The Indian Health Service (IHS) has published two new funding opportunities to provide support for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) individuals who have experienced human trafficking and other interrelated forms of violence.
Domestic Violence Prevention Program
Application Deadline Date: February 2, 2022
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: March 21, 2022
Excerpted from the Federal Register :
Statuary Authority
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is accepting applications for grants for the Domestic Violence Prevention (DVP) program, formerly known as the Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative (DVPI). This program was first established by the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, Public Law 111-8 , 123 Stat. 524, 735, and continued in the annual appropriations acts since that time. It is authorized under the Snyder Act, 25 U.S.C. 13 ; the Transfer Act, 42 U.S.C. 2001 (a); and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25 U.S.C. 1665 a, 1665m. This program is described in the Assistance Listings located at https://sam.gov/content/home (formerly known as Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) under 93.653.
Background
Domestic and sexual violence including child maltreatment are a public health concern among the American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) population. American Indians and Alaska Natives experience high rates of sexual violence according to a 2016 publication from the Department of Justice. The National Crime Information Center reports that, in 2016, there were 5,712 reports of missing AI/AN women and girls. In addition, data published January 1, 2020, from the US National Institute of Justice's missing persons' database, National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), logged 435 missing persons cases with 37 percent female and 63 percent male. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that murder is the third-leading cause of death among AI/AN women and that rates of violence on reservations can be up to ten times higher than the national average.
This grant program will address issues related to the high rates of domestic and sexual violence among AI/AN people. The DVP program promotes the development of evidence-based and practice-based models that represent culturally appropriate prevention and treatment approaches to domestic and sexual violence from a community-driven context. This program focuses on community-based prevention efforts that address domestic and sexual violence and are aligned with the national DVP goals, https://www.ihs.gov/dvpi/aboutdvp/ .
Purpose
The purpose of this IHS grant is to support the development and/or expansion of a DVP program by incorporating prevention efforts addressing social, spiritual, physical, and emotional well-being of victims through the integration of culturally appropriate practices and trauma-informed services for Tribes, Tribal organizations, and Urban Indian organizations (UIO) serving the AI/AN population. This IHS program aims to promote prevention efforts that address domestic and sexual violence, including sexual exploitation/human trafficking, Missing and Murdered AI/AN people, and child maltreatment.
An effective program includes raising awareness of and mitigating the negative health effects and social burden of domestic violence, sexual abuse and assault, child maltreatment (physical, sexual, and psychological/emotional abuse, neglect), sexual exploitation/human trafficking, and Missing and Murdered AI/AN people; providing victims advocacy services; integrating evidence-based practice or traditional and/or faith-based services; collecting and communicating data about prevalence, incidence, and risk factors; and establishing a plan to ensure the sustainability of the program beyond the life of this grant.
Access the full notice and learn more about eligibility, how to apply, and application requirements.
Domestic Violence Prevention: Forensic Healthcare Services
Application Deadline Date: February 2, 2022
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: March 21, 2022
Excerpted from the Federal Register :
Statuary Authority
The Indian Health Service (IHS) is accepting applications for grants that will develop and/or expand Forensic Healthcare (FHC) services. This program was first established by the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, Public Law 111-8 , 123 Stat. 524, 735, as a component of the Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative, and continued in the annual appropriations acts since that time. This program is authorized under the Snyder Act, 25 U.S.C. 13 ; and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, 25 U.S.C. 1665 a, 1665m. This program is described in the Assistance Listings located at https://sam.gov/content/home (formerly known as Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) under 93.653.
Background
Previously, forensic health care functions were funded under Purpose Area 2 of the Domestic Violence Prevention (DVP) program, formerly known as the Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative. This announcement separates forensic health care functions into a distinct program. The FHC program will address access to health care needed for AI/AN victims of domestic and sexual violence. The IHS supports comprehensive efforts to develop and/or expand FHC services to provide treatment, intervention, and prevention in order to address the needs of victims impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, sexual exploitation/human trafficking, and child maltreatment. The FHC program is aligned with the national DVP goals, https://www.ihs.gov/dvpi/aboutdvp/ .
Purpose
The purpose of this IHS grant is to provide access to treatment for AI/AN victims of domestic and sexual violence by supporting the development of and/or expansion of FHC services that are culturally appropriate and trauma-informed. The intent is to impact FHC services in each IHS Area (provided by Tribes, Tribal organizations and Urban Indian organizations). This also includes promoting treatment, intervention, and prevention efforts for the social, spiritual, and emotional well-being of victims, including victims of child maltreatment.
To address domestic and sexual violence, including victims of sexual exploitation/human trafficking, applicants are encouraged to use Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) approaches. Using these types of team approaches is crucial—especially among local, state, and Federal agencies that includes health care providers, law enforcement, child protective services, social services, legal services, domestic violence coalitions, behavioral health services, and victim advocacy. The MDT/SART are community-based approaches in responding to sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and sexual abuse victims. Without the advantage of a team approach method, a program is more likely to fail. Improving collaboration through formal inter-agency agreements can improve the response time for sexual assault victims.
Access the full notice and learn more about eligibility, how to apply, and application requirements.