Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations

Underserved Program
CFDA 16.889 Active Project Grants
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Program Funding

Annual program obligations reported to SAM.gov.

Latest annual funding (estimated)
$10.8M FY2025
$4.5M
FY22
$10.1M
FY23
$10.8M
FY24*
$10.8M
FY25*
* estimated

Program Objective

To develop and implement outreach strategies targeted at adult or youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved populations and to provide victim services to meet the needs of adult or youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved populations.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants

  • Public nonprofits
  • Private nonprofits
  • Native American organizations

Eligible applicants are:
(1) population specific organizations that have demonstrated experience and expertise in providing population specific services in the relevant underserved communities, or population specific organizations working in partnership with a victim service provider or domestic violence or sexual assault coalition;
(2) victim service providers offering population specific services for a specific underserved population; or
(3) victim service providers working in partnership with a national, State, tribal, Native Hawaiian, or local organization that has demonstrated experience and expertise in providing population specific services in the relevant underserved population.

Beneficiaries

  • 11

Adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in underserved populations.

How to Apply

Application Procedure

Applicants must apply through the on-line Grants.gov portal and the Department of Justice's JustGrants System.

Award Procedure

Upon approval by the Office on Violence Against Women, online notification is sent to the applicant agency. The Authorized Representative must accept the award online.

Applicants will be notified by the end of the fiscal year.

Program details & compliance

Use of Funds

Allowed Uses

Grants can be used for the following program purpose areas:
(1) working with Federal, State, tribal, territorial and local governments, agencies, and organizations to develop or enhance population specific services;
(2) strengthening the capacity of underserved populations to provide population specific services;
(3) strengthening the capacity of traditional victim service providers to provide population specific services;
(4) strengthening the response of criminal and civil justice interventions by providing population-specific training for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges and other court personnel on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved populations;
(5) working in cooperation with an underserved population to develop and implement outreach, education, prevention, and intervention strategies that highlight available resources and the specific issues faced by victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking from underserved populations;
(6) developing, enlarging, or strengthening culturally specific programs and projects to provide culturally specific services regarding responses to, and prevention of, female genital mutilation and cutting; or
(7) strengthening the response of social and human services by providing population-specific training for service providers on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved populations.

Required Documentation

Non-profit organizations must be an organization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of that Code. All such applicants are required to submit a determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service recognizing their tax-exempt status.

Reporting & Compliance

Applicable 2 CFR 200 Subparts

  • Subpart B — General Provisions
  • Subpart C — Pre-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart D — Post-Federal Award Requirements
  • Subpart E — Cost Principles
  • Subpart F — Audit Requirements

Contacts

Office on Violence Against Women
2023076026
145 N. St., NE, Suite 10W.100, Washington, DC 20530
Data from SAM.gov Federal Assistance Listings. Source published: 2024-11-26. Spec v1.0. Last synced: 2026-06-01 05:54:25.