The Doves Program

The Doves Program, doing business as Spouse Abuse Crisis Line, is a tax-exempt nonprofit organization based in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, registered with SAM.gov since November 2005. The organization provides comprehensive victim services and support to individuals and families experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and homelessness in rural western Nebraska communities. Through its federal grant awards, The Doves Program delivers a range of critical social services designed to protect vulnerable populations, provide legal assistance to victims, facilitate housing solutions for those experiencing homelessness, and implement community-based prevention and intervention strategies across a nine-county service area spanning Scotts Bluff, Cheyenne, Morrill, Kimball, Banner, Box Butte, Dawes, Sheridan, and Sioux counties.

The Doves Program has received substantial federal prime grant awards from two primary federal agencies: the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Most recently, the organization received a $949,999 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program grant (CFDA 16.589) from the Office on Violence Against Women, active from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2028, supporting comprehensive victim services including identification and response to victims, victim services expansion, safety enhancement, and sexual assault forensic medical examination programs in partnership with organizations such as Camp Scott and Independence Rising. The Doves Program has also received multiple HUD Continuum of Care Program grants totaling over $992,000 (awarded in 2025, 2024, and 2023) to support permanent housing, transitional housing, supportive services, and homeless management information systems for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Additionally, the organization received a $399,306 Legal Assistance for Victims grant (CFDA 20121) from the Office on Violence Against Women (2023-2025) to establish and operate a comprehensive civil and criminal legal assistance program covering matters including divorce, child custody, housing, employment, and criminal justice proceedings. Beyond prime awards, The Doves Program has received consistent federal grant sub-awards from the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services and the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice since 2021, including funding for victim services under the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, direct victim services funding, community coordinated response initiatives addressing domestic violence and sexual violence, homelessness prevention and alleviation, and American Rescue Plan Act funding for homeless services and COVID-19 response efforts.