FY2015 Family Violence Prevention & Services Act (FVPSA) Awards to Native American Tribes and Tribal Organizations

The Family Violence Prevention & Services Program in the Family Youth & Services Bureau administers the Family Violence Prevention & Services Act (FVPSA) funding, the only source of dedicated federal funding for domestic violence shelter and supportive services since 1984. In FY2015, the appropriation for FVPSA was $135 million.

The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Grants to Native American Tribes (including Alaska Native Villages) and tribal organizations are formula grants funded through a 10% set aside in the FVPSA appropriation, totaling $13.5 million in FY2015. The purpose of these grants is to assist Tribes in efforts to increase public awareness about, and primary and secondary prevention of, family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, and to provide immediate shelter and supportive services for victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence, and their dependents.

Funding is available to all Native American Tribes and tribal organizations that meet the definition of “Indian Tribe” or “tribal organization” at 25 U.S.C. 450b and are able to demonstrate their capacity to carry out domestic violence prevention and services programs.

Grantees