Federal Funding Opportunities

Discretionary Grants

A discretionary grant is a merit-based award of funds to eligible applicants who apply directly to the federal agency. A federal grant-making agency accepts applications for discretionary funding, determines eligibility, reviews the contents of the application, and determines which applicants receive awards and the amount of funding to be awarded.

• For more information, see What Is a Discretionary Grant? from Grants.gov.

Pass-Through Funds

For pass-through funds (block or formula grants), the funding amounts and spending parameters are set by federal law and agencies, but states have the flexibility to tailor spending to local priorities within those federal constraints. To access pass-through funds, applicants generally apply to the administering state and/or local government agencies or their grantees.

• For more information, see What Is a Block Grant? and What Is a Formula Grant? from Grants.gov.

Grants.gov is the federal government’s official website for searching for and applying for federal grants opportunities. Grants.gov features an expansive Grants Learning Center with educational materials on federal grants and the application process. The Grants Learning Center resources including the following:

• Grants 101
• Grant Writing Basics
• Grant Budget Narrative
• Grants.gov Community Blog

Many agencies offer training resources, information on how to apply for and manage grants, and future funding opportunities on their websites.

• AmeriCorps
• Department of Agriculture
  • Food & Nutrition Service
• Department of Education
• Department of Health and Human Services
  • Administration for Community Living
  • Administration for Children and Families
  • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
  • Health Resources and Services Administration
  • Indian Health Service
• Department of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Assistance
  • Office for Victims of Crime
  • Office on Violence Against Women
  • Office of Justice Programs
  • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Department of Labor

Additional materials exist to help grantseekers identify and apply for funding opportunities across the federal government, offering process overviews and specific resources.

• State Justice Institute Funding Toolkit for State Courts and Justice System Partners
• Congressional Research Service’s Resources for Grantseekers

Connecting Kids to Coverage Cooperative Agreements

This program supports organizations that educate families about Medicaid and CHIP and help with their enrollment applications and renewals; includes cooperative agreements that aim to increase the participation of eligible, uninsured targeted low-income children, including American Indian and Alaska Native children.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s):  Children/Youth, Health/Mental Health, Public Benefits
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Enhancing Community Responses to America’s Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims

This program offers funding to support direct services to children and youth who are crime victims as a result of the nation's addiction crisis and training and technical assistance for the direct services grantees.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Enhancing Juvenile and Family Court Responses to Human Trafficking

The goals of this program are to develop or enhance programs to provide direct services and diversion programs for youth in contact with the juvenile and family court systems who are victims of sex and/or labor trafficking or at risk for human trafficking due to past or current crime victimization, including child abuse and neglect.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Enhancing Youth Defense

The goal of this program is to implement youth defense delivery system enhancements that strengthen and improve youth defense. This program supports states and localities, through a combination of direct grants and national training and technical assistance, to implement sustainable system improvements that result in improved youth outcomes, reduced recidivism, safer communities, cost savings, and increased public confidence in the juvenile justice system.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Family-Based Alternative Justice Program

This program aims to establish new and enhance existing family-based alternative justice programs for parents/primary caregivers in the criminal justice system to improve child, parent, and family outcomes.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Family, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Field-Generated Strategies to Address the Criminalization of Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking

This program seeks to end the criminalization of minor victims of sex trafficking and to develop, expand, or strengthen victim services to support minor victims of sex trafficking. Services funded under this program may include legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth

This program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. Funded services can include legal representation in protection order proceedings.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking

This program's goal is to provide safe, stable housing and appropriate services to victims of human trafficking.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking

This program intends to improve outcomes for children and youth who are victims of human trafficking by integrating human trafficking policy and programming at the state or Tribal level and encouraging coordinated, multidisciplinary, and statewide approaches to serving trafficked youth.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Increasing Options and Expanding Access for Victims of Crime

This program supports innovative solutions to increasing service options and expanding access points for victims of crime in underrepresented communities.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Elder Justice/Older Adults, Immigration/Noncitizens, LGBTQI+, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking

This program funds services that address the needs of minor victims of sex and labor trafficking through a continuum of trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and gender responsive services. Direct services that may be funded include legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

This program seeks to improve responses and outcomes for youth with mental illness who come into contact with the juvenile justice system.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Health/Mental Health
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative

This program seeks to support states' and counties' implementation of innovative and/or research-based, data-informed recidivism-reduction policies, practices, and programs across multiple juvenile justice system components and disciplines, and sustainable strategies for reinvesting resulting costs saved or averted into effective juvenile justice prevention and intervention programs.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Opioid Affected Youth Initiative

This program seeks to support states and communities to develop coordinated responses to opioid and other substance use-related challenges that impact youth and community safety. Funding may be used to support programs and services to youth and families impacted by both opioids and other substance use disorders.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Health/Mental Health
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Preventing Trafficking of Girls Program

This program supports prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking. Services may be provided to girls and young women up to and including age 25. Funded services include legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System

This program funds the development, enhancement, or expansion of programs for girls in the juvenile justice system and girls at risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system. Funded activities may include case planning and direct service delivery that reduce risk factorsa nd promote protective factors for girls who come in contact with the juvenile justice system.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Growth Opportunities

This program is designed to support local governments, as well as non-government organizations, in their work to prepare justice-involved youth and young adults for the world of work through education and training, paid work experiences, mentorship, and leadership development.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Runaway and Homeless Youth-Prevention Demonstration Program

This program supports street outreach, emergency shelters, and longer-term transitional living and maternity group home programs to provide shelter and comprehensive supportive services for young people who have run away, are forced to leave their homes, or are experiencing homelessness or housing instability.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program

This program will provide funding to support states, units of local government, and community-based organizations to develop programs to provide comprehensive reentry services for moderate- to high-risk youth before, during, and after release from confinement; support transitional services to assist youth's successful reintegration into the community; deliver relevant training to key stakeholders positioned to impact youth's reentry process; and support a robust training and technical assistance program. 

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence

This program offers funding to develop and/or enhance support services for children exposed to violence to reduce the adverse impact of violence on youth, families, and communities, and to help family-serving organizations better recognize and help families at risk for exposure to violence.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Family
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Title IV-D Funding

HHS ACF provides funds to help (1) locate parents; (2) establish paternity; (3) establish child support obligations; and (4) enforce child support orders.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Family
• Program Information

Title IV-E Funding

HHS ACF provides foster care funds and adoption assistance funds to help prevent children from being placed in foster care, help children return safely to their homes, and help children get adopted or placed in another permanent living arrangement. ACF policy allows IV-E agencies to receive IV-E reimbursement for a portion of the costs of providing legal services for both children and parents in foster care proceedings.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Family
• Program Information: Foster Care | Adoption Assistance

Workforce Pathways for Youth

This program expands job training and workforce activities for youth, including soft-skill development, career exploration, job readiness and certification, summer jobs, year-round job opportunities and apprenticeships in out-of-school time organizations nationwide. The program allows out-of-school time organizations to partner with local workforce boards and youth-serving organizations, bridging the gap between their existing activities and the need to expose youth to career-related services to better prepare them to enter the workforce. Legal assistance is an allowable supportive service under this grant.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Education, Employment, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program

This program is designed to reduce the number of youth experiencing homelessness. The goal of the YHDP is to support selected communities, including rural, suburban, and urban areas across the United States, in the development and implementation of a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

YouthBuild

This program provides pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to opportunity youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities.  Legal assistance is an allowable supportive service under this grant.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Employment
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime

This program seeks applications that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology to interact directly with crime victims or provide information, referrals, crisis assistance, and long-term help.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Technology
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Anti-Trafficking Housing Assistance Program

This program provides funds to develop, expand, and strengthen organizations' ability to provide housing and associated support services to survivors of human trafficking. Supportive services that may be funded include legal services necessary to enable a housing program participant to locate and secure housing.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Bridging Inequities – Legal Services and Victims’ Rights Enforcement for Underserved Communities 

This program provides funds that organizations can use to select legal fellows that will provide civil legal services to victims of crimes in underserved communities.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Culturally Specific Services Program

This program supports culturally specific community-based organizations in addressing the critical needs of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking victims in a manner that affirms a victim’s culture.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Developing Future Victim Specialists to Serve American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Crime

