Domestic Violence Prevention: Forensic Healthcare Services

Domestic Violence Prevention: Forensic Healthcare Services is a forecasted federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Indian Health Service. The opportunity number is HHS-2027-IHS-FHC-0001, and the associated Assistance Listing is 93.653, Indian Health Service Domestic Violence Prevention Programs. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses a grant funding instrument. Grants.gov lists the category of funding activity as Health. The forecast was dated August 6, 2026, and was last updated on August 6, 2026. Because the opportunity is currently a forecast, the available information describes anticipated dates and funding rather than a final posted application package. The purpose of the grant is to expand access to culturally appropriate, trauma-informed forensic healthcare services for American Indian and Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, sexual violence, child maltreatment, and human trafficking. The program is intended to support the development and expansion of forensic healthcare services across Indian Health Service Areas. Its stated approach connects forensic healthcare with coordinated treatment, intervention, prevention, and victim well-being, emphasizing services responsive to the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native victims. The grant also promotes multidisciplinary and community-based partnerships as a mechanism for strengthening services. The source specifically identifies Multidisciplinary Teams and Sexual Assault Response Teams as examples of these partnerships. These collaborative approaches are intended to strengthen victim response, improve coordination among service providers, and increase access to timely and comprehensive care. The forecast does not provide a detailed list of allowable and prohibited expenditures, budget restrictions, indirect cost limitations, subaward limitations, or a stated period of performance. No cost sharing or matching contribution is required. Eligible applicants include federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, and certain other organizations described in the additional eligibility information. The additional eligibility language identifies a federally recognized Tribe as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603 (14), a Tribal organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603 (26), and an Urban Indian organization as defined by 25 U.S.C. 1603 (29). The forecast does not state a specific state, territory, county, city, ZIP code, or other geographic restriction. However, the source does not expressly state nationwide eligibility, so nationwide status is not inferred solely from the absence of a state restriction. The Indian Health Service estimates that the opportunity will be posted on February 1, 2027, which is treated as the anticipated application opening date based on the currently available forecast. The estimated application due date is April 1, 2027. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on that date. No letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, initial application, or other pre-application gating requirement is identified in the supplied forecast. The source also does not provide application questions, required application attachments, evaluation criteria, scoring criteria, or other detailed submission mechanics. Those details may be provided when the full opportunity and application package are posted. The estimated total program funding is $2,000,000, with 10 awards expected. No award floor or award ceiling is provided in the forecast, so no minimum or maximum individual award amount can be established from the supplied information. The estimated award date is May 1, 2027, and the estimated project start date is also May 1, 2027. No recurring or annual application cycle is stated. Questions concerning the opportunity may be directed to the Indian Health Service Division of Grants Management at dgm@ihs.gov or 301-443-5204. No individual grantor contact person is named, and no complete PDF URL is provided in the source.

Align proposed activities with culturally appropriate, trauma-informed forensic healthcare for American Indian and Alaska Native victims and demonstrate coordinated multidisciplinary community-based partnerships that strengthen victim response, service-provider coordination, and access to timely comprehensive care.