Local Domestic Violence Prevention, Housing, Shelter and Non-shelter Supportive Services RFA Grant

The Local Domestic Violence Prevention Grant aims to provide essential shelter and supportive services for victims of family, domestic, and dating violence. It encourages grantees to leverage additional resources to enhance program effectiveness. This grant not only addresses immediate needs but also focuses on preventive measures to reduce future incidents of violence, ensuring a comprehensive approach to support vulnerable individuals and families in the District of Columbia.

Purpose of this Grant
The purpose of this grant opportunity is to prevent incidents of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence by providing immediate shelter and supportive services for adult and youth victims of family violence, domestic violence, or dating violence (and their dependents), and that may provide prevention services to prevent future incidents of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence.
Match Leverage Resources
The prospective grantees receiving DHS funding are encouraged to leverage match resources under this solicitation. When submitting a proposal, the prospective grantee(s) are encouraged to indicate how they intent match the requested funding with leveraged resources. Sources of Matched Leveraged Resources:
Cash: any funds that come from private, federal or local (non DHS) public sources that support program activities.  In-kind: contribution of time, service, or goods made by a donor to help support the operations or services provided by your organization and real property (land or buildings) owned or leased by the provider that houses or supports program activities.