Opportunity ID: 345944

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVW-2023-171476
Funding Opportunity Title: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Alaska Native Tribes Special Initiative – Solicitation
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Assistance Listings: 16.025 — Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Feb 09, 2023
Last Updated Date: May 03, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 09, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 15, 2023
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to: Governments of Alaska Native Tribes, or consortia of Alaska Native tribes, whose Native village(s) are within an Alaska Native Village Statistical Area. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office on Violence Against Women
Description: This program is authorized by the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1969 (codified as amended at 25 U.S.C. § 1304(h)(2)). The OVW Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Program (Tribal Jurisdiction Program) (CFDA# 16.025) supports tribes in their efforts to exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-Indians who commit “covered crimes” and provides technical assistance for planning and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise the jurisdiction. “Covered crimes” are limited to assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order. Grant recipients are committed to exercising the jurisdiction to ensure that victims find safety and justice and that non-Indians who commit covered crimes within their jurisdiction are held accountable. For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of program goals and objectives, see:

OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs Webpage.
Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage.
Program-specific sections in OVW’s most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs.

This targeted FY 2023 special initiative solicitation under the Tribal Jurisdiction Program is designed to assist Alaska Native tribal governments, or consortia of Alaska Native tribal governments, that plan to seek designation by the Attorney General as participating tribes able to exercise jurisdiction over non-Indians through the Alaska Pilot Program for STCJ, which was established by the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, 25 U.S.C. § 1305(d). For more information on the Alaska Pilot Program, including a description of the statutory requirements regarding designation, see the Department of Justice’s tribal consultation framing paper on the Alaska pilot, available at www.justice.gov/file/1518536/download.

Note: An award under this special initiative does not constitute or replace designation by the Attorney General as a participating tribe to exercise STCJ under the Alaska Pilot Program.

Link to Additional Information: Full Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.TribalJurisdiction@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
Regina.Madison@usdoj.gov
Email:Regina.Madison@usdoj.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Extending the Grants.gov deadline from May 9 to August 15, 2023. Extending the JustGrants deadline from May 11 to August 17, 2023. May 03, 2023
Feb 09, 2023

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVW-2023-171476
Funding Opportunity Title: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Alaska Native Tribes Special Initiative – Solicitation
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Assistance Listings: 16.025 — Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Feb 09, 2023
Last Updated Date: May 03, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: May 09, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Aug 15, 2023
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to: Governments of Alaska Native Tribes, or consortia of Alaska Native tribes, whose Native village(s) are within an Alaska Native Village Statistical Area. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office on Violence Against Women
Description: This program is authorized by the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1969 (codified as amended at 25 U.S.C. § 1304(h)(2)). The OVW Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Program (Tribal Jurisdiction Program) (CFDA# 16.025) supports tribes in their efforts to exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-Indians who commit “covered crimes” and provides technical assistance for planning and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise the jurisdiction. “Covered crimes” are limited to assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order. Grant recipients are committed to exercising the jurisdiction to ensure that victims find safety and justice and that non-Indians who commit covered crimes within their jurisdiction are held accountable. For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of program goals and objectives, see:

OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs Webpage.
Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage.
Program-specific sections in OVW’s most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs.

This targeted FY 2023 special initiative solicitation under the Tribal Jurisdiction Program is designed to assist Alaska Native tribal governments, or consortia of Alaska Native tribal governments, that plan to seek designation by the Attorney General as participating tribes able to exercise jurisdiction over non-Indians through the Alaska Pilot Program for STCJ, which was established by the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, 25 U.S.C. § 1305(d). For more information on the Alaska Pilot Program, including a description of the statutory requirements regarding designation, see the Department of Justice’s tribal consultation framing paper on the Alaska pilot, available at www.justice.gov/file/1518536/download.

Note: An award under this special initiative does not constitute or replace designation by the Attorney General as a participating tribe to exercise STCJ under the Alaska Pilot Program.

Link to Additional Information: Full Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.TribalJurisdiction@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
Regina.Madison@usdoj.gov
Email:Regina.Madison@usdoj.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVW-2023-171476
Funding Opportunity Title: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction: Targeted Support for Alaska Native Tribes Special Initiative – Solicitation
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Law, Justice and Legal Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Assistance Listings: 16.025 — Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Feb 09, 2023
Last Updated Date: Feb 09, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Current Closing Date for Applications: May 09, 2023
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $3,000,000
Award Ceiling: $500,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to: Governments of Alaska Native Tribes, or consortia of Alaska Native tribes, whose Native village(s) are within an Alaska Native Village Statistical Area. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office on Violence Against Women
Description: This program is authorized by the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1969 (codified as amended at 25 U.S.C. § 1304(h)(2)). The OVW Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Program (Tribal Jurisdiction Program) (CFDA# 16.025) supports tribes in their efforts to exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-Indians who commit “covered crimes” and provides technical assistance for planning and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise the jurisdiction. “Covered crimes” are limited to assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order. Grant recipients are committed to exercising the jurisdiction to ensure that victims find safety and justice and that non-Indians who commit covered crimes within their jurisdiction are held accountable. For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of program goals and objectives, see:

OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs Webpage.
Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage.
Program-specific sections in OVW’s most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs.

This targeted FY 2023 special initiative solicitation under the Tribal Jurisdiction Program is designed to assist Alaska Native tribal governments, or consortia of Alaska Native tribal governments, that plan to seek designation by the Attorney General as participating tribes able to exercise jurisdiction over non-Indians through the Alaska Pilot Program for STCJ, which was established by the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, 25 U.S.C. § 1305(d). For more information on the Alaska Pilot Program, including a description of the statutory requirements regarding designation, see the Department of Justice’s tribal consultation framing paper on the Alaska pilot, available at www.justice.gov/file/1518536/download.

Note: An award under this special initiative does not constitute or replace designation by the Attorney General as a participating tribe to exercise STCJ under the Alaska Pilot Program.

Link to Additional Information: Full Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.TribalJurisdiction@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
Regina.Madison@usdoj.gov
Email:Regina.Madison@usdoj.gov

Related Documents

Packages

Agency Contact Information: For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.TribalJurisdiction@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
Regina.Madison@usdoj.gov
Email: Regina.Madison@usdoj.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
16.025 PKG00279798 Feb 09, 2023 Aug 15, 2023 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

345944 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf

345944 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

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