Closed · O-OVC-2022-171309 · CFDA 16.582 · Discretionary

OVC FY 2022 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office for Victims of Crime, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$400K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 13, 2022
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

OVC FY 2022 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Office for Victims of Crime that offered $100,000 -- $400,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 397 other opportunities from Office for Victims of Crime.

$100K-$400K
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
16.582
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

OVC FY 2022 Emergency and Transitional Pet Sh… is closed (last close June 13, 2022). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Office for Victims of Crime still indexes 397 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 13, 2022

Posted Apr 29 Closes Jun 13

Est. Total Funding

$3,000,000

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Description

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. This program will provide funding for shelter and transitional housing and other assistance to victims of domestic violence and their companion animals, which under this program means pets, service animals, emotional support animals, and horses.The term "domestic violence victim" means a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, as established in Public Law 115-334.The following definitions, set out in 34 U.S.C. 20127(b)(9), apply to this solicitation:• DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM. The term "domestic violence victim" means a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.• EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL. The term ‘‘emotional support animal’’ means an animal that is covered by the exclusion specified in 24 C.F.R. section 5.303 (or a successor regulation), and that is not a service animal.• PET. The term ‘‘pet’’ means a domesticated animal, such as a dog, cat, bird, rodent, fish, turtle, or other animal that is kept for pleasure rather than for commercial purposes.• SERVICE ANIMAL. The term ‘‘service animal’’ has the meaning given the term in 28 C.F.R. section 36.104 (or a successor regulation).• OTHER TERMS. Except as otherwise provided, terms have the meaning given such terms in section 40002 (a) of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (34 U.S.C. 12291(a)).Note: Mini awards under this category are designed for shelters and other transitional housing services for victims of domestic violence and their companion animals that may be seeking funding only for smaller purchases such as kennels, cages, crates, pet supplies, beds, and other items that may be necessary to housing domestic violence victims and pets together.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for OVC FY 2022 Emergency and Transitional Pet Sh… (State governments; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). Only 9 other Office for Victims of Crime listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 398).

Code 00
State governments
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. eastern time Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., eastern time Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the solicitation closing date. Pre-Application Webinar OVC will conduct one pre-application webinar during which OVC staff will review the solicitation requirements and conduct a question and answer session with interested potential applicants. Participation is optional. When the webinar has been scheduled, the details and registration information will be available at https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/funding-webinars. grants@ncjrs.gov

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