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Funding by Topic: Abuse and violence

Summaries of funding programs are provided by RHIhub for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information.

State, Local, Territorial, and Tribal (SLTT) Partnership Programs to Reduce Maternal Deaths due to Violence Inactive
Funding for state, local, territorial, and tribal partnership projects designed to identify and reduce deaths among pregnant and postpartum women due to violence, specifically homicide and suicide.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. Territories
Application Deadline: Aug 12, 2021
Sponsors: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Violent Crime Reduction Initiative Training and Technical Assistance Provider Inactive
Funding for a single entity to serve as a training and technical assistance provider to support site-based grantees working to reduce violent crime in rural areas. Applicants should demonstrate how they have worked closely with law enforcement agencies and allied public safety and health providers in the past in addressing violent crime problems.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jul 6, 2021
Sponsors: Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice
Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grant Program - National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence (NIRC) Inactive
Funding to a single entity to establish and maintain a National Indian Resource Center Addressing Domestic Violence and Safety for Indian Women (NIRC). The NIRC will provide technical assistance and training resources for tribes and tribal organizations to enhance their capacity to respond to domestic violence; enhance the intervention and prevention efforts to increase the safety of indigenous women; and coordinate activities with other federal agencies, offices, and grantees that address the needs of American Indians, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians that experience domestic violence.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Letter of Intent (Optional): Jun 5, 2021
Application Deadline: Jul 5, 2021
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
National Tribal Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault Inactive
Funding to establish a National Tribal Clearinghouse on Sexual Assault to provide training and technical assistance designed to improve victim services for and the criminal and civil justice response to American Indian/Alaska Native sexual assault victims, as well as increase offender accountability for such crimes.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Jun 3, 2021
Sponsors: Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice
Tennessee Nursing Home Civil Monetary Penalty Reinvestment Program Inactive
Funding to support evidence-based initiatives that improve the quality of life and quality of care for individuals currently living in nursing home facilities in Tennessee. The 2021 application cycle has a focus on customer service and elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
Geographic coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: May 28, 2021
Sponsor: Tennessee Department of Health
Preventing Violence Affecting Young Lives Inactive
Funding to implement community and societal level strategies that address social determinants of health and racial inequity to prevent violence impacting adolescents and young adults in areas with high rates of violence. This includes youth violence, teen dating violence, and other adverse childhood experiences, as well as conditions that put communities at greater risk for violence, such as concentrated poverty, limited educational attainment, high unemployment, and racial inequity. Priority consideration will be given to projects that focus on rural, American Indian/Alaska Native, and economically disadvantaged communities.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 1, 2021
Sponsors: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Grants to Tribes, Tribal Organizations, and Migrant Programs for Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Programs Inactive
Grants to Tribes, Tribal organizations, and migrant programs to develop, operate, expand, enhance, and coordinate activities to reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect consistent with the goals of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 20, 2021
Sponsors: Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tribal Injury Prevention Cooperative Agreement Program Inactive
Funding for Tribes to implement focused, community-based injury prevention programs and projects using evidence-based and promising strategies
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 1, 2020
Sponsors: Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Enhancing Services for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation Inactive
Funding for projects that enhance services for older victims of abuse and financial exploitation. Priority will be given to applications addressing challenges in rural communities, persistent-poverty counties, and in qualified Opportunity Zones.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 5, 2020
Sponsors: Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice
Tribal Children's Advocacy Center Expansion Initiative for Child Abuse Victims Inactive
Funding for the development of new satellite Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) to expand the coverage of existing accredited CACs for interested federally recognized tribes.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 7, 2020
Sponsors: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice