OVC FY 2026 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program
Formula grant funding supports crime-victim services in American Indian/Alaska Native communities and limited related construction or renovation costs for federally recognized Tribes, ANCSA Regional Corporations, and authorized designees that were invited to apply.
RESTRICTED TO: TRIBAL ENTITIES
⚑ not competitive · only entities that submitted a Population Certification and received an invitation letter may apply · may fund construction/refurbishment/renovation/improvement of victim-services space and shelters
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
This opportunity supports the provision of services to crime victims in American Indian/Alaska Native communities through a discretionary administrative formula program funded under a set-aside designated by law from the Crime Victims Fund. The program is not competitive and is open only to federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Regional Corporations, and their authorized designees. Funding may be used to support a Tribe's victim services and is available for a range of expenses. Tribes can also use Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside grants for construction or for refurbishing, renovating, or improving structures for victim services office space, shelter for victims, and related purposes.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are entities that submitted a Population Certification and subsequently received an invitation letter to apply for FY2026 TVSSA funding.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Office for Victims of Crime <ovctribalsetaside@ojp.usdoj.gov>
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