This program supports workforce development of victim service providers serving American Indian and Alaska Native victims of crimes in remote and hard-to-fill locations.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking

The Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program is a grant program that funds comprehensive case management, direct services, and referrals through community partnerships to U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents who have experienced human trafficking. The DVHT Program empowers organizations and communities to deliver trauma-informed, strength-based, and victim-centered services for domestic individuals who have experienced trafficking. The program encourages innovative collaboration within communities to ensure long-term outcomes.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking

This program funds a collaborative task force of law enforcement agencies and victim service organizations to develop, expand, or strengthen a multidisciplinary approach to fight human trafficking. Victim services that can be provided under this award include advocacy and legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program

This program supports a comprehensive approach to addressing elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including training and cross-training services for criminal justice professionals and professionals working with older victims.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Elder Justice/Older Adults
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Enhancing Community Responses to America’s Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims

This program offers funding to support direct services to children and youth who are crime victims as a result of the nation's addiction crisis and training and technical assistance for the direct services grantees.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Enhancing Juvenile and Family Court Responses to Human Trafficking

The goals of this program are to develop or enhance programs to provide direct services and diversion programs for youth in contact with the juvenile and family court systems who are victims of sex and/or labor trafficking or at risk for human trafficking due to past or current crime victimization, including child abuse and neglect.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Field-Generated Solicitation: Increasing Options and Expanding Access for Victims of Crime

This program supports the development or enhancement of promising practices, models, and programs that offer innovative solutions to build the capacity of service providers to increase the service options and/or expand access points for victims of crime in underrepresented communities. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by increasing equity, accessibility, and inclusion in its response to victims of crime.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Field-Generated Strategies to Address the Criminalization of Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking

This program seeks to end the criminalization of minor victims of sex trafficking and to develop, expand, or strengthen victim services to support minor victims of sex trafficking. Services funded under this program may include legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth

This program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. Funded services can include legal representation in protection order proceedings.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Program

This program supports the development and implementation of strategies targeted at adult or youth victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking in underserved populations, and victim services to meet the needs of such populations.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Disability/Individuals with Disabilities, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, LGBTQI+
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response

This program is designed to encourage partnerships among state, local, and tribal governments, courts, victim service providers, coalitions, and rape crisis centers to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program

This program enhances the ability of Tribes to respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking in their communities, and provide services for survivors, as well as develop education and prevention strategies.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program

This funding program strengthens the response of institutions of higher education in response to the crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and enhances collaboration among campuses, law enforcement, and victim service providers.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking

This program's goal is to provide safe, stable housing and appropriate services to victims of human trafficking.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking

This program intends to improve outcomes for children and youth who are victims of human trafficking by integrating human trafficking policy and programming at the state or Tribal level and encouraging coordinated, multidisciplinary, and statewide approaches to serving trafficked youth.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Increasing Access to Services for Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of Human Trafficking Program

This program provides funding to increase the quantity and quality of victim-centered services available to assist American Indian and Alaska Native victims of human trafficking in urban areas.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Increasing Options and Expanding Access for Victims of Crime

This program supports innovative solutions to increasing service options and expanding access points for victims of crime in underrepresented communities.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Elder Justice/Older Adults, Immigration/Noncitizens, LGBTQI+, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking

This program funds services that address the needs of minor victims of sex and labor trafficking through a continuum of trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and gender responsive services. Direct services that may be funded include legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Justice for Families Program

This program supports improving the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child sexual abuse, including court-based and court-related programs and civil legal services.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Family
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Reducing Crime by Improving Justice System Performance

This program provides funding to develop and implement innovative and research-based responses that address a range of criminal justice system problems.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

This program funds the development of legal programs to serve victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Eligible organizations must not currently provide legal representation but propose to establish programs to provide legal services to victims.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program Expanding Legal Services Initiative

This program is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid adult and youth victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Preventing Trafficking of Girls Program

This program supports prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking. Services may be provided to girls and young women up to and including age 25. Funded services include legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program

This program supports projects that address and prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in rural areas, including advocacy and legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Services for Survivors of Torture Grants

This program supports services, including legal services, for persons who were tortured in another country and now live in the United States.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Immigration/Noncitizens, LGBTQI+
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

This program funds the development, expansion, and strengthening of victim service programs for victims of human trafficking. Awards are made under one of three "Purpose Areas," and awards made under Purpose Area 3 (Specialized Services for Human Trafficking Victims) may be used to fund the delivery of specialized services, including legal services.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Other/General Legal Services
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program

This program supports nonprofit organizations that provide culturally specific intervention and related assistance for survivors of sexual assault from minority communities.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant Program (SASP)

DOJ OVW grants help fund services, direct intervention, and related assistance to victims of sexual assault and their families.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Family
• Program Information

STOP (Services * Training * Officers * Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program

DOJ STOP grants support the development and strengthening effective responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including legal assistance and court advocate programs.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Program Information

Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People Program

This program seeks to create sustainable change that improves the response to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and to hold perpetrators of those crimes accountable. Projects may not focus solely on direct legal services, but grantees may plan to provide accessible legal services if those services fit with the collaborative team composition and services the grantees offer.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Disability/Individuals with Disabilities, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Transforming America’s Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation and T&TA

This program seeks to support the development or enhancement of multidisciplinary teams to better identify and respond to cases of abuse of older adults and more comprehensively serve and support older victims of financial exploitation and other forms of elder abuse.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Elder Justice/Older Adults
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking

This effort supports programs that provide 6-24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing as a result of a situation of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula

This program supports victim services in American Indian/Alaska Native communities, including direct services to victims and community outreach and education.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims. Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grants

DOJ OVC grants fund assistance to crime victims, including crisis counseling, telephone and onsite information and referrals, criminal justice support and advocacy, shelter, therapy, and additional assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims
• Program Information

Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Program

This program supports the development and implementation of strategies targeted at adult or youth victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking in underserved populations, and victim services to meet the needs of such populations.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Disability/Individuals with Disabilities, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, LGBTQI+
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People Program

This program seeks to create sustainable change that improves the response to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and to hold perpetrators of those crimes accountable. Projects may not focus solely on direct legal services, but grantees may plan to provide accessible legal services if those services fit with the collaborative team composition and services the grantees offer.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Disability/Individuals with Disabilities, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Anti-Trafficking Housing Assistance Program

This program provides funds to develop, expand, and strengthen organiations' ability to provide housing and associated support services to survivors of human trafficking. Supportive services that may be funded include legal services necessary to enable a housing program participant to locate and secure housing.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Continuum of Care (CoC) Program

The program provides funding to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and youth.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Community Planning and Development
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Culturally Specific Services Program

This program supports culturally specific community-based organizations in addressing the critical needs of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking victims in a manner that affirms a victim’s culture.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking

The Domestic Victims of Human Trafficking (DVHT) Program is a grant program that funds comprehensive case management, direct services, and referrals through community partnerships to U.S. citizens and Lawful Permanent Residents who have experienced human trafficking. The DVHT Program empowers organizations and communities to deliver trauma-informed, strength-based, and victim-centered services for domestic individuals who have experienced trafficking. The program encourages innovative collaboration within communities to ensure long-term outcomes.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Domestic Violence Prevention Program (DVP)

This 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.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Enhanced Collaborative Model Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking

This program funds a collaborative task force of law enforcement agencies and victim service organizations to develop, expand, or strengthen a multidisciplinary approach to fight human trafficking. Victim services that can be provided under this award include advocacy and legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Enhancing Juvenile and Family Court Responses to Human Trafficking

The goals of this program are to develop or enhance programs to provide direct services and diversion programs for youth in contact with the juvenile and family court systems who are victims of sex and/or labor trafficking or at risk for human trafficking due to past or current crime victimization, including child abuse and neglect.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Discretionary Grants

This program supports sexual assault and domestic violence services for individuals and families impacted by domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and family violence, including culturally specific grants.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA) Formula Grants

HHS ACF’s FVPSA grants provide shelter, safety planning, crisis counseling, information and referral, legal advocacy, and additional support services to persons experiencing domestic/dating violence and to their dependents.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Program Information

Field-Generated Strategies to Address the Criminalization of Minor Victims of Sex Trafficking

This program seeks to end the criminalization of minor victims of sex trafficking and to develop, expand, or strengthen victim services to support minor victims of sex trafficking. Services funded under this program may include legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Program

