OVW 2019 Alaska Full Faith and Credit Training and Technical Assistance Request for Concept Papers | OVW 2019 16710

Opportunity Information: Apply for OVW 2019 16710

The OVW 2019 Alaska Full Faith and Credit Training and Technical Assistance Request for Concept Papers (Funding Opportunity Number OVW 2019 16710) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), under CFDA 16.526. Created on July 22, 2019, with an original closing date of September 2, 2019, this opportunity anticipated making a single award with a maximum funding amount (award ceiling) of $200,000. Eligible applicants were federally recognized Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments).

The initiative is grounded in federal law authorizing OVW to support this type of work (34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(11)) and is specifically tied to the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) full faith and credit protection order provision in 18 U.S.C. 2265. That provision requires that a state, tribe, or territory that receives a qualifying protection order issued elsewhere must enforce it as if it were its own order. A key point of the statute is that the receiving jurisdiction is not allowed to make enforcement dependent on the person having provided notice, filed paperwork, or registered the order beforehand. In practical terms, the legal expectation is immediate, equivalent enforcement across jurisdictional lines when the order meets statutory requirements.

The grant’s central purpose is to address documented concerns raised by tribes during OVW’s Annual Tribal Consultation, where many tribes, including Alaska tribes, reported problems with state enforcement of tribal protection orders. The need is particularly significant in Alaska because the state is home to more than 220 federally recognized tribes, and the cross-jurisdictional landscape can create confusion for courts and law enforcement agencies about authority, validity of orders, and appropriate enforcement steps. OVW designed this effort to improve how tribal protection orders are recognized and enforced across Alaska by strengthening understanding and day-to-day practices among the systems most responsible for implementation.

The funded work was intended to focus on training and technical assistance for both tribal communities and state and local justice partners, especially law enforcement and courts. The overall aim is to reduce gaps between what federal law requires and what happens on the ground by improving policies, procedures, and intergovernmental coordination related to enforcement of tribal protection orders. By supporting specialized assistance in Alaska, the opportunity targets a very specific barrier to victim safety: situations where survivors rely on protection orders for immediate protection, but enforcement breaks down when they cross into another jurisdiction or encounter agencies unfamiliar with tribal orders and federal full faith and credit obligations.

Because it is structured as a cooperative agreement, the award mechanism signals that OVW expected to have substantial involvement in shaping or guiding the project during the performance period, rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. In effect, this opportunity sought a project capable of convening stakeholders, delivering practical training, and providing hands-on problem-solving support to ensure that tribal protection orders are treated as enforceable orders statewide, consistent with VAWA’s full faith and credit mandate.

• The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW 2019 Alaska Full Faith and Credit Training and Technical Assistance Request for Concept Papers" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.526.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 22, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 02, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments).

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