U.S. Department
of Justice
Rural Program
The Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program (Rural Program) seeks to enhance the safety of rural victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and support projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas. This program encourages collaboration among criminal justice agencies, victim services providers, social services agencies, health professionals, and other community organizations to overcome the problems of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in rural communities.
The Rural Program funds projects that implement, expand, and establish cooperative efforts among law enforcement officers, prosecutors, victim service providers, and other related parties to investigate and prosecute incidents of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; provide treatment, advocacy, counseling, legal assistance, or other victim services to victims in rural communities; or develop or strengthen programs addressing sexual assault, like Sexual Assault Response Teams and Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner Programs.
Eligible applicants are limited to: states, Indian tribes, territories, local governments, and nonprofit (public or private) entities, including tribal nonprofit organizations.
In 2023, the Rural Program gave out 51 awards totaling $36.36 million.
Once posted, the solicitation to apply for this program can be found on OVW’s website. Members of the public can also sign up for notifications on that website, and grant announcements are posted to OVW’s Twitter.
This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 12341.
Learn More About the Rural Program
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OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Rural Program Pre-Application Information Session
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Action Center
Rural Program Awards
| Aiding Women From Abuse & Rape Emergencies Inc | Juneau | Alaska | $950,000 |
| Alaska Native Justice Center, Inc. | Anchorage | Alaska | $750,000 |
| Safe And Fear-Free Environment, Inc. | Dillingham | Alaska | $749,424 |
| Sitkans Against Family Violence | Sitka | Alaska | $500,000 |
| Women In Safe Homes | Ketchikan | Alaska | $931,048 |
| American Samoa Alliance Against Domestic And Sexual Violence Inc | Pago Pago | American Samoa | $750,000 |
| Alternative Horizons Corporation | Durango | Colorado | $749,977 |
| Project Hope Of Gunnison Valley | Gunnison | Colorado | $747,582 |
| T.E.S.S.A. | Colorado Springs | Colorado | $750,000 |
| Georgia Legal Services Program, Inc. | Atlanta | Georgia | $494,893 |
| Governor's Office-Governor's Community Outreach Federal Programs Office (Gco-Fpo) | Hagatna | Guam | $700,000 |
| Young Women's Christian Association Of Lewiston-Clarkston, Inc. | Lewiston | Idaho | $749,158 |
| Riverview Center Inc. | Galena | Illinois | $700,000 |
| Crisis Intervention Advocacy Center | Adel | Iowa | $750,000 |
| Kansas Coalition Against Sexual & Domestic Violence | Topeka | Kansas | $950,000 |
| University Of New England | Biddeford | Maine | $699,840 |
| Shelter Inc | Alpena | Michigan | $700,000 |
| Southeast Missouri Network Against Sexual Violence, Inc. | Jackson | Missouri | $750,000 |
| Friendship Center Of Helena | Helena | Montana | $748,539 |
| Hi Line S Help For Abused Spouses | Conrad | Montana | $743,233 |
| St. Peter's Health Foundation | Helena | Montana | $700,000 |
| Supporters Of Abuse Free Environments | Hamilton | Montana | $743,863 |
| Board Of Regents Of The University Of Nebraska | Lincoln | Nebraska | $700,000 |
| Domestic Abuse Sexual Assault Crisi | Fremont | Nebraska | $600,000 |
| Nebraska Domestic Violence Sexual Assault Coalition | Lincoln | Nebraska | $550,000 |
| Rape/Domestic Abuse Program Of North Platte, Inc | North Platte | Nebraska | $747,980 |
| County Of Douglas | Minden | Nevada | $750,000 |
| Crisis Intervention Services | Incline Village | Nevada | $350,000 |
| Nevada Coalition To End Domestic And Sexual Violence | Reno | Nevada | $750,000 |
| Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe | Nixon | Nevada | $750,000 |
| Community Against Violence, Inc. | Taos | New Mexico | $500,000 |
| New Mexico Coalition Of Sexual Assault Program Inc | Albuquerque | New Mexico | $950,000 |
| New Mexico Immigrant Law Center | Albuquerque | New Mexico | $750,000 |
| Phoenix House, Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence Resource Center, The | Hobbs | New Mexico | $750,000 |
| Tri-County Family Justice Center Of Northeast New Mexico Inc | Las Vegas | New Mexico | $616,950 |
| Ohio Hispanic Coalition | Columbus | Ohio | $500,000 |
| Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program | Athens | Ohio | $950,000 |
| Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc. | Tulsa | Oklahoma | $500,000 |
| Le Flore County Child Advocacy | Poteau | Oklahoma | $699,337 |
| County Of Union | La Grande | Oregon | $940,263 |
| Tides Of Change | Tillamook | Oregon | $750,000 |
| Arise Lawrence County | New Castle | Pennsylvania | $500,000 |
| Avera Health | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | $950,000 |
| Wild Horse Butte Community Development Corporation | Martin | South Dakota | $749,750 |
| Bastrop County Women Shelter | Bastrop | Texas | $524,840 |
| Have Justice Will Travel, Inc. | Vershire | Vermont | $577,280 |
| Vermont Center For Crime Victims | Waterbury | Vermont | $950,000 |
| Northwest Immigrant Rights Project | Seattle | Washington | $500,000 |
| The Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Seattle | Washington | $750,000 |
| Turning Pointe Survivor Advocacy Center | Shelton | Washington | $500,000 |
| Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence And Sexual Assault | Laramie | Wyoming | $950,000 |
| Total Award Amount | $36,363,957 | ||
| Total Number of Awards | 51 |
| Alaska Institute For Justice | Anchorage | Alaska | $750,000 |
| Kodiak Area Native Association | Kodiak | Alaska | $750,000 |
| Arizona Coalition To End Sexual And Domestic Violence | Phoenix | Arizona | $700,519 |
| Empower Tehama | Red Bluff | California | $700,000 |
| Colorado Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Denver | Colorado | $700,000 |
| Tu Casa, Incorporated | Alamosa | Colorado | $578,080 |
| Idaho Coalition Against Sexual And Domestic Violence Inc | Boise | Idaho | $750,000 |
| Kootenai Hospital District | Coeur D Alene | Idaho | $700,000 |
| Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. | Prestonsburg | Kentucky | $950,000 |
| Wellspring Alliance For Families, Inc, The | Monroe | Louisiana | $750,000 |
| Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault | Augusta | Maine | $950,000 |
| Maine Coalition To End Domestic Violence | Augusta | Maine | $750,000 |
| Mainehealth | Portland | Maine | $947,443 |
| Safe Voices | Lewiston | Maine | $700,000 |
| Marquette County Of | Marquette | Michigan | $743,034 |
| Southwest Crisis Center | Worthington | Minnesota | $699,982 |
| Mississippi Coalition Against Sexual Assault, Inc. | Jackson | Mississippi | $950,000 |
| Our House Inc. | Greenville | Mississippi | $950,000 |
| Shelter And Assistance In Family Emergencies, Inc. | Tupelo | Mississippi | $700,000 |
| Susanna Wesley Family Learning Center, Inc. | Charleston | Missouri | $722,551 |
| Custer Network Against Domestic Abuse Inc. | Miles City | Montana | $748,938 |
| District IV Human Resource Development Council Inc. | Havre | Montana | $464,700 |
| Safe Harbor | Ronan | Montana | $747,518 |
| Safe Space, Inc. | Butte | Montana | $749,885 |
| Sanders County Coalition For Families | Thompson Falls | Montana | $749,846 |
| Doves Program, The | Gering | Nebraska | $949,999 |
| Community Chest Inc. | Virginia City | Nevada | $750,000 |
| Washoe Legal Services Inc. | Reno | Nevada | $356,029 |
| Oswego County Opportunities, Inc. | Fulton | New York | $950,000 |
| Domestic Violence Crisis Center Inc. | Minot | North Dakota | $498,738 |
| YWCA Of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Ohio | $715,131 |
| Attorney General, Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | $749,999 |
| Wagoner, County Of | Wagoner | Oklahoma | $700,000 |
| Grant, County Of | Canyon City | Oregon | $636,815 |
| Harbor, Inc, The | Astoria | Oregon | $695,519 |
| Coordinadora Paz Para La Mujer, Inc. | San Juan | Puerto Rico | $750,000 |
| South Dakota Network Against Family Violence And Sexual Assault, Inc. | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | $950,000 |
| Champlain Valley Office Of Economic Opportunity, Inc. | Burlington | Vermont | $750,000 |
| Womensafe Inc. | Middlebury | Vermont | $750,000 |
