Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence

The Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence grant is offered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Violence Prevention and Services (OFVPS). This funding opportunity is forecasted under opportunity number HHS-2025-ACF-OFVPS-FV-0027 and is supported by Assistance Listing 93.592, focused on Family Violence Prevention and Services. The grant seeks to enhance statewide efforts addressing family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence among Native Hawaiians. The purpose of this grant is to establish or maintain a Native Hawaiian Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NHRCDV). The center will provide a comprehensive range of community education, training, and technical assistance resources specifically designed to strengthen the capacity of organizations and service providers working with Native Hawaiians. The services will aim to ensure responses to family, domestic, and dating violence are culturally sensitive and relevant. The NHRCDV will become part of a national network of resource centers that offer leadership and support to domestic violence programs serving victims and their children. Funding will be awarded through a cooperative agreement, with a single award anticipated. The estimated total program funding is one million dollars, with awards ranging from a minimum of five hundred thousand dollars to a maximum of one million dollars. Cost-sharing or matching is not required for this opportunity. Applications will be evaluated based on eligibility and merit criteria, with preference and bonus points given to applicants proposing to establish or maintain the resource center within the State of Hawaii. Eligibility is limited to certain nonprofit and higher education institutions. Specifically, eligible applicants include Native Hawaiian organizations that meet criteria specified in the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. These organizations must be based in a state where Native Hawaiians comprise more than ten percent of the population, focus primarily on domestic violence issues affecting Native Hawaiians, and demonstrate capacity to serve all state regions, including geographically isolated or underdeveloped areas. Faith-based and community organizations that meet these criteria are also eligible to apply. Applications from individuals and foreign entities will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted electronically by July 30, 2025, no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time. The estimated award date is August 29, 2025, with funded projects expected to start by September 30, 2025. Interested applicants can obtain additional information through the contact person listed for the opportunity, Alyssa Murray, who can be reached at Alyssa.Murray@acf.hhs.gov or via phone at 202-401-5284.