Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction

Grants to USA Tribal Governments to
Respond to Violent Crimes Against Women

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U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) - Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

Conf. Date:

02/09/21

LOI Date:

03/15/21

Deadline Date:

04/06/21 11:59 PM ET

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Grants to USA Tribal governments to collaborate with the criminal justice system to address violent crimes against women. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to promote the coordinated efforts of tribal criminal justice systems and victim service providers to ensure victim safety and offender accountability. Both new and continuation applications are welcome.

Through this grant program, Indian tribes receive support to exercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction (SDVCJ) and technical assistance (TA) for planning and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise the jurisdiction. The program encourages collaborations among tribal leadership, courts, prosecutors, attorneys, defense counsel, law enforcement, probation, victim service providers, and other partners to ensure that victims find safety and justice and that non-Indians who commit crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, and violations of protection orders in the Indian country of the participating tribe are held accountable.

Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. § 1304(f), funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes:

To strengthen tribal criminal justice systems to assist Indian tribes in exercising SDVCJ, including: (A) Law enforcement (including the capacity of law enforcement or court personnel to enter information into and obtain information from national crime information databases); (B) Prosecution; (C) Trial and appellate courts; (D) Probation systems; (E) Detention and correctional facilities; (F) Alternative rehabilitation centers; (G) Culturally appropriate services and assistance for victims and their families; (H) Criminal codes and rules of criminal procedure, appellate procedure, and evidence.
To provide indigent criminal defendants with the effective assistance of licensed defense counsel, at no cost to the defendant, in criminal proceedings in which a participating tribe prosecutes a crime of domestic violence or dating violence or a criminal violation of a protection order.
To ensure that, in criminal proceedings in which a participating tribe exercises SDVCJ, jurors are summoned, selected, and instructed in a manner consistent with all applicable requirements.
To accord victims of domestic violence, dating violence, and violations of protection orders rights that are similar to the rights of a crime victim described in section 3771(a) of Title 18, consistent with tribal law and custom.

For information about Mandatory Program Requirements, see: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1354661/download#page=10

GrantWatch ID#:

GrantWatch ID#: 178039

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$3,400,000

Number of Grants:

Estimated Size of Grant:

Funding levels under this solicitation for FY 2021 are:
1. New awards: $450,000 for the entire 36 months.
2. Continuation awards: $300,000 for the entire 24 months.

Term of Contract:

The award period for new awards is 36 months. Budgets must reflect 36 months of project activity, and the total “estimated funding” on the SF-424 must reflect 36 months. OVW anticipates that the award period will start on October 1, 2021.

The award period for continuation awards is 24 months. Budgets must reflect 24 months of project activity, and the total “estimated funding” on the SF-424 must reflect 24 months. OVW anticipates that the award period will start on October 1, 2021.

Eligibility:

Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

Eligible applicants are limited to: Governments of Indian tribes that have jurisdiction over Indian country.

“Indian Country,” means (a) all land within the limits of any Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States Government, notwithstanding the issuance of any patent, and, including rights-of-way running through the reservation, (b) all dependent Indian communities within the borders of the United States whether within the original or subsequently acquired territory thereof, and whether within or without the limits of a state, and (c) all Indian allotments, the Indian titles to which have not been extinguished, including rights-of-way running through the same.

Ineligible entities: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1354661/download#page=11

Out-of-scope activities: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1354661/download#page=7

Funding restrictions: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1354661/download#page=19

Pre-proposal Conference:

OVW will conduct an optional web-based pre-application information session. During this session, OVW staff will review this program’s requirements, review the solicitation, and allow for a brief question and answer period. The session is tentatively scheduled for:

Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. E.T.

Participation in a pre-application information session is optional and not a requirement to be eligible to apply.

To register, contact the Tribal Jurisdiction Program at OVW.TribalAffairs@usdoj.gov or at 202-307-6026. Registration must be received at least one day prior to the start of the session.

Pre-Application Information:

Applicant Actions with Required Dates/Deadlines:
- Obtain a DUNS number by March 15, 2021.
- Register with SAM by March 15, 2021.
- Register with Grants.gov by March 15, 2021.
- Submit Letter of Intent by March 15, 2021.
- If necessary, request hardcopy submission by March 23, 2021.
- Download updated version of Adobe Acrobat at least 48 hours before the Grants.gov deadline.
- Submit the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov as early as possible, but no later than 24-48 hours prior to the Grants.gov deadline.
- Register the Entity Administrator and the Application Submitter with JustGrants as early as possible but no later than 48-72 hours before the JustGrants deadline.
- Submit the complete application package at least 24-48 hours prior to the JustGrants deadline.

Applications for this program will be submitted through a new two-step process:
(1) Submission of the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov and
(2) Submission of the full application including attachments in the Justice Grants System (JustGrants). Submit the SF-424 and SF-LLL as early as possible, but not later than 24-48 hours before the Grants.gov deadline.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a non-binding Letter of Intent by March 15, 2021. Interested applicants who do not submit a Letter of Intent are still eligible to apply.

To submit an application, all applicants must obtain a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number and register online with the System for Award Management (SAM) and with Grants.gov. To ensure sufficient time to complete the registration process, applicants must obtain a DUNS number and register online with SAM and with Grants.gov immediately, but no later than March 15, 2021.

Grants.gov Deadline: April 06, 2021 11:59 PM
Application JustGrants Deadline: April 08, 2021 11:59 PM

OVW anticipates notifying applicants of funding decisions by October 1, 2021.

View this opportunity on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330873

For a list of application documents, see the Package tab (press Preview) on the Grants.gov page above.

Contact Information:

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.

Submit letters of intent to OVW.TribalAffairs@usdoj.gov.

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.TribalAffairs@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.

For technical assistance with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov.

For technical assistance with JustGrants, contact OVW JustGrants Support at 1-866-655-4482 or OVW.JustGrantsSupport@usdoj.gov.

CFDA Number:

16.025

Funding or Pin Number:

O-OVW-2021-38008

URL for Full Text (RFP):

See the full text of this grant

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USA: Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York City; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington, DC; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming

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