Opportunity Information: Apply for OVW 2009 2041
Apply for OVW 2009 2041
- The Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW FY 2009 Education, Training and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.529 Education, Training, and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 13, 2009 and posted on Jan 13, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 25, 2009. (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 $600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments City or township governments State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments.
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Opportunity Summary:
The OVW FY 2009 Education, Training and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number OVW 2009 2041) is a discretionary funding program from the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women, offered through cooperative agreements. It was created under the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005) in response to the documented and growing problem of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking committed against individuals with disabilities. The program is often referred to as the Disability Grant Program, and it is designed to push communities and states beyond one-time projects by supporting long-term, sustainable systems change.
At its core, the grant aims to improve both victim safety and offender accountability for crimes impacting people with disabilities, with a specific emphasis on women with disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12102). Rather than focusing only on direct services, the program emphasizes building stronger, more accessible, and better coordinated responses across the agencies and organizations that victims commonly encounter. Funding is intended to support education, training, cross-training, capacity building, and the creation or strengthening of multidisciplinary collaborative teams that can identify barriers, change policies and practices, and make services consistently accessible and effective for victims with disabilities.
A central requirement is that every funded project must identify and support a multidisciplinary collaborative team. At minimum, this team must include (1) at least one nonprofit, nongovernmental victim services organization, such as a state domestic violence coalition or sexual assault coalition, and (2) at least one nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that serves individuals with disabilities. Teams may also include faith-based and community organizations, but the core partnership between victim services and disability-serving organizations is mandatory. The solicitation also draws a strict line around the geographic and organizational focus of the collaboration: multidisciplinary teams must be made up entirely of state-focused organizations or entirely of local-focused organizations. Applicants cannot mix state-level and local-level entities on the same team for this program, and proposals that combine state and local organizations in one collaborative structure are explicitly stated to be ineligible for funding consideration.
Proposed activities must align with at least one of the statutory purpose areas listed in the solicitation (referenced as being on page 7 of the announcement). While the details of those purpose areas are not reproduced in the excerpt provided, the key point is that applicants must intentionally design their project around one or more authorized purpose areas, not general or unrelated victim assistance work. The overall expectation is that funded activities will lead to systemic improvements such as more accessible shelters and advocacy services, better trained providers, improved cross-agency protocols, more coordinated referrals, and a stronger community response that recognizes disability-related access needs and the ways abuse can uniquely manifest for victims with disabilities.
Administratively, this opportunity was posted on January 13, 2009, with an application closing date of February 25, 2009, and it anticipated making about 10 awards. The award ceiling was $600,000, there was no required cost sharing or matching, and the program fell under CFDA 16.529 in the Law, Justice and Legal Services category. Eligible applicants included 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (excluding institutions of higher education), as well as state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and other public entities that meet the program requirements. The funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates that OVW expects to have substantial involvement during the project period (for example, through ongoing collaboration, monitoring, and guidance), rather than operating strictly as a hands-off grantmaker.
In practical terms, the opportunity is best understood as a blueprint for coordinated change: it funds partnerships between victim service providers and disability-serving organizations to train staff, align policies, improve accessibility and accommodations, and build a durable, multidisciplinary response so that victims with disabilities can get effective help and perpetrators are more consistently held accountable.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the OVW FY 2009 Education, Training and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities opportunity?
It is a discretionary funding program from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), offered through cooperative agreements. It is often referred to as the Disability Grant Program. It was created under the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005) to address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking committed against individuals with disabilities.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this program?
The Funding Opportunity Number is OVW 2009 2041.
What types of violence and abuse does the program focus on?
The program focuses on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking affecting individuals with disabilities, with a specific emphasis on women with disabilities.
Who is the primary population emphasized by this grant?
The grant emphasizes women with disabilities as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12102), while addressing crimes impacting people with disabilities more broadly.
What is the overall goal of the Disability Grant Program?
The program aims to improve victim safety and offender accountability by strengthening and coordinating community and system responses to crimes against victims with disabilities, and by making services consistently accessible and effective.
Is this grant meant to fund one-time projects or long-term change?
The program is designed to push communities and states beyond one-time projects by supporting long-term, sustainable systems change.
Does the program prioritize direct services or systems change?
Rather than focusing only on direct services, the program emphasizes building stronger, more accessible, and better coordinated responses across agencies and organizations that victims commonly encounter.
What kinds of activities are intended to be supported with grant funding?
Funding is intended to support education, training, cross-training, capacity building, and the creation or strengthening of multidisciplinary collaborative teams to identify barriers, change policies and practices, and improve accessibility and effectiveness for victims with disabilities.
What is a required element of every funded project?
Every funded project must identify and support a multidisciplinary collaborative team.
What organizations must be included on the multidisciplinary collaborative team at minimum?
At minimum, the team must include: (1) at least one nonprofit, nongovernmental victim services organization (such as a state domestic violence coalition or sexual assault coalition), and (2) at least one nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that serves individuals with disabilities.
Can faith-based or other community organizations participate on the team?
Yes. Teams may also include faith-based and community organizations, but they do not replace the mandatory core partnership between a victim services organization and a disability-serving organization.
Are there geographic or organizational limits on how the multidisciplinary team can be formed?
Yes. Multidisciplinary teams must be made up entirely of state-focused organizations or entirely of local-focused organizations.
Can an applicant mix state-level and local-level organizations on the same collaborative team?
No. Applicants cannot mix state-level and local-level entities on the same team. Proposals that combine state and local organizations in one collaborative structure are explicitly stated to be ineligible for funding consideration.
Do proposed project activities have to align with specific authorized purpose areas?
Yes. Proposed activities must align with at least one of the statutory purpose areas listed in the solicitation (referenced as being on page 7 of the announcement).
Can applicants propose general victim assistance work not tied to the statutory purpose areas?
The expectation is that applicants intentionally design their projects around one or more authorized statutory purpose areas, rather than proposing general or unrelated victim assistance work.
What kinds of system improvements does OVW expect funded projects to produce?
Examples described include systemic improvements such as more accessible shelters and advocacy services, better trained providers, improved cross-agency protocols, more coordinated referrals, and a stronger community response that recognizes disability-related access needs and the ways abuse can uniquely manifest for victims with disabilities.
What is the application posting date for this opportunity?
The opportunity was posted on January 13, 2009.
What is the application closing date?
The application closing date was February 25, 2009.
Approximately how many awards were anticipated?
The solicitation anticipated making about 10 awards.
What is the maximum (ceiling) award amount?
The award ceiling was $600,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no required cost sharing or matching.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The program fell under CFDA 16.529.
What category is this program listed under?
It is listed under the Law, Justice and Legal Services category.
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
Eligible applicants included 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations (excluding institutions of higher education), as well as state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments, and other public entities that meet the program requirements.
Are institutions of higher education eligible under the 501(c)(3) nonprofit category?
No. The solicitation specifies 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations excluding institutions of higher education.
What type of funding instrument is used for awards under this program?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
It indicates OVW expects substantial involvement during the project period, such as ongoing collaboration, monitoring, and guidance, rather than operating strictly as a hands-off grantmaker.
How should applicants think about the practical purpose of this opportunity?
It is best understood as funding coordinated change: partnerships between victim service providers and disability-serving organizations to train staff, align policies, improve accessibility and accommodations, and build a durable multidisciplinary response so victims with disabilities can get effective help and perpetrators are more consistently held accountable.
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