OVC FY 2026 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program

Office for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of Justice

Non-competitive formula funding from the Crime Victims Fund set-aside for victim services in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Allowable activities explicitly include conducting a needs assessment and developing a strategic plan alongside direct services.

Indicative award

up to $650k (total award)NOFO states an expected total of $90,000,000 across 335 anticipated awards, with an anticipated award amount of up to $650,000. Allocations are formula-based on population certification, so individual amounts are set by the funding table and invitation letter, not by proposal.

Timing

By invitationBy invitation · Jun, Jul, AugPublished deadline: 2026-08-13 — passedThe Grants.gov step closed August 6, 2026; only applicants who already submitted there can complete the JustGrants step by 8:59 p.m. ET August 13, 2026. FY 2026 awards carry a five-year project period (Oct 1 2026 - Sep 30 2031) with annual supplemental formula allocations FY2027-FY2030. Tribes are n

Who can apply

Community organisation, Practitioner

Eligibility

Not open competition: eligible applicants are only entities that submitted a Population Certification (federally recognized tribes, ANCSA Regional Corporations, and designees) and subsequently received an FY 2026 invitation-to-apply letter from OVC. No match required; recipients and subrecipients must forgo profit or management fee.

SSWR clusters

Topics

tribal victim services · needs assessment · missing and murdered indigenous persons · emergency shelter and transitional housing

Apply at

https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-ovc-2026-172622

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Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

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OVC FY 2026 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program

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