This program supports the development and implementation of strategies targeted at adult or youth victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking in underserved populations, and victim services to meet the needs of such populations.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Disability/Individuals with Disabilities, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, LGBTQI+
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response

This program is designed to encourage partnerships among state, local, and tribal governments, courts, victim service providers, coalitions, and rape crisis centers to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program

This program enhances the ability of Tribes to respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking in their communities, and provide services for survivors, as well as develop education and prevention strategies.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth

This program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and sex trafficking. Funded services can include legal representation in protection order proceedings.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program

This funding program strengthens the response of institutions of higher education in response to the crimes of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and enhances collaboration among campuses, law enforcement, and victim service providers.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking

This program's goal is to provide safe, stable housing and appropriate services to victims of human trafficking.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking

This program intends to improve outcomes for children and youth who are victims of human trafficking by integrating human trafficking policy and programming at the state or Tribal level and encouraging coordinated, multidisciplinary, and statewide approaches to serving trafficked youth.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Increasing Access to Services for Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of Human Trafficking Program

This program provides funding to increase the quantity and quality of victim-centered services available to assist American Indian and Alaska Native victims of human trafficking in urban areas.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking

This program funds services that address the needs of minor victims of sex and labor trafficking through a continuum of trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and gender responsive services. Direct services that may be funded include legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Justice for Families Program

This program supports improving the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child sexual abuse, including court-based and court-related programs and civil legal services.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Family
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

This program funds the development of legal programs to serve victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Eligible organizations must not currently provide legal representation but propose to establish programs to provide legal services to victims.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program Expanding Legal Services Initiative

This program is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance needed to effectively aid adult and youth victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Preventing Trafficking of Girls Program

This program supports prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking. Services may be provided to girls and young women up to and including age 25. Funded services include legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program

This program supports projects that address and prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in rural areas, including advocacy and legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

This program funds the development, expansion, and strengthening of victim service programs for victims of human trafficking. Awards are made under one of three "Purpose Areas," and awards made under Purpose Area 3 (Specialized Services for Human Trafficking Victims) may be used to fund the delivery of specialized services, including legal services.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Other/General Legal Services
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Program

This program supports nonprofit organizations that provide culturally specific intervention and related assistance for survivors of sexual assault from minority communities.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant Program (SASP)

DOJ OVW grants help fund services, direct intervention, and related assistance to victims of sexual assault and their families.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Family
• Program Information

STOP (Services * Training * Officers * Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program

DOJ STOP grants support the development and strengthening effective responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including legal assistance and court advocate programs.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Program Information

Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People Program

This program seeks to create sustainable change that improves the response to individuals with disabilities and Deaf individuals who are survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and to hold perpetrators of those crimes accountable. Projects may not focus solely on direct legal services, but grantees may plan to provide accessible legal services if those services fit with the collaborative team composition and services the grantees offer.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Disability/Individuals with Disabilities, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking

This effort supports programs that provide 6-24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing as a result of a situation of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP

This AmeriCorps program funds organizations that engage Americans 55 years and older in volunteer service to meet critical community needs. A recent focus area related to elder justice activities.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Disaster, Education, Elder Justice/Older Adults, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

AmeriCorps VISTA Projects

This program provides resources to nonprofit organizations and public agencies to address poverty and poverty-related problems in the United States. The focus areas for the 2024 program are economic opportunity, healthy futures, education, veterans and military families, and environmental stewardship.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education, Employment, Health/Mental Health, Other/General Legal Services, Veterans 
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

HHS ACF’s CSBG program provides funds for services and activities addressing employment, education, income and asset building services, housing, nutrition, emergency services, and/or health care based on community needs assessments conducted by the local entities.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Education, Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Other/General Legal Services
• Program Information

Promise Neighborhoods

This program aims to improve the academic and developmental outcomes of children living in the most distressed communities by ensuring school readiness, high school graduation, and access to a community-based continuum of high-quality services. 

• Agency: Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights (PAIR) Formula Grant Awards

This program supports the protection and advocacy system in each state to protect the legal and human rights of individuals with disabilities.

• Agency: Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Education
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Young Adult Reentry Partnership (YARP)

The purpose of this program is to partner organizations that provide reentry services with community colleges to provide education and training services to improve the employment outcomes for young adults involved in the criminal justice system. These projects ensure that young adults transitioning from the criminal justice system are prepared to meet the needs of their local labor markets with the skills required by employers. Applicants must establish a partnership with the criminal justice system.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education, Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs - Employment and Training Grants

The purpose of this program is to support employment and training activities for Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals in order to: 1) develop more fully the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals; 2) make such individuals more competitive in the workforce and equip them with the entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-employment; and 3) promote the economic and social development of Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities in accordance with the goals and values of such communities.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education, Employment, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Workforce Pathways for Youth

This program expands job training and workforce activities for youth, including soft-skill development, career exploration, job readiness and certification, summer jobs, year-round job opportunities and apprenticeships in out-of-school time organizations nationwide. The program allows out-of-school time organizations to partner with local workforce boards and youth-serving organizations, bridging the gap between their existing activities and the need to expose youth to career-related services to better prepare them to enter the workforce. Legal assistance is an allowable supportive service under this grant.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Education, Employment, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Advancing Aging Network Capacity to Recognize and Support Family, Kinship and Tribal Caregivers Grants

This program supports increasing awareness of, and outreach to, family caregivers.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults, Employment, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP

This AmeriCorps program funds organizations that engage Americans 55 years and older in volunteer service to meet critical community needs. A recent focus area related to elder justice activities.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Disaster, Education, Elder Justice/Older Adults, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Elder Justice Innovation Grants

This program aims to improve the field of adult maltreatment prevention and intervention at large and supports the development and advancement of knowledge and approaches about new and emerging issues related to elder justice.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program

This program supports a comprehensive approach to addressing elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation, including training and cross-training services for criminal justice professionals and professionals working with older victims.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Elder Justice/Older Adults
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Increasing Options and Expanding Access for Victims of Crime

This program supports innovative solutions to increasing service options and expanding access points for victims of crime in underrepresented communities.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Elder Justice/Older Adults, Immigration/Noncitizens, LGBTQI+, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Legal Assistance Enhancement Program

ACL’s Legal Assistance Enhancement Program (LAEP) supports legal assistance enhancements and innovations in four key areas: (1) outreach; (2) intake; (3) essential partnerships within and outside the aging network; (4) delivery of full-range legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults
• Solicitation
• Program Information

MIPPA Medicare Beneficiary Outreach and Assistance Program: Funding for OAA Title VI Native American Programs

This program enhances assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through outreach activities to beneficiaries likely to be eligible for the Low-Income Subsidy program (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), and the program helps inform eligible Native American elders about the benefits available to them through Medicare Part D, LIS, MSP or Medicare prevention benefits and screenings.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults, Public Benefits, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Older Americans Act Grants

HHS ACL’s OAA grants fund support services for people 60 and over, with an emphasis on identifying and serving low income, rural, minority and limited English proficient older individuals, including legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults
• Program Information

Pension Counseling and Information Program

This program provides free legal assistance to individuals experiencing a problem with their pension, profit sharing or retirement savings plans. These projects provide hands-on assistance in pursuing claims through: handling administrative appeals processes; helping seniors to locate pension plans “lost” as a result of mergers and acquisitions; answering queries about complex plan provisions; and making targeted referrals to other professionals for assistance.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults, Other/General Legal Services
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Tax Counsel for the Elderly Grants

This program funds free tax help for those 60 or older.

