Closed · O-OVW-2023-171481 · CFDA 16.025 · Discretionary
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Grant Program - Solicitation
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office on Violence Against Women, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $450K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 15, 2023
- Close date
- 11
- Expected awards
The verdict
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Grant Program - Solicitation is a closed discretionary listing from Office on Violence Against Women that offered Up to $450,000 across 11 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office on Violence Against Women.
- up to $450K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 11
- expected awards
- 16.025
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Special Tribal Criminal… is closed (last close August 15, 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 August 15, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$210,000
Expected Awards
11
Instrument
Grant
Description
This program is authorized by the Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968 (codified as amended at 25 U.S.C. § 1304(h)(2)). The OVW Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Grant Program (Tribal Jurisdiction Program) (CFDA# 16.025) supports tribes in their efforts exercise special Tribal criminal jurisdiction (STCJ) over non-Indians who commit "covered crimes" within the Tribe's jurisdictional boundaries and provides technical assistance for planning and implementing changes in their criminal justice systems necessary to exercise the jurisdiction. "Covered crimes" are limited to assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order. Grant recipients are committed to exercising the jurisdiction to ensure that victims find safety and justice and that non-Indians who commit covered crimes within their jurisdiction are held accountable. 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 In the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022), Congress recognized the inherent authority of Tribes to exercise STCJ over non-Indians who commit an expanded set of "covered crimes." In addition to domestic violence, dating violence, and violation of certain protection orders, these "covered crimes" now include: assault of tribal justice personnel (without requirement that victim be Indian), child violence, obstruction of justice (without requirement that victim be Indian or connection to covered crime), sexual violence, sex trafficking, and stalking. VAWA 2022 amended the statutory provisions governing the Tribal Jurisdiction Program to enable grantees to address all covered crimes. New applicants must include a Project Coordinator position at least .5 FTE.
Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types
Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Special Tribal Criminal… (Federally recognized tribal 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 Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). 21 other Office on Violence Against Women listings share this eligibility-code string (5% of 415).
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal 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 assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.TribalJurisdiction@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026. OVW.TribalJurisdiction@usdoj.gov
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What to do next
OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Special Tribal Criminal… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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