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Protecting Women and Girls through Founding and Replication of Existing Long-Term Safe Homes

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Office on Women's Health (OWH) announces the anticipated availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 grants under the…

This grant opportunity has closed (deadline Jul 20, 2026). Applications are no longer being accepted on grants.gov. Explore related open grants below, or use Grant Match to find current opportunities you qualify for.

Agency

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

Deadline

Closed Jul 20, 2026

Award ceiling

$1,900,000

Award floor

$500,000

Total program funding

$1,900,000

Expected awards

Opportunity #

WH-AST-26-002

CFDA

93.088

Cost sharing

Not required

Health Independent school districts Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Special district governments County governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

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About this opportunity

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Office on Women's Health (OWH) announces the anticipated availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 grants under the authority of section 229 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act (42 U.S.C. § 237a) and section 1703(a) of the PHS Act (42 U.S.C. § 300u-2(a)).

Those grants are funded through the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.This notice solicits applications for initiatives that seek to address sexual violence by founding or replicating new safe homes for sexually exploited and/or abused women or girls.

These safe homes must provide longer-term housing for months or years–sufficient to serve the rehabilitative needs of the populations served–as opposed to emergency shelter, along with comprehensive multidisciplinary care that addresses the physical, psychological, emotional, social, and educational needs of the girls and women they serve.

Grantees are expected to strengthen partnerships between state- and/or community-level providers which may include healthcare systems, domestic or sexual violence organizations, law enforcements, behavioral health providers, substance use disorder treatment providers, or education providers.

By partnering with healthcare and community organizations, these safe homes would improve healthcare providers' ability to help victims of violence and improve prevention of further violence and re-traumatization by providing female victims of sexual exploitation and/or abuse with the comprehensive, therapeutic, and staffed, around-the-clock care that they need.

How to apply

Applications for federal grants are submitted through grants.gov under opportunity number WH-AST-26-002. Before you start, confirm your organization's eligibility, register in SAM.gov if you haven't already, and note the former response deadline of Jul 20, 2026. AutoGrantHunter helps you decide whether this opportunity is worth pursuing before you invest in a full application.

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