LEVERAGING TAD
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is a component of the United States Department of Justice. OVW administers grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and subsequent legislation and provides national leadership on issues of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. OVW grants support coordinated community responses to hold offenders accountable and serve victims.
The Tribal Affairs Division (TAD) within OVW is responsible for the administration of tribal specific grant programs and initiatives, management of tribal specific training and technical assistance, and coordination with other federal departments and DOJ offices on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sex trafficking, and stalking in tribal communities. TAD's grantee community includes Indian Tribal Governments, Tribal Courts, Tribal Prosecutors Offices, Tribal Law Enforcement Departments, Tribal Behavioral Health Programs, Tribal Community-Based Victim Services Programs, Culturally-based Batterer's Intervention Programs, SANE/SART programs, and Tribal Organizations and Non-profits among others, all working on a broad range of activities to ensure victims find safety and justice and offenders are held accountable.
TAD administers the following grant programs:
- Tribal Governments Program
- Tribal Jurisdiction Program
- Tribal Coalitions Program
- Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP)
- Tribal Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (TSAUSA) Program
Videos and resources for navigating the grant application process are provided in each section, or just click one of the links below to go directly to your area of interest.
Jump To: Overview of TAD | Strategizing Your Project | Developing Your Proposal | Submitting Your Proposal | Combined Videos
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TAD VIDEO EVALUATION
OVERVIEW OF TAD
TAD manages tribal specific grants and special initiatives. The video below is an introduction to the TAD grant programs: Tribal Governments Program, Tribal Jurisdiction Program, Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP), Tribal Coalitions Program, and Tribal Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (TSAUSA) Program.
Additional Resources
- OVW GRANT PROGRAMS OVERVIEW
- TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS PROGRAM RESOURCE FLYER
- TRIBAL JURISDICTION PROGRAM RESOURCE FLYER
- TRIBAL COALITIONS RESOURCE FLYER
- TRIBAL SEXUAL ASSAULT SERVICES PROGRAM RESOURCE FLYER
- TRIBAL SPECIAL ASSISTANT U.S. ATTORNEY (TSAUSA) PROGRAM RESOURCE FLYER
STRATEGIZING YOUR PROJECT
In this video, TAD will provide key steps and resources; for strategizing how a grant project funded through one or more of TAD's grant programs could provide your community with an opportunity to strengthen system responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sex trafficking or stalking.
Additional Resources
- KEY STEPS TO STRATEGIZING YOUR PROJECT
- STRATEGIZING YOUR PROJECT WORKSHEET
- SWOT WORKSHEET
- GRANT PROGRAMS CHART
DEVELOPING YOUR PROPOSAL
In this video, TAD will provide key steps and resources on developing a grant proposal, which is also commonly referred to as an application. This will assist you with developing a grant proposal for one or more of TAD's grant programs to provide your community with an opportunity to strengthen system responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sex trafficking or stalking.
Additional Resources
- Get notified immediately when solicitations are posted by subscribing for website updates: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/contact-ovw#StayConnected
- Stay in the loop…subscribe for updates from websites and to the funding agency’s social media: https://x.com/OVWJustice
- Link to archived & closed solicitations: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/closed-solicitations
- For more tips, samples, forms, and archived webinars or closed solicitations, check out: www.justice.gov/ovw/how-apply
SUBMITTING YOUR PROPOSAL
In this video, TAD will briefly share some important information about how to submit your proposal, also referred to as an application. This will assist you with submitting a grant proposal for one or more of TAD's grant programs to provide your community with an opportunity to strengthen system responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sex trafficking or stalking.
Additional Resources
- SAM.gov homepage: https://sam.gov/content/home
- SAM.gov help: https://sam.gov/content/help to create an incident or live chat
- Grants.gov homepage: https://www.grants.gov
- Grants.gov support center: https://www.grants.gov/grantors/grantor-help or call 1-800-518-4726
- Grants.gov SF 424 Family: https://www.grants.gov/forms/forms-repository/sf-424-family
- JustGrants homepage: https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/
- JustGrants Training: https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/training
- JustGrants Support: OVW.JustGrantsSupport@usdoj.gov or 866-655-4482
