Applications due: June 20, 2024

The Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services program (OFVPS) Discretionary Grant Program under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA): Specialized Services for Abused Parents and Their Children (Demonstration Projects) will support fifty (50) demonstration projects. These projects will focus on expanding the capacity (of coalitions, local programs, and community-based programs) to prevent future family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence by appropriately addressing the needs of children exposed to domestic violence, and the potentially co-occurring impacts of child abuse and neglect.

Helpful resources

• View the National Legal Aid Resource Development Technical Assistance Project, which is co-sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense (SCLAID) and its Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives, the Management Information Exchange (MIE), the National Association of IOLTA Programs (NAIP), and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) http://ambar.org/abarray
• The Justice in Government Project at American University has curated research briefs on how civil legal aid helps survivors of domestic violence and vulnerable populations. You can access the briefs on legalaidresources.org in the toolkit.
• Want help making your case? The Justice Index scores and ranks states on their adoption of best practices for ensuring access to justice. Find how well your state is doing here.

 Grant information

Funding Title: Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grants: Specialized Services to Abused Parents and their Children (Demonstration Projects)

Agency Name: Department of Health and Human Services

Funding Opportunity Number: HHS-2024-ACF-ACYF-EV-0039

Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement

Expected Number of Awards: 50

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:  No

Estimated Total Program Funding: $11,250,000

Award Ceiling: $300,000

Award Floor: $275,000

Current Closing Date for Applications: June 20, 2024

Eligible Applicants:

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education

For more information

Link to Full Announcement: Link to Grants.gov, download full solicitation PDF under “related documents”.

Contact Information:

Jan-Sheri Morris
(202) 480-1328

Jan-Sheri.Morris@acf.hhs.gov

Categories: Children, Department of Health and Human Services, Domestic Violence, Family, Health