The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is accepting applications for a newly announced grant program that will support the creation of a Tribal-based model of care to respond to Missing or Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) cases related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking.

Eligible applicants are national, Tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations that have the capacity to provide Tribal-specific training and technical assistance (TTA) on a national level. Award recipients will coordinate with OVW to identify, make subawards to, and collaborate with three subrecipients that will act as pilot sites: (1) a Tribal government; (2) a Tribal coalition; and (3) an urban Indian or other Tribal nonprofit. Funding must be used to support activities related to implementing Healing and Response Teams (HRT), including staffing, supplies, and consultants. Grant recipients must also develop an HRT Toolkit for use by Tribes, as well as plan and deliver one national level in-person workshop for Tribal entities interested in developing an HRT approach to MMIP for their community.

Relevant submissions deadlines are June 25, 2024 and June 27, 2024. For more information, see OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Healing and Response Teams Special Initiative - Solicitation (justice.gov).