• Agency: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults, Tax
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Transforming America’s Response to Elder Abuse: Enhanced Multidisciplinary Teams (E-MDTs) for Older Victims of Abuse and Financial Exploitation and T&TA

This program seeks to support the development or enhancement of multidisciplinary teams to better identify and respond to cases of abuse of older adults and more comprehensively serve and support older victims of financial exploitation and other forms of elder abuse.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Elder Justice/Older Adults
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Advancing Aging Network Capacity to Recognize and Support Family, Kinship and Tribal Caregivers Grants

This program supports increasing awareness of, and outreach to, family caregivers.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults, Employment, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

AmeriCorps VISTA Projects

This program provides resources to nonprofit organizations and public agencies to address poverty and poverty-related problems in the United States. The focus areas for the 2024 program are economic opportunity, healthy futures, education, veterans and military families, and environmental stewardship.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education, Employment, Health/Mental Health, Other/General Legal Services, Veterans 
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP)

HVRP aims to (1) provide career exploration, training, placement, and supportive services to veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness, empowering them to secure good jobs in stable, high-demand occupations paying livable wages; and (2) establish strong partnerships between public, private, and nonprofit organizations to deliver equitable services to marginalized veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness to assist in overcoming barriers to employment.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP)

The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) is a nationally directed, locally administered program of services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents. The purpose of this program is to strengthen the ability of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents to acquire necessary skills to either stabilize or advance in their agricultural jobs or obtain employment in new industries.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Growth Opportunities

This program is designed to support local governments, as well as non-government organizations, in their work to prepare justice-involved youth and young adults for the world of work through education and training, paid work experiences, mentorship, and leadership development.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development (PROWD)

This program provides targeted employment services to federally incarcerated individuals as they approach community reentry. The initiative seeks to better align job training and skills development services provided to program participants to the specific labor market needs of the communities where they will live.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Pathway Home

These projects aim to eliminate the gap occurring between release from incarceration and enrollment into a reentry program leading to employment. Pathway Home grants begin serving adults pre-release and are designed to support state and local governments, as well as non-government organizations, in their work to reduce recidivism and improve employment outcomes for individuals returning to the community from incarceration.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Reentry Projects

These grants seek to enhance both adult (25+) and young adult (18-24) reentry strategies through collaboration with the field to identify and respond to emerging or chronic reentry challenges. 

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Young Adult Reentry Partnership (YARP)

The purpose of this program is to partner organizations that provide reentry services with community colleges to provide education and training services to improve the employment outcomes for young adults involved in the criminal justice system. These projects ensure that young adults transitioning from the criminal justice system are prepared to meet the needs of their local labor markets with the skills required by employers. Applicants must establish a partnership with the criminal justice system.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education, Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes

This program funds reentry services and programs focused on strengthening education and employment outcomes for individuals returning to their communities after a period of incarceration.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Stand Down Grants

Stand Downs (SD) are typically one- to three-day events providing supplies and services to homeless Veterans, such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, and VA Social Security benefits counseling. Veterans can also receive referrals to other assistance such as health care, housing solutions, employment, substance use treatment, and mental health counseling.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) - State Formula Grants

These grants are designed to strengthen and improve our nation’s public workforce system and help get Americans, including youth and those with significant barriers to employment, into high-quality jobs and careers and help employers hire and retain skilled workers. Legal aid services are one of the supportive services allowable under this program.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Employment
• Program Information

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs - Employment and Training Grants

The purpose of this program is to support employment and training activities for Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals in order to: 1) develop more fully the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals; 2) make such individuals more competitive in the workforce and equip them with the entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-employment; and 3) promote the economic and social development of Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities in accordance with the goals and values of such communities.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education, Employment, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC)

This program funds grant projects within the Appalachian, Lower Mississippi Delta, and Northern Border regions. These grants are designed to address the employment and training needs of the local and regional workforce, created in collaboration with community partners and aligned with existing economic and workforce development plans and strategies.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Workforce Pathways for Youth

This program expands job training and workforce activities for youth, including soft-skill development, career exploration, job readiness and certification, summer jobs, year-round job opportunities and apprenticeships in out-of-school time organizations nationwide. The program allows out-of-school time organizations to partner with local workforce boards and youth-serving organizations, bridging the gap between their existing activities and the need to expose youth to career-related services to better prepare them to enter the workforce. Legal assistance is an allowable supportive service under this grant.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Education, Employment, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

YouthBuild

This program provides pre-apprenticeship services that support education, occupational skills training, and employment services to opportunity youth, ages 16 to 24, while performing meaningful work and service to their communities.  Legal assistance is an allowable supportive service under this grant.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Employment
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Family-Based Alternative Justice Program

This program aims to establish new and enhance existing family-based alternative justice programs for parents/primary caregivers in the criminal justice system to improve child, parent, and family outcomes.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Family, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Justice for Families Program

This program supports improving the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families affected by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and child sexual abuse, including court-based and court-related programs and civil legal services.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Family
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant Program (SASP)

DOJ OVW grants help fund services, direct intervention, and related assistance to victims of sexual assault and their families.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Family
• Program Information

Strategies to Support Children Exposed to Violence

This program offers funding to develop and/or enhance support services for children exposed to violence to reduce the adverse impact of violence on youth, families, and communities, and to help family-serving organizations better recognize and help families at risk for exposure to violence.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Family
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Title IV-D Funding

HHS ACF provides funds to help (1) locate parents; (2) establish paternity; (3) establish child support obligations; and (4) enforce child support orders.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Family
• Program Information

Title IV-E Funding

HHS ACF provides foster care funds and adoption assistance funds to help prevent children from being placed in foster care, help children return safely to their homes, and help children get adopted or placed in another permanent living arrangement. ACF policy allows IV-E agencies to receive IV-E reimbursement for a portion of the costs of providing legal services for both children and parents in foster care proceedings.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Family
• Program Information: Foster Care | Adoption Assistance

Adult Treatment Court Program

This program supports the effective integration of evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, random drug testing, equitable sanctions and incentives, recovery support services and civil legal services in judicially supervised court settings to reduce recidivism and substance use and misuse, as well as prevent overdoses, for non-violent individuals involved in the justice system.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

AmeriCorps VISTA Projects

This program provides resources to nonprofit organizations and public agencies to address poverty and poverty-related problems in the United States. The focus areas for the 2024 program are economic opportunity, healthy futures, education, veterans and military families, and environmental stewardship.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education, Employment, Health/Mental Health, Other/General Legal Services, Veterans 
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP)

This program funds the creation and/or implementation of extreme risk protection order programs, state crisis intervention court proceedings, and related gun violence reduction programs/initiatives. Funded services may include civil legal responses.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Other/General Legal Services, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Community Mental Health Services Block Grant

These HHS SAMHSA grants support comprehensive community mental health services. The services target adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional health disturbances.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health
• Program Information

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

HHS ACF’s CSBG program provides funds for services and activities addressing employment, education, income and asset building services, housing, nutrition, emergency services, and/or health care based on community needs assessments conducted by the local entities.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Education, Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Other/General Legal Services
• Program Information

Connecting Kids to Coverage Cooperative Agreements

This program supports organizations that educate families about Medicaid and CHIP and help with their enrollment applications and renewals; includes cooperative agreements that aim to increase the participation of eligible, uninsured targeted low-income children, including American Indian and Alaska Native children.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s):  Children/Youth, Health/Mental Health, Public Benefits
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI)

This program supports services for individuals experiencing homelessness who have substance use disorders or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, including enrollment for health insurance, Medicaid, SSI/SSDI, and other mainstream benefits.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Public Benefits
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry

This program seeks to support state, local, and tribal governments, as well as community-based nonprofit organizations, to establish, expand, or improve treatment and recovery support services for people with substance use disorders during their incarceration and upon reentry into the community. It seeks to reduce crime and recidivism, expand access to evidence-based treatment, and promote long-term recovery for people leaving incarceration, and, in the process, improve public safety and public health.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

This program supports innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders who come into contact with the justice system.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Juvenile Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

This program seeks to improve responses and outcomes for youth with mental illness who come into contact with the juvenile justice system.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Health/Mental Health
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Medical-Legal Partnerships Plus

This program supports comprehensive legal services and wraparound social services to families with low incomes to address health-harming legal needs and improve their overall health.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health
• Solicitation
• Program Information

National Training and Technical Assistance Partner (NTTAP) Cooperative Agreements

HRSA-funded health centers receive training and technical assistance for the development and facilitation of medical-legal partnerships.  The integration of the unique skills of lawyers into health care settings helps patients access services to address social risk factors that may contribute to health inequities.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s):  Health/Mental Health
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Navigators in Federally Facilitated or State Partnership Marketplaces

This program provides free legal assistance to individuals experiencing a problem with their pension, profit sharing or retirement savings plans. These projects provide hands-on assistance in pursuing claims through handling administrative appeals processes, helping seniors to locate pension plans “lost” as a result of mergers and acquisitions, answering queries about complex plan provisions, and making targeted referrals to other professionals for assistance.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Opioid Affected Youth Initiative

This program seeks to support states and communities to develop coordinated responses to opioid and other substance use-related challenges that impact youth and community safety. Funding may be used to support programs and services to youth and families impacted by both opioids and other substance use disorders.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Health/Mental Health
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)

HHS SAMHSA’s PATH formula grants support services for individuals with serious mental illness who are experiencing homelessness, including assistance obtaining income support services.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness
• Program Information

Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI)

HHS SAMHSA’s PAIMI formula grant supports Protection and Advocacy systems to protect and advocate for the rights of individuals with serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance by providing legal-based advocacy services and investigating abuse, neglect, and rights violations.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health
• Program Information

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) - Implementation

This program aims to reduce the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder in high-risk rural communities.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s):  Health/Mental Health, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grants

This grant program funds community-based suivide prevention efforts to meet the needs of Veterans and their families. Supported services include legal services to assist eligible individuals with issues that may contribute to the risk of suicide.

• Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Stand Down Grants

Stand Downs (SD) are typically one- to three-day events providing supplies and services to homeless Veterans, such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, and VA Social Security benefits counseling. Veterans can also receive referrals to other assistance such as health care, housing solutions, employment, substance use treatment, and mental health counseling.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

State Opioid Response Grants (SOR)

HHS SAMHSA’s SOR grants fund efforts to increase access to FDA-approved medications for the treatment of opioid use disorder, and for supporting the continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services for opioid use disorder and other concurrent substance use disorders.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health
• Program Information

Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG)

This block grant is intended to help plan, implement, and evaluate activities that prevent and treat substance use. The funding supports development of a comprehensive primary prevention program that includes activities and services provided in a variety of settings.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health
• Program Information

Supporting Replication (SURE) of Housing Interventions in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

These opportunities support the implementation, adaptation, replication, evaluation, and dissemination of effective, evidence-based and evidence-informed housing interventions in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) to decrease health and housing disparities and improve health outcomes along the HIV care continuum. 

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s):  Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation: Implementation and Technical Assistance Provider | Evaluation Provider
• Program Information

Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (TIEH)

This program supports services for individuals, youth, and families with a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or co-occurring disorder who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness, including enrollment for health insurance, Medicaid, and access to other benefits, including SSI/SSDI, TANF, and SNAP.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Public Benefits
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Veterans Treatment Court Program

This program supports treatment courts, which include civil legal assistance among other services, for veterans involved in the justice system who have substance use disorders, including a history of violence and post-traumatic stress disorder because of their military service.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Reentry/Expungement, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Anti-Trafficking Housing Assistance Program

This program provides funds to develop, expand, and strengthen organizations' ability to provide housing and associated support services to survivors of human trafficking. Supportive services that may be funded include legal services necessary to enable a housing program participant to locate and secure housing.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Program

This program supports locally driven strategies that address struggling neighborhoods with severely distressed public housing and/or HUD-assisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Public and Indian Housing
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

This program provides grants to develop viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and by expanding economic opportunities, principally for low- and moderate-income persons. This grant can be used to help fund public services within certain limits, which include legal services.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness
• Program Information

Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG)

The purpose of this program to develop viable Indian and Alaska Native communities, including the creation of decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities primarily for persons of low and moderate income.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Public and Indian Housing
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

HHS ACF’s CSBG program provides funds for services and activities addressing employment, education, income and asset building services, housing, nutrition, emergency services, and/or health care based on community needs assessments conducted by the local entities.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Education, Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Other/General Legal Services
• Program Information

Comprehensive Housing Counseling Grant Program

This program supports HUD-Approved Housing Counseling Agencies to provide a wide array of counseling services, including pre- and post- purchase, reverse mortgage, fair housing, financial education, landlord/tenant, credit, no-cost foreclosure, homeless rehousing, disaster relief, and eviction prevention services. Many HUD approved Housing Counseling Agencies are also legal service agencies and/or private not for profit fair housing organizations, and all HUD Approved HCAs partner and refer to legal service providers.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Continuum of Care (CoC) Program

The program provides funding to quickly rehouse homeless individuals, families, persons fleeing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and youth.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Community Planning and Development
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG)

This program assists people to quickly regain stability in permanent housing after experiencing a housing crisis or homelessness. The program provides funding for various services, including legal services, related to emergency shelters, homelessness prevention, and rapid re-housing.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness
• Program Information

Eviction Protection Grants Program

The program funds free legal assistance to low-income tenants at risk or subject to eviction in housing court cases and other proceedings, including filing fair housing complaints related to eviction.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Fair Housing Initiatives Program (FHIP)

HUD'S FHIP program fund organizations that assist people who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination. Three different grants are offered. The Fair Housing Organizations Initiative (FHOI) builds the capacity and effectiveness of qualified fair housing enforcement organizations. The Private Enforcement Initiative (PEI) funds fair housing organizations to carry out testing and enforcement activities to prevent or eliminate discriminatory housing practices. The Education and Outreach Initiative funds initiatives that educate the public and housing providers about equal opportunity in housing and compliance with fair housing laws.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation: FHOI | PEI | EOI
• Program Information

Grant and Per Diem Program

This annual program funds community agencies providing services to Veterans experiencing homelessness. It includes a transitional housing component, which aims to promote the development and provision of supportive housing and services for homeless Veterans and supports housing retention for Veterans who were previously homeless and are transitioning to permanent housing.

• Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI)

This program supports services for individuals experiencing homelessness who have substance use disorders or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, including enrollment for health insurance, Medicaid, SSI/SSDI, and other mainstream benefits.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Public Benefits
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP)

HVRP aims to (1) provide career exploration, training, placement, and supportive services to veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness, empowering them to secure good jobs in stable, high-demand occupations paying livable wages; and (2) establish strong partnerships between public, private, and nonprofit organizations to deliver equitable services to marginalized veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness to assist in overcoming barriers to employment.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Human Trafficking

This program's goal is to provide safe, stable housing and appropriate services to victims of human trafficking.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) Program

This program provides grants for projects that benefit low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program

This program supports legal services to Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including housing, family law, income support, criminal defense, and discharge or dismissal upgrades.

• Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, Homeless Programs Office
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)

HHS SAMHSA’s PATH formula grants support services for individuals with serious mental illness who are experiencing homelessness, including assistance obtaining income support services.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness
• Program Information

Runaway and Homeless Youth-Prevention Demonstration Program

This program supports street outreach, emergency shelters, and longer-term transitional living and maternity group home programs to provide shelter and comprehensive supportive services for young people who have run away, are forced to leave their homes, or are experiencing homelessness or housing instability.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Rural Community Development Initiative

RCDI grants are awarded to help non-profit housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities and federally recognized tribes support housing, community facilities and community and economic development projects in rural areas.

• Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness, Rural
• Program Information

Stand Down Grants

Stand Downs (SD) are typically one- to three-day events providing supplies and services to homeless Veterans, such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, and VA Social Security benefits counseling. Veterans can also receive referrals to other assistance such as health care, housing solutions, employment, substance use treatment, and mental health counseling.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Supporting Replication (SURE) of Housing Interventions in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program

These opportunities support the implementation, adaptation, replication, evaluation, and dissemination of effective, evidence-based and evidence-informed housing interventions in the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) to decrease health and housing disparities and improve health outcomes along the HIV care continuum. 

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s):  Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation: Implementation and Technical Assistance Provider | Evaluation Provider
• Program Information

Supportive Services for Veterans Families

The goal of the SSVF Program is to promote equitable housing stability services to low-income Veteran families who reside in or are transitioning to permanent housing. Grantees provide a range of supportive services to eligible Veteran families that are designed to promote housing stability.

• Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Tenant Education and Outreach Program

This program supports tenant capacity building at eligible existing Project Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) properties through the Tenant Education and Outreach program, with the goal of preserving decent, safe, and sanitary housing within the PBRA program. Tenant capacity building is the process of developing and strengthening the skills, abilities, processes, and resources that tenants and tenant organizations need to be active partners in the preservation and improvement of their housing communities.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Multifamily Housing
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking

This effort supports programs that provide 6-24 months of transitional housing with support services for victims who are homeless or in need of transitional housing as a result of a situation of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, and for whom emergency shelter services or other crisis intervention services are unavailable or insufficient.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (TIEH)

This program supports services for individuals, youth, and families with a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or co-occurring disorder who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness, including enrollment for health insurance, Medicaid, and access to other benefits, including SSI/SSDI, TANF, and SNAP.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Public Benefits
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program

This program is designed to reduce the number of youth experiencing homelessness. The goal of the YHDP is to support selected communities, including rural, suburban, and urban areas across the United States, in the development and implementation of a coordinated community approach to preventing and ending youth homelessness.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and Development
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Housing/Homelessness
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Citizenship and Integration Grant Program: Citizenship Instruction and Naturalization Application Services (CINAS)

The program funds public or nonprofit organizations that offer both citizenship instruction and naturalization application services to immigrants. 

• Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Immigration/Noncitizens
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Citizenship and Integration Grant Program: Community and Regional Integration Network Grant (CARING)

The program funds integration services with a focus on individualized programming for certain immigrants, including those who entered the United States under the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program or were granted asylum.

• Agency: Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Immigration/Noncitizens
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Increasing Options and Expanding Access for Victims of Crime

This program supports innovative solutions to increasing service options and expanding access points for victims of crime in underrepresented communities.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Elder Justice/Older Adults, Immigration/Noncitizens, LGBTQI+, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Services for Survivors of Torture Grants

This program supports services, including legal services, for persons who were tortured in another country and now live in the United States.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Immigration/Noncitizens, LGBTQI+
• Solicitation
• Program Information

AmeriCorps State and National

AmeriCorps provides grants for organizations serving in concentrated poverty, rural communities, Tribal communities, and those organizations serving historically underrepresented and underserved individuals, including but not limited to communities of color, immigrants and refugees, people with disabilities, people who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community; Veterans and Military Families, Caregivers, and Survivors, people with arrest and/or conviction records, and religious minorities.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through 
• Issue Area(s): LGBTQI+, Other/General Services, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants for Outreach and Services to Underserved Populations Program

This program supports the development and implementation of strategies targeted at adult or youth victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking in underserved populations, and victim services to meet the needs of such populations.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Disability/Individuals with Disabilities, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, LGBTQI+
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Increasing Options and Expanding Access for Victims of Crime

This program supports innovative solutions to increasing service options and expanding access points for victims of crime in underrepresented communities.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Elder Justice/Older Adults, Immigration/Noncitizens, LGBTQI+, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Services for Survivors of Torture Grants

This program supports services, including legal services, for persons who were tortured in another country and now live in the United States.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Immigration/Noncitizens, LGBTQI+
• Solicitation
• Program Information

AmeriCorps State and National

AmeriCorps provides grants for organizations serving in concentrated poverty, rural communities, Tribal communities, and those organizations serving historically underrepresented and underserved individuals, including but not limited to communities of color, immigrants and refugees, people with disabilities, people who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community; Veterans and Military Families, Caregivers, and Survivors, people with arrest and/or conviction records, and religious minorities.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through 
• Issue Area(s): LGBTQI+, Other/General Services, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

AmeriCorps VISTA Projects

This program provides resources to nonprofit organizations and public agencies to address poverty and poverty-related problems in the United States. The focus areas for the 2024 program are economic opportunity, healthy futures, education, veterans and military families, and environmental stewardship.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education, Employment, Health/Mental Health, Other/General Legal Services, Veterans 
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Basic Field Grant

This program funds eligible legal aid organizations, qualified attorneys, and entities as a means of improving access to justice for low-income people throughout the U.S. and U.S. territories, as designated in specified service areas.

• Agency: Legal Services Corporation
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Other/General Legal Services
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP)

This program funds the creation and/or implementation of extreme risk protection order programs, state crisis intervention court proceedings, and related gun violence reduction programs/initiatives. Funded services may include civil legal responses.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Other/General Legal Services, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)

HHS ACF’s CSBG program provides funds for services and activities addressing employment, education, income and asset building services, housing, nutrition, emergency services, and/or health care based on community needs assessments conducted by the local entities.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Education, Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Other/General Legal Services
• Program Information

John R. Justice Formula Grant Program

This program provides student loan repayment assistance for local, state, and federal public defenders and local and state prosecutors who commit to extended service in those roles.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Other/General Legal Services
• Solicitation
• Program Information

National Community Courts Site-Based and Training and Technical Assistance Initiative

This program provides funding to establish or enhance community courts in developing effective responses to low-level, nonviolent offenses.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Other/General Legal Services
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers ("2501 Program")

This program supports underserved and veteran farmers, ranchers and foresters can equitably participate in USDA programs. Grants are awarded to community-based and non-profit organizations, higher education institutions and eligible tribal entities with at least 3 years of experience in working with socially disadvantaged or veteran farmers and ranchers.

• Agency: Department of Agriculture, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Other/General Legal Services, Rural, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Pension Counseling and Information Program

This program provides free legal assistance to individuals experiencing a problem with their pension, profit sharing or retirement savings plans. These projects provide hands-on assistance in pursuing claims through: handling administrative appeals processes; helping seniors to locate pension plans “lost” as a result of mergers and acquisitions; answering queries about complex plan provisions; and making targeted referrals to other professionals for assistance.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults, Other/General Legal Services
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

This program funds the development, expansion, and strengthening of victim service programs for victims of human trafficking. Awards are made under one of three "Purpose Areas," and awards made under Purpose Area 3 (Specialized Services for Human Trafficking Victims) may be used to fund the delivery of specialized services, including legal services.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Other/General Legal Services
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Social Services Block Grant (SSBG)

HHS ACF’s flexible funding source that allows states and territories to tailor social service programming to their population’s needs under 29 Uniform Definition of Services, including Legal Services.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Other/General Legal Services
• Program Information

The Pro Bono Innovation Fund

This program offers funding for civil legal aid projects that support new, robust pro bono partnerships through collaboration, innovation, and replication of effective practices. It is available only to LSC grantees.

• Agency: Legal Services Corporation
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Other/General Legal Services
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions

This program seeks to enhance criminal legal system integrity by supporting wrongful conviction entities that represent individuals with post-conviction claims of innocence.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Other/General Legal Services, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Visiting Fellows Program

The Visiting Fellows Program provides funding to eligible local governments or organizations to host a fellow for a period of 24 months. The fellow will work with their host organization and the Bureau of Justice Assistance to make important policy and programmatic contributions in a criminal justice focus area.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Other/General Legal Services
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Connecting Kids to Coverage Cooperative Agreements

This program supports organizations that educate families about Medicaid and CHIP and help with their enrollment applications and renewals; includes cooperative agreements that aim to increase the participation of eligible, uninsured targeted low-income children, including American Indian and Alaska Native children.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s):  Children/Youth, Health/Mental Health, Public Benefits
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI)

This program supports services for individuals experiencing homelessness who have substance use disorders or co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, including enrollment for health insurance, Medicaid, SSI/SSDI, and other mainstream benefits.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Public Benefits
• Solicitation
• Program Information

MIPPA Medicare Beneficiary Outreach and Assistance Program: Funding for OAA Title VI Native American Programs

This program enhances assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through outreach activities to beneficiaries likely to be eligible for the Low-Income Subsidy program (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), and the program helps inform eligible Native American elders about the benefits available to them through Medicare Part D, LIS, MSP or Medicare prevention benefits and screenings.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults, Public Benefits, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants

The Process and Technology Improvement Grant program supports efforts by state agencies and their community-based and faith-based partners to develop and implement projects that use technology to improve the quality and efficiency of SNAP application and eligibility determination systems. 

• Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Public Benefits, Technology
• Program Information

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Funding

HHS ACF provides funds to help low-income families with children achieve economic mobility through cash assistance, employment and training assistance, and related services. In certain limited circumstances, TANF funds can be used for the resolution of legal problems if the expenditure is reasonably calculated to accomplish one of the TANF purposes and is reasonable, allocable, and allowable under 45 C.F.R. Part 75.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Public Benefits
• Program Information

Treatment for Individuals Experiencing Homelessness (TIEH)

This program supports services for individuals, youth, and families with a serious mental illness, serious emotional disturbance, or co-occurring disorder who are experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness, including enrollment for health insurance, Medicaid, and access to other benefits, including SSI/SSDI, TANF, and SNAP.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Public Benefits
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Adult Treatment Court Program

This program supports the effective integration of evidence-based substance use disorder treatment, random drug testing, equitable sanctions and incentives, recovery support services and civil legal services in judicially supervised court settings to reduce recidivism and substance use and misuse, as well as prevent overdoses, for non-violent individuals involved in the justice system.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Enhancing Youth Defense

The goal of this program is to implement youth defense delivery system enhancements that strengthen and improve youth defense. This program supports states and localities, through a combination of direct grants and national training and technical assistance, to implement sustainable system improvements that result in improved youth outcomes, reduced recidivism, safer communities, cost savings, and increased public confidence in the juvenile justice system.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Family-Based Alternative Justice Program

This program aims to establish new and enhance existing family-based alternative justice programs for parents/primary caregivers in the criminal justice system to improve child, parent, and family outcomes.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Family, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Field Initiated: Encouraging Innovation

This program provides funding to prevent and reduce crime and enhance the criminal justice system through innovative approaches that accelerate justice by identifying, defining, and responding to emerging or chronic crime problems and systemic issues.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Improving Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Outcomes for Adults in Reentry

This program seeks to support state, local, and tribal governments, as well as community-based nonprofit organizations, to establish, expand, or improve treatment and recovery support services for people with substance use disorders during their incarceration and upon reentry into the community. It seeks to reduce crime and recidivism, expand access to evidence-based treatment, and promote long-term recovery for people leaving incarceration, and, in the process, improve public safety and public health.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program

This program supports innovative cross-system collaboration for individuals with mental illnesses or co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders who come into contact with the justice system.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Reducing Crime by Improving Justice System Performance

This program provides funding to develop and implement innovative and research-based responses that address a range of criminal justice system problems.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Juvenile Justice System Reform and Reinvestment Initiative

This program seeks to support states' and counties' implementation of innovative and/or research-based, data-informed recidivism-reduction policies, practices, and programs across multiple juvenile justice system components and disciplines, and sustainable strategies for reinvesting resulting costs saved or averted into effective juvenile justice prevention and intervention programs.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reducing Risk for Girls in the Juvenile Justice System

This program funds the development, enhancement, or expansion of programs for girls in the juvenile justice system and girls at risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system. Funded activities may include case planning and direct service delivery that reduce risk factorsa nd promote protective factors for girls who come in contact with the juvenile justice system.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Growth Opportunities

This program is designed to support local governments, as well as non-government organizations, in their work to prepare justice-involved youth and young adults for the world of work through education and training, paid work experiences, mentorship, and leadership development.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Partners for Reentry Opportunities in Workforce Development (PROWD)

This program provides targeted employment services to federally incarcerated individuals as they approach community reentry. The initiative seeks to better align job training and skills development services provided to program participants to the specific labor market needs of the communities where they will live.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Pathway Home

These projects aim to eliminate the gap occurring between release from incarceration and enrollment into a reentry program leading to employment. Pathway Home grants begin serving adults pre-release and are designed to support state and local governments, as well as non-government organizations, in their work to reduce recidivism and improve employment outcomes for individuals returning to the community from incarceration.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Reentry Projects

These grants seek to enhance both adult (25+) and young adult (18-24) reentry strategies through collaboration with the field to identify and respond to emerging or chronic reentry challenges. 

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Reentry Employment Opportunities Grants - Young Adult Reentry Partnership (YARP)

The purpose of this program is to partner organizations that provide reentry services with community colleges to provide education and training services to improve the employment outcomes for young adults involved in the criminal justice system. These projects ensure that young adults transitioning from the criminal justice system are prepared to meet the needs of their local labor markets with the skills required by employers. Applicants must establish a partnership with the criminal justice system.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education, Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Second Chance Act Community-Based Reentry Program

This program supports evidence-based programs to improve reentry, reduce recidivism, and support transitional planning for individuals currently or formerly involved in the criminal justice system, including civil legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Second Chance Act Improving Reentry Education and Employment Outcomes

This program funds reentry services and programs focused on strengthening education and employment outcomes for individuals returning to their communities after a period of incarceration.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Second Chance Act Youth Reentry Program

This program will provide funding to support states, units of local government, and community-based organizations to develop programs to provide comprehensive reentry services for moderate- to high-risk youth before, during, and after release from confinement; support transitional services to assist youth's successful reintegration into the community; deliver relevant training to key stakeholders positioned to impact youth's reentry process; and support a robust training and technical assistance program. 

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Upholding the Rule of Law and Preventing Wrongful Convictions

This program seeks to enhance criminal legal system integrity by supporting wrongful conviction entities that represent individuals with post-conviction claims of innocence.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Other/General Legal Services, Reentry/Expungement
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Veterans Treatment Court Program

This program supports treatment courts, which include civil legal assistance among other services, for veterans involved in the justice system who have substance use disorders, including a history of violence and post-traumatic stress disorder because of their military service.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Reentry/Expungement, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

AmeriCorps State and National

AmeriCorps provides grants for organizations serving in concentrated poverty, rural communities, Tribal communities, and those organizations serving historically underrepresented and underserved individuals, including but not limited to communities of color, immigrants and refugees, people with disabilities, people who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community; Veterans and Military Families, Caregivers, and Survivors, people with arrest and/or conviction records, and religious minorities.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through 
• Issue Area(s): LGBTQI+, Other/General Services, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Developing Future Victim Specialists to Serve American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Crime

This program supports workforce development of victim service providers serving American Indian and Alaska Native victims of crimes in remote and hard-to-fill locations.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Increasing Options and Expanding Access for Victims of Crime

This program supports innovative solutions to increasing service options and expanding access points for victims of crime in underrepresented communities.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Elder Justice/Older Adults, Immigration/Noncitizens, LGBTQI+, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP)

The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) is a nationally-directed, locally-administered program of services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents. The purpose of this program is to strengthen the ability of migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents to acquire necessary skills to either stabilize or advance in their agricultural jobs or obtain employment in new industries.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers ("2501 Program")

This program supports underserved and veteran farmers, ranchers and foresters can equitably participate in USDA programs. Grants are awarded to community-based and non-profit organizations, higher education institutions and eligible tribal entities with at least 3 years of experience in working with socially disadvantaged or veteran farmers and ranchers.

• Agency: Department of Agriculture, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Other/General Legal Services, Rural, Veterans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) - Implementation

This program aims to reduce the morbidity and mortality of substance use disorder in high-risk rural communities.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s):  Health/Mental Health, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Rural Community Development Initiative

RCDI grants are awarded to help non-profit housing and community development organizations, low-income rural communities and federally recognized tribes support housing, community facilities and community and economic development projects in rural areas.

• Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Housing Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness, Rural
• Program Information

Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program

This program supports projects that address and prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in rural areas, including advocacy and legal assistance.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant

The primary objective of the Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant program is to provide technical assistance to socially disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers. Grants must be used to provide technical assistance to socially disadvantaged groups in rural areas.

• Agency: Department of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Rural
• Program Information

Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC)

This program funds grant projects within the Appalachian, Lower Mississippi Delta, and Northern Border regions. These grants are designed to address the employment and training needs of the local and regional workforce, created in collaboration with community partners and aligned with existing economic and workforce development plans and strategies.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Workforce Pathways for Youth

This program expands job training and workforce activities for youth, including soft-skill development, career exploration, job readiness and certification, summer jobs, year-round job opportunities and apprenticeships in out-of-school time organizations nationwide. The program allows out-of-school time organizations to partner with local workforce boards and youth-serving organizations, bridging the gap between their existing activities and the need to expose youth to career-related services to better prepare them to enter the workforce. Legal assistance is an allowable supportive service under this grant.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Education, Employment, Rural
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Community Volunteer Income Tax Assistance

This program supports tax services for underserved populations in the hardest to reach areas.

• Agency: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Tax
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grants

This program helps low-income taxpayers resolve their issues with the IRS and provides education about a variety of tax topics, including rights and responsibilities as U.S. taxpayers.

• Agency: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Tax
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Tax Counsel for the Elderly Grants

This program funds free tax help for those 60 or older.

