Funding Opportunity ID: | 310659 | Opportunity Number: | OVW-2019-15604 | Opportunity Title: | OVW FY 2019 Grants to Tribal Governments to Exercise Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Solicitation | Opportunity Category: | Discretionary | Opportunity Category Explanation: | | Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services | Category Explanation: | | CFDA Number(s): | 16.025 | Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) | Additional Information on Eligibility: | | Agency Code: | USDOJ-OJP-OVW | Agency Name: | Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women | Posted Date: | Nov 29, 2018 | Close Date: | Feb 14, 2019 | Last Updated Date: | Nov 29, 2018 | Award Ceiling: | $450,000 | Award Floor: | $0 | Estimated Total Program Funding: | $4,000,000 | Expected Number of Awards: | 10 | Description: | Through this grant program, Indian tribes receive support and technical assistance for planning and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise special domestic violence criminal jurisdiction (SDVCJ) and funds to exercise the jurisdiction. The program encourages collaborations among tribal leadership, courts, prosecutors, attorneys, defenders, law enforcement, probation, victim services 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 tribe are held accountable. | Version: | 1 |
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