description

Julie Aldrich Grant Program Specialist 202-307-6026 OVW.JFF@USDOJ.GOV

Email

OVW.JFF@USDOJ.GOV

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Full Solicitation

Closed: January 13, 2017

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$11,000,000

Program Funding

Expected awards

$550,000

Award Minimum

$700,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OVW-2017-11923

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Law justice and legal services

Other

Category Explanation:

The Justice for Families Program supports projects to improve the response of all aspects of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or in cases involving allegations of child sexual abuse.

History

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Posted date:

December 1, 2016

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