• Agency: Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults, Tax
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime

This program seeks applications that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology to interact directly with crime victims or provide information, referrals, crisis assistance, and long-term help.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Technology
• Solicitation
• Program Information

SNAP Process and Technology Improvement Grants

The Process and Technology Improvement Grant program supports efforts by state agencies and their community-based and faith-based partners to develop and implement projects that use technology to improve the quality and efficiency of SNAP application and eligibility determination systems. 

• Agency: Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Public Benefits, Technology
• Program Information

Technology Adoption, Enhancement, and Expansion Grant

This program funds successful Technology Initiative Grant projects focusing on integration, expansion, and enchancement. It aims to ensure long-term success and widespread use of mature technologies within the legal services community.

• Agency: Legal Services Corporation
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Technology
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Technology Initiative Grant

The program supports using technology in innovative ways to effectively and effiicently provide high-quality legal services, promote access ot the judicial system, and develop, test, and replicate innovative strategies to improve people's access to high-quality legal assistance. It is available only to LSC grantees.

• Agency: Legal Services Corporation
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Technology
• Solicitation
• Program Information

Advancing Aging Network Capacity to Recognize and Support Family, Kinship and Tribal Caregivers Grants

This program supports increasing awareness of, and outreach to, family caregivers.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults, Employment, Tribes/Native Americans
• Solicitation
• Program Information

AmeriCorps Seniors Native Nations and Indigenous Elders Senior Demonstration Program

AmeriCorps Seniors is open to proposals that are reflective of the needs of Indigenous and Native communities served by the applicant’s proposed program. Some examples of programs selected as part of this opportunity might include promoting the preservation and teaching of Native and Indigenous languages and cultural practices; support the quality of life of Veterans and Military Families, Caregivers, and Survivor; and programming that advances justice and equality in areas such as food sovereignty, climate change & conservation, and mental health services.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Tribes/Native Americans 
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AmeriCorps State and National

AmeriCorps provides grants for organizations serving in concentrated poverty, rural communities, Tribal communities, and those organizations serving historically underrepresented and underserved individuals, including but not limited to communities of color, immigrants and refugees, people with disabilities, people who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community; Veterans and Military Families, Caregivers, and Survivors, people with arrest and/or conviction records, and religious minorities.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through 
• Issue Area(s): LGBTQI+, Other/General Services, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
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Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and Alaska Native Villages (ICDBG)

The purpose of this program to develop viable Indian and Alaska Native communities, including the creation of decent housing, suitable living environments, and economic opportunities primarily for persons of low and moderate income.

• Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development, Public and Indian Housing
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness, Tribes/Native Americans
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Developing Future Victim Specialists to Serve American Indian/Alaska Native Victims of Crime

This program supports workforce development of victim service providers serving American Indian and Alaska Native victims of crimes in remote and hard-to-fill locations.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
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Domestic Violence Prevention Program (DVP)

This 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.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Tribes/Native Americans
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Grants to Indian Tribal Governments Program

This program enhances the ability of Tribes to respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking in their communities, and provide services for survivors, as well as develop education and prevention strategies.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Tribes/Native Americans
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Increasing Access to Services for Urban American Indian and Alaska Native Victims of Human Trafficking Program

This program provides funding to increase the quantity and quality of victim-centered services available to assist American Indian and Alaska Native victims of human trafficking in urban areas.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims, Domestic Violence/Stalking/Sexual Assault, Tribes/Native Americans
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Increasing Options and Expanding Access for Victims of Crime

This program supports innovative solutions to increasing service options and expanding access points for victims of crime in underrepresented communities.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Children/Youth, Crime Victims, Elder Justice/Older Adults, Immigration/Noncitizens, LGBTQI+, Rural, Tribes/Native Americans
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MIPPA Medicare Beneficiary Outreach and Assistance Program: Funding for OAA Title VI Native American Programs

This program enhances assistance to Medicare beneficiaries through outreach activities to beneficiaries likely to be eligible for the Low-Income Subsidy program (LIS) or the Medicare Savings Program (MSP), and the program helps inform eligible Native American elders about the benefits available to them through Medicare Part D, LIS, MSP or Medicare prevention benefits and screenings.

• Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Elder Justice/Older Adults, Public Benefits, Tribes/Native Americans
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Tribal Civil and Criminal Legal Assistance (TCCLA) Program

This program supports capacity enhancement, access improvement, and civil and criminal legal services delivery to individuals and tribes within the tribal justice systems, including legal aid and indigent defense for low-income individuals and Indian tribes.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Tribes/Native Americans
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Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula

This program supports victim services in American Indian/Alaska Native communities, including direct services to victims and community outreach and education.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Crime Victims. Tribes/Native Americans
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Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Indian and Native American Programs - Employment and Training Grants

The purpose of this program is to support employment and training activities for Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian individuals in order to: 1) develop more fully the academic, occupational, and literacy skills of such individuals; 2) make such individuals more competitive in the workforce and equip them with the entrepreneurial skills necessary for successful self-employment; and 3) promote the economic and social development of Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities in accordance with the goals and values of such communities.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education, Employment, Tribes/Native Americans
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AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP

This AmeriCorps program funds organizations that engage Americans 55 years and older in volunteer service to meet critical community needs. A recent focus area related to elder justice activities.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Disaster, Education, Elder Justice/Older Adults, Veterans
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AmeriCorps VISTA Projects

This program provides resources to nonprofit organizations and public agencies to address poverty and poverty-related problems in the United States. The focus areas for the 2024 program are economic opportunity, healthy futures, education, veterans and military families, and environmental stewardship.

• Agency: AmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Education, Employment, Health/Mental Health, Other/General Legal Services, Veterans 
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Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP)

This program funds the creation and/or implementation of extreme risk protection order programs, state crisis intervention court proceedings, and related gun violence reduction programs/initiatives. Funded services may include civil legal responses.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Pass-Through
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Other/General Legal Services, Veterans
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Grant and Per Diem Program

This annual program funds community agencies providing services to Veterans experiencing homelessness. It includes a transitional housing component, which aims to promote the development and provision of supportive housing and services for homeless Veterans and supports housing retention for Veterans who were previously homeless and are transitioning to permanent housing.

• Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
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Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP)

HVRP aims to (1) provide career exploration, training, placement, and supportive services to veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness, empowering them to secure good jobs in stable, high-demand occupations paying livable wages; and (2) establish strong partnerships between public, private, and nonprofit organizations to deliver equitable services to marginalized veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness to assist in overcoming barriers to employment.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Veterans' Employment and Training Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
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Legal Services for Homeless Veterans and Veterans At-Risk for Homelessness Grant Program

This program supports legal services to Veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness, including housing, family law, income support, criminal defense, and discharge or dismissal upgrades.

• Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, Homeless Programs Office
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
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Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers ("2501 Program")

This program supports underserved and veteran farmers, ranchers and foresters can equitably participate in USDA programs. Grants are awarded to community-based and non-profit organizations, higher education institutions and eligible tribal entities with at least 3 years of experience in working with socially disadvantaged or veteran farmers and ranchers.

• Agency: Department of Agriculture, Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Other/General Legal Services, Rural, Veterans
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Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grants

This grant program funds community-based suicide prevention efforts to meet the needs of Veterans and their families. Supported services include legal services to assist eligible individuals with issues that may contribute to the risk of suicide.

• Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Veterans
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Stand Down Grants

Stand Downs (SD) are typically one- to three-day events providing supplies and services to homeless Veterans, such as food, shelter, clothing, health screenings, and VA Social Security benefits counseling. Veterans can also receive referrals to other assistance such as health care, housing solutions, employment, substance use treatment, and mental health counseling.

• Agency: Department of Labor, Veterans Employment and Training Service
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Employment, Health/Mental Health, Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
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Supportive Services for Veterans Families

The goal of the SSVF Program is to promote equitable housing stability services to low-income Veteran families who reside in or are transitioning to permanent housing. Grantees provide a range of supportive services to eligible Veteran families that are designed to promote housing stability.

• Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Housing/Homelessness, Veterans
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Veterans Treatment Court Program

This program supports treatment courts, which include civil legal assistance among other services, for veterans involved in the justice system who have substance use disorders, including a history of violence and post-traumatic stress disorder because of their military service.

• Agency: Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance
• Federal Funding Type: Discretionary
• Issue Area(s): Health/Mental Health, Reentry/Expungement, Veterans
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