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Underserved Program

NOW OPEN: The Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations solicitation is now available and open for applications. The JustGrants deadline is 8:59 p.m. ET on March 28, 2024.  Review the solicitation

The Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations program (Underserved Program) was authorized to develop and implement outreach strategies targeted at adult or youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in underserved populations and to provide victim services to meet the needs of adult and youth victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in underserved populations.

Funds under this program must be used for the purpose of providing or enhancing population specific outreach and services to adult and youth victims in one or more underserved populations.

Eligible applicants are limited to: population specific organizations and victim service providers. A “population specific organization” means a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization that primarily serves members of a specific underserved population and has demonstrated experience and expertise providing targeted services to members of that specific underserved population.

In 2023, the Underserved Program gave out 17 awards totaling $10.06 million.

Once posted, the solicitation to apply for this program can be found on OVW’s website. Members of the public can also sign up for notifications on that website, and grant announcements are posted to OVW’s Twitter.

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 20123.

Underserved Program Awards

The Translatin@ Coalition Los Angeles California $600,000
Heart Women & Girls Chicago Illinois $597,742
Shalva Skokie Illinois $600,000
Kansas Coalittion Against Sexual & Domestic Violence Topeka Kansas $600,000
Associated: Jewish Community Federation Of Baltimore, Inc,The Baltimore Maryland $570,546
Fenway Community Health Center, Inc. Boston Massachusetts $600,000
Our Deaf Survivors Center, Inc. Worcester Massachusetts $600,000
Amudim Community Resources Inc New York New York $600,000
In Our Own Voices Inc Albany New York $600,000
New York City Gay And Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, Inc. New York New York $600,000
Shalom Task Force New York New York $600,000
Women For Afghan Women Inc Fresh Meadows New York $600,000
The LGBTQ Center Of Durham, Inc Durham North Carolina $600,000
YWCA Of Greater Cincinnati Cincinnati Ohio $598,436
Proyecto Matria, Inc. Caguas Puerto Rico $500,000
Safe Alliance Facilities Holdings, The Austin Texas $600,000
Disability Rights Wisconsin, Inc. Madison Wisconsin $600,000
  Total Award Amount   $10,066,724
  Total Number of Awards   17

Norcal Services For Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Sacramento California $450,000
Peace Over Violence Los Angeles California $450,000
Jewish Women International Washington District of Columbia $449,862
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. Prestonsburg Kentucky $450,000
Arab American Family Support Center Inc. Brooklyn New York $450,000
Barrier Free Living Inc. Bronx New York $450,000
Willow Domestic Violence Center Of Greater Rochester, Inc. Rochester New York $450,000
Bridges Oregon Salem Oregon $450,000
Mazzoni Center Philadelphia Pennsylvania $449,996
Sego Lily Center For The Abused Deaf Salt Lake City Utah $450,000
  Total Award Amount   $4,499,858
  Total Number of Awards   10

Los Angeles LGBT Center Los Angeles California $450,000.00
Deaf Overcoming Violence Through Empowerment Denver Colorado $447,511.00
Greater Washington Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse, Inc., The Rockville Maryland $445,337.00
Cornerstone Advocacy Service Bloomington Minnesota $449,575.00
Icna Relief Usa Programs New Hyde Park New York $450,000.00
Rahama, Inc. Grand Island New York $450,000.00
Turning Point for Women and Families Flushing New York $450,000.00
Equitas Health, Inc. Columbus Ohio $449,999.00
LGBT Community Center Coalition of Central PA Harrisburg Pennsylvania $450,000.00
Northwest Network of Bisexual/ Trans, Lesbians and Gay Survivors of Abuse, The Seattle Washington $441,537.00
Milwaukee Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender Community Center, Inc. Milwaukee Wisconsin $420,000.00
  Total Award Amount   $4,903,959.00
  Total Number of Awards 11

 

For awards issued before 2021, you can visit our grant awards program page.

Contact Us

If you have questions about the Underserved Program, you can email us or call 202-307-6026.