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History of Funding

In FY 24, a total of $22,975,000 was awarded to 52 awardees. FY24 awards can be viewed at: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/awards/fy-2024-ovw-grant-awards-program#CSSP

In FY 23, a total of $25,024,327 was awarded to 53 awardees. FY23 awards can be viewed at:

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/awards/fy-2023-ovw-grant-awards-program#CSSP

In FY 22, a total of $12,966,192 was awarded to 40 awardees. FY22 Awards can be viewed at: https://www.justice.gov/ovw/awards/fy-2022-ovw-grant-awards-program#CSSP

For additional information on the Culturally Specific Services Program, including what past grantees have accomplished with their grant funds and to view the Culturally Specific Services Program performance measures, see http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/vawamei/clsspmain.htm.

Additional Information

The activities listed below are out of the program scope and will not be funded:

• Research projects
• Promoting or facilitating the violation of federal immigration law.
• Inculcating or promoting gender ideology
• Promoting or facilitating discriminatory programs or ideology. This prohibition is not intended to interfere with any of OVW's statutory obligations, such as funding for HBCUs, culturally specific services, and disability programs.
• Activities that frame domestic violence or sexual assault as systemic social justice issues rather than criminal offenses (e.g., prioritizing criminal justice reform or social justice theories over victim safety and offender accountability).
• Generic community engagement or economic development without a clear link to violence prevention, victim safety, or offender accountability.
• Programs that discourage collaboration with law enforcement or oppose or limit the role of police, prosecutors, or immigration enforcement in addressing violence against women.
• Awareness campaigns or media that do not lead to tangible improvements in prevention, victim safety, or offender accountability.
• Excessive funding for consulting fees, training, administrative costs, or other expenses not related to measurable violence prevention, victim support, and offender accountability.
• Family violence. Grant funds may not be used to directly address child abuse or other family violence issues such as violence perpetrated by a child against a parent, parent against a child, or violence perpetrated by a sibling against another sibling. These limitations do not apply to activities addressing sexual violence.
• Services for children. Services can only be offered to children under age 11 who have been exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking if those services are provided in conjunction with serving the child's parent or guardian. Otherwise, programs may not provide services to children under the age of 11 as primary victims.
• Certain legal services. Grant funds may not be used for criminal defense of victims charged with crimes. However, representation in post-conviction relief proceedings with respect to the conviction of a victim relating to or arising from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking is permissible. Additionally, representation in tort cases is not permitted with grant funds.

Further, funds may not be used for Lobbying; Fundraising; Purchase of real property; Physical modifications to buildings, including minor renovations (such as painting or carpeting); Construction; or Personal Food & Beverage Costs.

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