Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking

Grants to USA Nonprofits and Agencies for Housing
Services for Victims of Gender-Based Crimes

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U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) - Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

Conf. Date:

02/01/21

LOI Date:

03/02/21

Deadline Date:

03/16/21 11:59 PM ET

Description:

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Grants to USA and territories tribes, government agencies, states, and nonprofit organizations for housing services for victims of gender-based crimes. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for programs that assist victims with housing, employment, and integrating into the local community.

The Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking (Transitional Housing Program) supports programs that provide 6-24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing as a result of a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking; and whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12351(b), funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes:

Transitional housing, including funding for the operating expenses of newly developed or existing transitional housing;
Short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payments assistance and assistance with related expenses such as payment of security deposits and other costs incidental to relocation to transitional housing; and
Support services designed to enable a minor, an adult, or a dependent of such minor or adult, who is fleeing a situation of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking to, (a) locate and secure permanent housing; (b) secure employment, including obtaining employment counseling, occupational training, job retention counseling, and counseling concerning re-entry into the workforce; and (c) integrate into a community by providing that minor, adult, or dependent with services, such as transportation, counseling, child care services, case management, and other assistance. Participation in the support services shall be voluntary.

OVW Priority Areas: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1351726/download#page=7

Mandatory Program Requirements: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1351726/download#page=12

GrantWatch ID#:

GrantWatch ID#: 167203

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$37,000,000

Number of Grants:

Estimated Size of Grant:

Funding levels under this program for FY 2021 are:

1. Applicants proposing to use Transitional Housing Program grant funds for housing alone or for both housing and support services may submit budgets for up to $450,000 for the entire 36-months.

2. Applicants proposing to use Transitional Housing Program grant funds for support services only may submit budgets for up to $300,000 for a 36-month period.

3. Applicants proposing to address the priority area, “Empower victims to become survivors by focusing on long-term safety and sustainable economic independence” may submit budgets for up to $500,000 for a 36-month period.

4. Applicants proposing to address the priority area “Increase the response to victims of human trafficking” may submit budgets of up to $500,000 for a 36-month period.

5. Applicants proposing to address the priority area “Primarily serve underserved populations” may submit budgets up to $500,000 for a 36-month period.

Term of Contract:

The award period is 36 months. Budgets must reflect 36 months of project activity, and the total “estimated funding” on the SF-424 must reflect 36 months. OVW anticipates that the award period will start on October 1, 2021.

Eligibility:

City or township governments
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally funded tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility
State governments

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. 12351(a), the following entities are eligible to apply for this program:
1. States.
2. Units of local government.
3. Indian tribes.
4. Other organizations, including domestic violence and sexual assault victim service providers, domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, other nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations, or community-based and culturally specific organizations, that have a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

Recipients of an FY 2019 or FY 2020 award under this program are NOT eligible to apply as the lead applicant or as a partner/subrecipient on an FY 2021 proposal. Likewise, an organization that is a partner/subrecipient on an FY 2019 or FY 2020 award is not eligible to apply as the lead applicant or as a partner/subrecipient on an FY 2021 proposal.

Note: Current grantees with a substantial amount of unobligated funds remaining (50 percent or more of the previous award) as of March 31, 2021 without adequate justification may not be considered for funding or may receive a reduced award amount if selected for funding in FY 2021.

Other Program Eligibility Requirements: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1351726/download#page=14

Out-of-scope activities: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1351726/download#page=8

Funding Restrictions: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1351726/download#page=24

Pre-proposal Conference:

OVW will post a pre-recorded Pre-Application Information Session on the OVW website. This session is tentatively scheduled to be available by February 1, 2021.

Pre-Application Information:

Applicant Actions with Required Dates/Deadlines:
- Obtain a DUNS number by March 2, 2021.
- Register with SAM by March 2, 2021.
- Register with Grants.gov by March 2, 2021.
- Submit Letter of Intent by March 2, 2021.
- If necessary, request hardcopy submission by March 9, 2021.
- Download updated version of Adobe Acrobat at least 48 hours before the Grants.gov deadline.
- Submit the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov as early as possible, but no later than 24-48 hours prior to the Grants.gov deadline.
- Register the Entity Administrator and the Application Submitter with JustGrants as early as possible but no later than 48-72 hours before the JustGrants deadline.
- Submit the complete application package at least 24 – 48 hours prior to the JustGrants deadline.

Applications for this program will be submitted through a new two-step process:
(1) Submission of the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov and
(2) Submission of the full application including attachments in the Justice Grants System (JustGrants). Submit the SF-424 and SF-LLL as early as possible, but not later than 24-48 hours before the Grants.gov deadline.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a non-binding Letter of Intent by March 2, 2021. Interested applicants who do not submit a Letter of Intent are still eligible to apply.

To submit an application, all applicants must obtain a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number and register online with the System for Award Management (SAM) and with Grants.gov. To ensure sufficient time to complete the registration process, applicants must obtain a DUNS number and register online with SAM and with Grants.gov immediately, but no later than March 2, 2021.

Applications submitted after 11:59 p.m. E.T. on March 16, 2021 will not be considered for funding, unless the applicant receives OVW permission to submit a late application.

OVW anticipates notifying applicants of funding decisions by October 1, 2021.

View this opportunity on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=330797

For a list of relevant application documents, go to the Package tab (press Preview) on the Grants.gov link above.

Contact Information:

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.

Submit letters of intent to ovw.transitionalhousing@usdoj.gov.

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at ovw.transitionalhousing@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.

For technical assistance with Grants.gov, contact Grants.gov Applicant Support at 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov.

For technical assistance with JustGrants, contact OVW JustGrants Support at 1-866-655-4482 or OVW.JustGrantsSupport@usdoj.gov.

CFDA Number:

16.736

Funding or Pin Number:

O-OVW-2021-42001

URL for Full Text (RFP):

See the full text of this grant

Geographic Focus:

USA: Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York City; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington, DC; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming

USA Territories: American Samoa (USA) Guam (USA) Puerto Rico (USA) Virgin Islands (USA) Northern Mariana Islands (USA)

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