The GRANT Program is available for eligible recipients to support the local match requirement when applying for a federal government grant. Applications open June 1, 2024 and will continue on a rolling monthly basis thereafter until funds expire.
Supports the efforts of nonprofit organizations to build vibrant communities that offer stable jobs, homes, and communities connected through culture, recreation, and play.
Funding through the Implementation Pathway will help communities and regions devise and implement long-term economic recovery strategies through a variety of construction and non-construction projects to address economic challenges in areas where a Presidential declaration of a major disaster was issued in 2023 and 2024.
NACo’s Counties for Housing Solutions will provide free virtual technical assistance to help counties assess and update their zoning codes to increase affordable housing development and overall housing supply. These fast-paced technical assistance sprints are designed to be high-intensity and implementation-focused, with a county being on track to formally adopt an amendment to their zoning code at the conclusion of the sprint.
The purpose of this program is to support shelter and transitional housing services for victims of domestic violence and their companion animals, which under this program means pets, service animals, emotional support animals, and horses. The program will enable shelters to expand their programming to house domestic violence victims and their pets. The program objectives are to:
Increase the number of shelter beds and transitional housing options to meet the needs of victims of domestic violence who need shelter or housing for themselves and their companion animals
Provide assistance with expenses incurred for relocation or temporary shelter, housing, boarding, or fostering of the companion animals that are related to securing the safety of the animal(s)
Locate and secure safe housing for a victim who is fleeing a situation of domestic violence and the victim’s companion animal(s)
Provide training for law enforcement, victim service providers, and other stakeholders on the link between domestic violence and the abuse and neglect of animals, the needs of victims of domestic violence, best practices for providing support services to such victims, best practices for providing such victims with referrals to victim services, and the importance of confidentiality
Provide training for service providers on the link between domestic violence and the abuse and neglect of companion animals, the needs of victims of domestic violence, best practices for providing or referring support services for such victims, and best practices in designing and delivering services that protect victims’ confidentiality.
Questions should be directed to the program staff. The email subject line must be "OVC FY25 Emergency and Transitional Pet Shelter and Housing Assistance for Victims of Domestic Violence Program." Program Staff can be reached at askovc@ncjrs.gov.
Eligible applicants are:
State governments
County, city, or township governments
Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
Other units of local government, including:
Towns
Boroughs
Parishes
Villages
Other general-purpose political subdivisions of a state
Other organizations that have a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, including:
Domestic violence and sexual assault victim service providers
Domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions
Community-based and culturally specific organizations
Other nonprofit, non-governmental organizations
Organizations that work directly with pets, service animals, emotional support animals, or horses that collaborate with any organization referred to above, including animal shelters and animal welfare organizations
Prior to submitting full applications, applicants must submit a mandatory SF 424, which must be received by 11:59 p.m. ET on August 15, 2025.
The SF 424 must be submitted online at www.ecivis.com/grants.gov.
Applicants will be notified as to whether their SF 424 has been approved and will be invited to submit full applications, which must be received by 8:59 p.m. ET on August 20, 2025.