| Safe Center Of SWVA | Newbern | Virginia | $700,000 |
| Child Protect Of Mercer County Inc. | Princeton | West Virginia | $950,000 |
| Military Affairs And Public Safety, West Virginia Department Of | Charleston | West Virginia | $750,000 |
| West Virginia Foundation For Rape Information And Services Inc. | Fairmont | West Virginia | $949,487 |
| End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc. | Madison | Wisconsin | $950,000 |
| Total Award Amount | $33,404,213 | ||
| Total Number of Awards | 44 |
| Legal Services Alabama Inc | Montgomery | Alabama | $437,986.00 |
| Alaska Network on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, Inc. | Juneau | Alaska | $950,000.00 |
| American Samoa Legal Aid, Inc | Pago Pago | American Samoa | $950,000.00 |
| Arizona Association Of Community Health Centers, Inc. | Phoenix | Arizona | $950,000.00 |
| Colorado River Regional Crisis Services | Parker | Arizona | $738,964.00 |
| Westcare Arizona I, Inc. | Bullhead City | Arizona | $950,000.00 |
| S.A.R.A. Inc. | Fort Morgan | Colorado | $909,655.00 |
| Florida Council Against Sexual Violence, Inc. | Tallahassee | Florida | $750,000.00 |
| Community Council of Idaho, Inc. | Caldwell | Idaho | $500,000.00 |
| Family Crisis Center, Inc. | Rexburg | Idaho | $950,000.00 |
| Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc | Boise | Idaho | $943,336.00 |
| Oneida Crisis Center Inc | Malad | Idaho | $433,239.00 |
| Attorney General, Illinois | Springfield | Illinois | $749,890.00 |
| Lee, County of | Dixon | Illinois | $417,425.00 |
| Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence | Des Moines | Iowa | $500,000.00 |
| S.O.S., Inc. | Emporia | Kansas | $949,952.00 |
| Western Kansas Child Advocacy Center, Inc. | Scott City | Kansas | $950,000.00 |
| Hope and Justice Project, Inc. | Presque Isle | Maine | $950,000.00 |
| Through These Doors | Portland | Maine | $749,966.00 |
| Northern Michigan Childrens Assessment Center | Roscommon | Michigan | $750,000.00 |
| Domestic And Sexual Violence Services Of Carbon County (DSVS) | Red Lodge | Montana | $950,000.00 |
| Haven | Bozeman | Montana | $939,908.00 |
| Missoula, County of | Missoula | Montana | $950,000.00 |
| Ponca Tribe of Nebraska | Niobrara | Nebraska | $750,000.00 |
| Allegany County Community Opportunities and Rural Development, Inc | Belmont | New York | $750,000.00 |
| Thirtieth Judicial District Domestic Violence - Sexual Assault Alliance Inc, The | Waynesville | North Carolina | $750,000.00 |
| Abused Adult Resource Center Inc | Bismarck | North Dakota | $749,899.00 |
| Caws North Dakota | Bismarck | North Dakota | $950,000.00 |
| Northern Marianas Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence | Saipan | Northern Mariana Islands | $700,000.00 |
| Cleveland Rape Crisis Center | Cleveland | Ohio | $500,000.00 |
| Nord Center, The | Lorain | Ohio | $492,962.00 |
| Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence | Independence | Ohio | $388,298.00 |
| Delaware Tribe of Indians | Bartlesville | Oklahoma | $500,000.00 |
| Muscogee Creek Nation | Okmulgee | Oklahoma | $386,792.00 |
| Southeastern Oklahoma Services for Family Violence Intervention, Inc. | Idabel | Oklahoma | $496,055.00 |
| Stillwater Domestic Violence Services, Inc. | Stillwater | Oklahoma | $500,000.00 |
| Illinois Valley Safehouse Alliance | Cave Junction | Oregon | $949,633.00 |
| My Sisters' Place | Newport | Oregon | $950,000.00 |
| Safe Harbors | Enterprise | Oregon | $923,845.00 |
| Shelter From the Storm | La Grande | Oregon | $950,000.00 |
| Ywca of Greater Harrisburg | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | $750,000.00 |
| The University of South Dakota | Vermillion | South Dakota | $750,000.00 |
| Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic And Sexual Violence | Nashville | Tennessee | $750,000.00 |
| Sego Lily Center for the Abused Deaf | Salt Lake City | Utah | $935,885.00 |
| Utah Domestic Violence Advisory Council | Salt Lake City | Utah | $950,000.00 |
| Harborview Medical Center | Seattle | Washington | $499,999.00 |
| Total Award Amount | $34,643,689.00 | ||
| Total Number of Awards | 46 | ||
For awards issued before 2021, you can visit our grant awards program page.
Contact Us
If you have questions about the Rural Program, you can email us or call 202-307-6026.