Opportunity Information: Apply for OVW 2017 11923
The OVW FY 2017 Justice for Families Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), created under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act (VAWA) of 2013. Its core purpose is to strengthen how the civil and criminal justice systems respond to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to improve justice-system handling of cases that involve allegations of child sexual abuse. The program is built around the idea that families dealing with these forms of violence often interact with multiple parts of the court system at once (for example, family court, custody proceedings, protection orders, criminal cases, and juvenile court matters), and that safety and accountability outcomes depend on well-coordinated, informed, and victim-centered court practices.
Funding through this program is intended to increase the capacity of communities and courts to respond effectively and safely in cases involving these harms. Supported activities include court-based and court-related programs that make the justice process safer and more workable for victims and children, such as supervised visitation and safe exchange arrangements between parents. The program also emphasizes training and technical assistance for professionals who work with families in the court system, recognizing that judges, court staff, custody evaluators, guardians ad litem, attorneys, advocates, and other practitioners need consistent, specialized knowledge to identify risk, understand trauma and coercive control, and make decisions that prioritize safety. In addition, the program supports civil legal services, resources connected to juvenile court matters, and broader systems-change work like developing or promoting legislation, model codes, policies, and best practices that improve court responses across jurisdictions.
Eligible applicants are broad and include state governments, units of local government (counties and cities or townships), courts (including juvenile courts), federally recognized Indian tribal governments, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The eligible pool also includes legal services providers and victim service providers, reflecting the program's focus on both institutional court improvement and direct support for survivors navigating complex legal systems. The funding activity aligns with law, justice, and legal services, and the applicable CFDA number is 16.021.
For FY 2017, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number OVW-2017-11923) anticipated making about 21 awards, with an award ceiling of $700,000 per award. The solicitation was created on December 1, 2016, and had an original application closing date of January 13, 2017. Overall, the grant is aimed at improving court and community practices so that families impacted by violence receive more consistent protection, better-informed judicial decision-making, and stronger access to services and legal remedies, while also promoting coordinated approaches that reduce risk and increase offender accountability.Apply for OVW 2017 11923
- The Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services, other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW FY 2017 Justice for Families Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.021.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2016-12-01.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-01-13. (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 $700,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 21 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.
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