Closed · O-OVW-2023-171485 · CFDA 16.023 · Discretionary
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program - Solicitation
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office on Violence Against Women, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $100K-$300K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 4, 2023
- Close date
- 17
- Expected awards
The verdict
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program - Solicitation is a closed discretionary listing from Office on Violence Against Women that offered $100,000 -- $300,000 across 17 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office on Violence Against Women.
- $100K-$300K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 17
- expected awards
- 16.023
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Sexual Assault Services… is closed (last close April 4, 2023). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Office on Violence Against Women still indexes 414 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 April 4, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$5,100,000
Expected Awards
17
Instrument
Grant
Description
This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 12511(c). The Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program (SAS Culturally Specific Program) (CFDA# 16.023) supports nonprofit organizations that focus primarily on culturally specific communities and have experience in the area of sexual assault or who partner with an organization having such expertise. The goal of the SAS Culturally Specific Program is to establish, maintain, and expand sustainable, culturally appropriate services that address the unique needs and challenges of victims of sexual assault from culturally specific communities. 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. What's New About this OVW Program The Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 added "direct payments" to the list of items that may constitute "intervention and related assistance" for victims of sexual assault under the SAS Culturally Specific Program statute. See the Purpose Areas and Budget sections of this solicitation.
Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Sexual Assault Services… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (3 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Only 11 other Office on Violence Against Women listings share this exact eligibility-code string (3% of 415).
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.SASP.Culturally@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026. tonette.ngassa@usdoj.gov
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What to do next
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Sexual Assault Services… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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