OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program
This grant helps Tribal governments address domestic violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in their communities.
Funder: Office on Violence Against Women
Due Dates: August 12, 2025 (application in Grants.gov) | June 26, 2025 (JustGrants full app)
Funding Amounts: $400,000–$1,000,000 per award for 36 months; estimated $52 million total funding; ~50 awards expected.
Summary: Supports Tribal governments and consortia to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking in Tribal communities.
Key Information: No cost-sharing or matching required; two application tracks: continuation and START (for new/recently unfunded applicants).
Description
This program provides substantial funding to support Indian Tribal governments, authorized designees, and Tribal consortia in developing and enhancing effective strategies to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking within Tribal communities. The program aims to improve victim safety, strengthen justice interventions, enhance victim services, and promote community-based prevention and education initiatives. Funding is available through two tracks: (1) non-competitive continuation for current grantees and (2) the Strengthening Tribal Advocacy Responses Track (START) for Tribal governments that have never or not recently received funding under this program.
