National Domestic Violence Hotline
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HHS-2025-ACF-OFVPS-EV-0032
- Applications due
- Award size
- $15,000,000 to $16,989,375
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
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- Laura Fabius laura.fabius@acf.hhs.gov (202) 205-8421
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to operate the National Domestic Violence Hotline through a cooperative agreement under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grant Program. The primary objective is to provide a nationwide 24-hour hotline offering crisis intervention, support, and referral services for adult and youth victims of domestic violence, their family members, and those affected by victimization. Key contract requirements include maintaining a comprehensive resource database, providing multilingual and accessible services, ensuring caller confidentiality, and collaborating with state and national hotlines. Evaluation criteria will focus on organizational capacity, service approach, performance measurement, and budget justification. The application deadline is July 22, 2025, with an anticipated project start date of September 30, 2025.
The total award value for this cooperative agreement is $16,989,375, covering a 60-month project period with five 12-month budget periods. The hotline will operate nationwide, providing services to a broad range of domestic violence victims and their support networks. The grant will support critical services including crisis intervention, safety planning, resource referrals, and connections to local domestic violence service providers. The project aims to offer comprehensive support across various domains, including shelter referrals, legal assistance, economic self-sufficiency programs, and services for children exposed to domestic violence.
Synopsis
The Family Violence Prevention and Services Discretionary Grant Program will award one cooperative agreement to operate a national domestic violence hotline to provide information and assistance to adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence; family and household members of such victims; and persons affected by the victimization.The purpose of FVPSA"s national domestic violence hotline is to provide crisis intervention and support, the national domestic violence hotline helps users and callers identify problems, priorities, and possible solutions and options, including making plans for safety and a plan of action. It provides a variety of information on resources that address domestic violence and dating violence, children exposed to domestic violence, intervention programs for people who use violence, and working through the criminal and civil justice systems. The primary purpose of the hotline is to provide nationwide referrals to domestic violence shelters, outreach programs, social service agencies, programs that address the needs of children exposed to domestic violence, legal assistance agencies, economic self-sufficiency programs, and other related service providers. The hotline also provides callers who are in need of immediate shelter or supportive services with a direct connection to a local domestic violence service provider.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| Foa_Content_of_HHS-2025-ACF-OFVPS-EV-0032_Final Announcement.pdf |
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