Archived Application Kits

Archived Application Kits from FY2000 - 2004

Grant Descriptions

• S.T.O.P Violence Against Women Formula Grants Program
  The S.T.O.P (Services, Training, Officers and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grants are awarded to states to develop and strengthen the criminal justice system's response to violence against women and to support and enhance services for victims. Each state and territory must allocate 25 percent of the grant funds to law enforcement, 25 percent to prosecution, 5 percent to courts, and 30 percent to victim services. The remaining 15 percent is discretionary within the parameters of the Violence Against Women Act.
  Find the name of your VAWA STOP state contact.

• S.T.O.P Violence Against Indian Women Discretionary Grants Program
  The S.T.O.P Violence Against Indian Women Grants are intended to develop and strengthen tribal law enforcement and prosecution efforts to combat violence against Native women and to develop and enhance services for victims of such crimes.
• Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders
  The Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders are designed toencourage state, local, and tribal governments and state, local, and tribal courts to treat domestic violence as a serious violation of criminal law requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system. Grant funds may be used for implementing mandatory or pro-arrest programs and policies; developing policies and training in criminal justice agencies to improve tracking of domestic violence and dating violence cases; and creating centralized domestic violence units consisting of police, prosecution, or other criminal justice agencies. At least five percent of the funding for this program must be available for grants to Indian tribal governments.
• VAWA 2000 Costs for Criminal Charges and Protection Orders Chart (HTML version )

  Frequently Asked Questions on the VAWA 2000 Costs for Criminal Charges and Protection Orders Requirement.

• Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grants
  The Rural Domestic Violence and Child Victimization Enforcement Grants are designed to enhance services available to rural victims and children by encouraging community involvement in developing a coordinated response to domestic violence, dating violence and child abuse. A state is considered rural if it has a population of 52 or fewer persons per square mile or the largest county has less than 150,000 people. In rural states, eligible applicants are state and local governments and public and private entities. Non-rural states may apply on behalf of rural jurisdictions in their states. Eligible applicants also include tribal governments in rural and non-rural states. At least five percent of the funding for this program must be available for grants to Indian tribal governments.
• Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program
  The Legal Assistance for Victims Grants are designed to strengthen legal assistance programs for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking. Eligible applicants include Indian tribal governments, victim services programs, law school legal clinics and other legal services organizations that assist victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. Five percent of the funding for this program is set aside for grants to programs that assist victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking on lands within the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe.
• Grants to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women on Campus
  The Campus Program is designed to strengthen the higher education community's response to sexual assault, stalking, domestic violence, and dating violence crimes on campuses, and to enhance collaboration between campuses and local criminal justice and victim advocacy organizations. Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education.
• Grants to State Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalitions Program
  Grants are awarded to each state domestic violence coalition and sexual assault coalition for the purposes of coordinating state victim services activities and collaborating and coordinating with Federal, state, and local entities engaged in violence against women activities.
• Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions
  Grants are available for the development and operation of nonprofit tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions in Indian country.
• Training Grants to Stop Abuse and Sexual Assault Against Older Individuals or Individuals with Disabilities Program
  The Training Grants to Stop Abuse and Sexual Assault Against Older Individuals or Individuals with Disabilities Program is designed to train law enforcement officers, prosecutors, and court personnel to recognize, address, investigate, and prosecute cases of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation and violence against individuals with disabilities, including domestic violence and sexual assault, against older or disabled individuals.
• Education and Technical Assistance Grants to End Violence Against Women with Disabilities
  The Education and Technical Assistance Grants to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities Program is designed to improve services to individuals with disabilities who are victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Grantees will provide training, consultation, and information to service providers, including independent living centers, disability-related service organizations, and domestic violence programs providing shelter or related assistance about responding to violence against women who are individuals with disabilities. Eligible applicants are States, units of local government, Indian tribal governments, and nongovernmental private entities.
• Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program
  The Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program helps create safe places for visitation with and exchange of children in cases of domestic violence, child abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. Eligible applicants are States, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments that propose to enter into contracts with public and private nonprofit entities to provide supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange of children in such cases. At least five percent of the funding for this program must be available for grants to Indian tribal governments.
• Transitional Housing Assistance Grants Program
  The Transitional Housing Assistance Grants Program focuses on a holistic, victim-centered approach to provide transitional housing services that move individuals into permanent housing. Grants made under this program support programs that provide assistance to individuals who are in need of transitional housing or housing assistance as a result of fleeing a situation of domestic violence, and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient. Grants may be used for programs that provide short-term housing assistance, including rental or utilities payment assistance and assistance with related expenses, and support services designed to enable individuals to locate and secure permanent housing, as well as integrate into a community. Grantees will provide a broad range of individualized services such as transportation, counseling, child care services, case management, employment counseling, and other assistance. Eligible applicants are States, local units of government, Indian tribal governments, and nongovernmental private entites.

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• Archived Fiscal Year 2005 Guidelines, Solicitations and Application Kits
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• Archived Fiscal Year 2004 Guidelines, Solicitations and Application Kits
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• Archived Fiscal Year 2003 Guidelines, Solicitations and Application Kits
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• Archived Fiscal Year 2002 Guidelines, Solicitations and Application Kits
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• Archived Fiscal Year 2001 Guidelines, Solicitations and Application Kits
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• Archived Fiscal Year 2000 Guidelines, Solicitations and Application Kits
  (This link will take you to Fiscal Year 2000 solicitations for which the Office is no longer accepting applications.)

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