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No. O-OVW-2026-172660 · Office on Violence Against Women

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OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Violence Against Women Tribal Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA) Initiative - Invitation to Apply

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Dealbreakers Cost share: not stated Audit: not stated Reimbursement-only: not stated
Award range
$1,460,000 – $1,460,000
Expected awards
Not specified
Application deadline
Sep 15, 2026 13 days left
Posted
Sep 1, 2026
Last verified
Today

At a glance

No plain-language summary yet for this grant — the official description below is the best source.

What it funds

  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Official description from grants.gov

The Violence Against Women Tribal Special Assistant U.S. Attorney (SAUSA) Initiative (Tribal SAUSA Initiative) supports Tribes and United States Attorneys' Offices (USAOs) in their investigation and prosecution of VAWA crimes in Indian country. Tribes receive funds to work with their USAO partner to hire or retain a mutually agreed upon attorney to be cross-designated as both a SAUSA and a Tribal prosecutor. The goals of the initiative are to fill gaps in jurisdictional coverage; increase communication and coordination among Tribal, federal, and state law enforcement agencies; establish consistent relationships between federal prosecutors and Tribal community(ies); and improve the quality of investigation and prosecution of VAWA crimes.

Who can apply

  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Others
Geographic restriction None found in the announcement — likely nationwide

Program history

USASpending.gov

Assistance listing 16.055 · Tribal Special Assistant United States Attorneys

Real awards this federal program has made — the whole assistance listing (16.055), not just this notice.

Fiscal year Awards Median award Middle half
FY 2026 (so far) 3 $1,000,000 $913,334 – $1,250,000
FY 2025 0 — —
FY 2024 3 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 – $1,250,000
FY 2023 5 $830,000 $830,000 – $830,000
FY 2022 0 — —
FY 2021 0 — —

For comparison, this notice advertises $1,460,000 – $1,460,000.

Who wins it Tribal government (11) of 11 awards — categories can overlap.
Top states AZ (2) · OK (2) · CO (1) · MS (1) · MT (1)
Largest recent awards
  1. CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA $1,500,000 · FY 2026
  2. CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF WARM SPRINGS RESERVATION OF OREGON $1,250,000 · FY 2024
  3. KALISPEL INDIAN COMMUNITY OF THE KALISPEL RESERVATION $1,250,000 · FY 2024
  4. SALT RIVER PIMA-MARICOPA INDIAN COMMUNITY $1,250,000 · FY 2024
  5. WINNEBAGO TRIBE OF NEBRASKA $1,000,000 · FY 2026

Source: USASpending.gov · refreshed Sep 2, 2026