ABOUT TRIBAL AFFAIRS DIVISION (TAD) NGO

Annually, OVW hosts the New Grantee Orientation (NGO) to ensure newly awarded grantees have critical information necessary to successfully implement their new grant project including providing training on federal programmatic and financial requirements, and available technical assistance resources. This year, NGO will be conducted in a virtual environment. The OVW Leadership will provide opening remarks and attendees will include over 70 new grantees from five programs currently administered by OVW TAD. In FY 2024, OVW TAD made awards through the Tribal Governments Program, Tribal Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Program, Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program, Tribal Coalitions Program, and Tribal Jurisdiction Program.

OVW also extends an invitation to this NGO to programs that received funding in an earlier fiscal year but have recently hired a new program manager or financial staff that have never attended an OVW NGO before. In attendance will be OVW programmatic and financial management staff, and other related federal speakers to ensure new grantees are able to access a multitude of resources available to support the implementation of the new grant project.
 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Attendance at the FY 2025 New Grantee Orientation is required as described below by grant program. NOTE: If you have new awards under two (or more) grant programs you will need to ensure attendance of at least one Programmatic Point of Contact for each individual project.
 
Tribal Governments Program (TGP)

• Programmatic Point of Contact: The person responsible for day-to-day project implementation and ensuring programmatic requirement oversight.
• Financial Point of Contact: The person responsible for grant financial management and compliance.
• Victim Service Provider: One individual representing the required victim service partner.
   

Tribal Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Program (TSAUSA)

• Programmatic Point of Contact: The person responsible for day-to-day project implementation and ensuring programmatic requirement oversight.
• Financial Point of Contact: The person responsible for grant financial management and compliance.

Tribal Coalitions Program

• Programmatic Point of Contact: The person responsible for day-to-day project implementation and ensuring programmatic requirement oversight.
• Financial Point of Contact: The person responsible for grant financial management and compliance.

Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program (TSASP)

• Programmatic Point of Contact: The person responsible for day-to-day project implementation and ensuring programmatic requirement oversight.
• Financial Point of Contact: The person responsible for grant financial management and compliance.

Tribal Jurisdiction Program

• Programmatic Point of Contact: The person responsible for day-to-day project implementation and ensuring programmatic requirement oversight.
• Financial Point of Contact: The person responsible for grant financial management and compliance.
• Tribal Leader: One person representing elected or appointed Tribal leadership.
• Key Staff: One person identified as a project partner in the IMOU submitted with the grant application (i.e. Court Administrator, Prosecutor, In-House Counsel, Victim Services Provider, Defense Counsel, etc.).

New Project/Financial Staff, or other Key Staff

• Any active grant that has a new project coordinator, financial representative or other key staff member must ensure the individual attends the NGO session as soon as it is offered.

Optional Attendees

• TAD highly encourages elected or appointed Tribal Leaders to participate in this year's NGO to learn more about issues impacting successful grant project implementation and award compliance requirements. NOTE: Tribal Leader attendance is required for the Tribal Jurisdiction Program.