OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program Solicitation | O OVW 2022 171033

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The OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program (often referred to as the CY Program) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It is funded under the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men (CYEM) Program appropriation (CFDA 16.888), which is supported through annual federal appropriations. This CY solicitation is one of two related funding tracks under CYEM; the other is the Engage Men and Boys (EM) Program solicitation, which is specifically intended for projects centered on engaging men and boys as allies in preventing violence against women and girls. In other words, applicants whose core project concept is about engaging men and boys are directed to apply under the EM solicitation, while the CY solicitation is focused on children and youth who are impacted by violence.

At its core, the CY Program is designed to support comprehensive, community-based efforts that either develop new or expand existing strategies to prevent violence and to improve intervention, treatment, and responses for children and youth affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. The program emphasizes a holistic approach rather than isolated services, encouraging coordinated local strategies that address prevention as well as the practical and longer-term needs of young survivors and those exposed to violence. The intent is to strengthen what communities can do across the continuum: preventing harm before it occurs, responding effectively when violence happens, and supporting healing and stability afterward.

The opportunity falls under the Law, Justice and Legal Services funding activity category and uses the grant funding instrument type. OVW anticipated making about 11 awards under this solicitation, with an award ceiling of up to $500,000 per grant (meaning applicants could request funding up to that maximum amount, subject to OVW decisions and any additional requirements described in the full solicitation). The solicitation record shows it was created on February 25, 2022, with an original application closing date of April 7, 2022, indicating a relatively short application window typical of many federal discretionary grant competitions.

Eligibility is broad and includes multiple types of entities that commonly deliver youth services, victim services, and justice-related programming at the local level. Eligible applicants listed include county governments; city or township governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments; nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (also other than institutions of higher education); and other entities as allowed under the solicitation’s additional eligibility guidance. This mix of eligible applicants reflects OVW’s community-based orientation and recognizes that effective youth-focused violence prevention and response often relies on partnerships among nonprofits, tribal entities, and local governments.

The solicitation also points applicants to OVW’s broader program resources and accountability frameworks. It references OVW grant program information available through OVW’s Grants and Programs webpages, along with performance measurement expectations connected to the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative. This signals that funded projects are expected not only to deliver services and strategies, but also to track and report on outcomes and activities using established performance measures. The notice further notes that OVW shares examples of successful projects in its reporting to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs, which is meant to help applicants understand the kinds of approaches that have been funded and what OVW considers effective implementation in real-world settings.

Overall, the FY 2022 CY Program solicitation is aimed at helping communities build stronger, coordinated systems to prevent and respond to multiple forms of violence affecting children and youth, including sex trafficking. It prioritizes comprehensive local efforts, encourages alignment with OVW’s performance measurement and effectiveness expectations, and offers up to $500,000 per award to a limited number of selected recipients across eligible government, tribal, and nonprofit organizations.

• The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, and Sex Trafficking Against Children and Youth Program Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.888.
• This funding opportunity was created on Feb 25, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 07, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 11 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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