Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVC 2025 172320
The OVC FY25 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) Formula Program is a federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), designed to strengthen and sustain victim services in American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities. The funding comes from a legally authorized set-aside from the Crime Victims Fund (CVF) and is intended to help Tribal communities build out practical, victim-centered support systems that respond to crime in ways that fit local needs, culture, and community realities. While it is listed as a discretionary grant, the awards are made through a discretionary administrative formula approach, meaning OVC distributes funds to participating entities based on a structured method rather than a purely competitive scoring process.
The central purpose of the program is to support the provision of services to victims of crime in Tribal communities and to help Tribes develop, expand, and enhance those services over time. In practice, this can include efforts that increase access to direct services, improve coordination among service providers, fill gaps in response for underserved victims, and strengthen the overall capacity of Tribal victim service programs. The program is intentionally broad in the types of victim needs it can address, emphasizing support for a wide variety of crime victims rather than focusing on only one victim population or one type of crime.
A key feature of TVSSA is how funding amounts are determined. OVC allocates funds through an administrative formula based on Population Certifications that were submitted by federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) Regional Corporations, and eligible designees. That population-based certification process drives the formula distribution, which is meant to provide a more predictable and equitable method for directing resources across many Tribal communities.
Eligibility is limited and very specific: only entities that submitted the required Population Certifications by January 17, 2024 may apply under this FY25 opportunity. The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 16.841 and falls under the funding activity category of Income Security and Social Services, reflecting its focus on supportive services and community well-being rather than law enforcement operations.
Administratively, the opportunity number is O OVC 2025 172320. Applications are due by May 9, 2025. OVC anticipates making about 220 awards, and the listed award ceiling is $441,989, which indicates the maximum expected award amount for an individual grant under this announcement (actual awards may vary based on the formula allocation and program requirements).Apply for O OVC 2025 172320
- The Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY25 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.841.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-01-17.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-05-09. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $441,989.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 220 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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