Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grants

The Family Violence Prevention and Services program funds the national domestic violence hotline and the domestic violence resource center network with discretionary grant money. It also funds a range of discretionary programs each year for the following purposes:

• Preventing family violence;
• Protecting victims and their dependents;
• Improving the design, delivery and coordination of services to address family violence;
• Gathering information on the incidences of family violence; and
• Increasing knowledge and understanding of issues through research, demonstration and evaluation projects.

Discretionary grant program priority areas vary from year to year. Priority areas include:

• Specialized outreach demonstration projects for services to underserved and diverse populations;
• Domestic violence/runaway and homeless youth collaboration on the prevention of adolescent dating violence; and
• Minority training grant stipends in domestic violence for historically black, Hispanic-serving and Tribal colleges and universities.

  These are competitive discretionary grants for which non-profit organizations may apply.

Contact Information: Family and Youth Services Bureau Administration on Children, Youth and Families Portals Building 1250 Maryland Ave., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20024 Telephone: 202-205-8102 Fax: 202-260-9333 Website: www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/index.htm

Keywords: violence; family violence; violence prevention; emergency counseling; discretionary grants for family violence prevention.

Directory of Program Services 2006-2007