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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
OVW-2009-2130
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Mar 20, 2009
Creation Date:
Mar 20, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 08, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Apr 08, 2009
Archive Date:
May 08, 2009
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Recovery Act
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
Award Ceiling:
$154,000
Award Floor:
$0
CFDA Number(s):
16.557
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Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Grant Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
For the Recovery Act Tribal Coalitions Program, only existing tribal coalitions with valid articles of incorporation are eligible.
Grantees that plan to apply for Federal Fiscal Year 2009 Tribal Coalitions Program funds are eligible for Recovery Act Tribal Coalitions Program funds but must propose activities that are separate and distinct from those proposed in their 2009 applications.
Agency Name
Office of Violence Against Women
Description
Program Overview
The OVW Recovery Act Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program (Recovery Act Tribal Coalitions Program) provides much needed resources for organizing and supporting efforts to end violence against Indian women. These coalitions can help meet the goals of the Recovery Act through the technical assistance they provide to member programs.
Statutory Program Purposes
By statute, funds under the Recovery Act Tribal Coalitions Program may be used for the following purposes:
• Increasing awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault against American Indian and Alaska Native women;
• Enhancing the response to violence against American Indian and Alaska Native women at the tribal, Federal, and state levels; and
• Identifying and providing technical assistance to coalition membership and tribal communities to enhance access to essential services to American Indian women victimized by domestic and sexual violence.
