OVC Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program

Applications Due: Grants.gov: May 9, 2025, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time
JustGrants: June 6, 2025, by 8:59 PM Eastern Time

Description:

With this funding opportunity, OVC seeks applications for funding for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) Formula Grant Program. The purpose of this funding is to support the provision of services to crime victims in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities through a discretionary administrative formula program funded under a set-aside designated by law from the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). The goal of TVSSA is to provide support
to Tribal communities to develop, expand, and enhance services for victims of crime through activities that address the needs of a wide variety of crime victims in Tribal communities.

Funding Title: OVC Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program

Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime

Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVC-2025-172320

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Express Language for Legal Aid: Civil Legal Assistance

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Expected total Amount: TBD

Award Ceiling: TBD

Expected Award Period: 12-60 Months

Estimated Award Number: 220

Eligible Applicants:

Under this program, OVC allocates funding to participating Tribes through a discretionary administrative formula based on the Population Certifications submitted by federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Regional Corporations, and designees.

Link to Full Solicitation: Here 

Helpful resources

  • For assistance with programmatic requirements or other questions about this funding opportunity, contact your assigned OVC grant manager or OVCTribalSetAside@ojp.usdoj.gov if you do not have an assigned OVC grant manager. Below is contact information if you need assistance with each of the systems to support submission of your application.
  • 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


Categories: Department of Justice, Native American, Native American Tribes or Tribal Organizations, Native Americans