Michigan's Women, Infants & Children program, providing supplemental nutrition, breastfeeding information, and other resources for healthy mothers & babies.
Information on the Family Independence Program, State Disability Assistance, SSI, Refugee, and other cash assistance.
If you cannot afford child care, payment assistance is available.
Children's Special Health Care Services information and FAQ's.
Information on assistance with home repairs, heat and utility bills, relocation, home ownership, burials, home energy, and eligibility requirements.
Information on the Food Assistance Program, eligibility requirements, and other food resources.
Information about the health care programs available through Medicaid and how to qualify.
Our migrant program works with a number of organizations to provide services for Michigan’s migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
A federal program which helps persons admitted into the U.S. as refugees to become self-sufficient after their arrival.
Universal caseload, or task-based processing, is a different way of handling public assistance cases.
Information on the Children's Protective Services Program, child abuse reporting procedures, and help for parents in caring for their children.
Information on adoption programs, adoption resources, locating birth parents and obtaining information from adoption records.
Information on Adult Protective Services, Independent Living Services, Adult Community Placement Services, and HIV/AIDS Support Services.
Information on child support services for participants and partners.
Programs for healthy children & families, including immunization, lead poisoning prevention, prenatal smoking cessation, and many others.
Information on the Children's Foster Care program and becoming a Foster Parent.
Information about the Michigan law that requires certain information be made available to a woman who is seeking an abortion at least 24 hours prior to the abortion procedure.
Information on treatment and services for juvenile offenders, success stories, and more.
Child Welfare Medical and Behavioral Health Resources
MDHHS and partners support a continuum of prevention services. The continuum is inclusive of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention activities. Visit this page to learn more.
Information about injury and violence prevention programs in Michigan
Information on Safe Sleep for your baby, how to protect your baby's life.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services' (MDHHS) Division of Environmental Health (DEH) uses the best available science to reduce, eliminate, or prevent harm from environmental, chemical, and physical hazards.
Resources and information to assist in assuring firearm safety for families in the state of Michigan.
The Division of Victim Services (DVS) provides a voice advocating for and responding to all victims of crime in Michigan. Learn more about DVS-funded programs and services, including Michigan’s 24/7, free, confidential, and anonymous domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines.
Medical Resources for Child Protection
Serves as liaison and provides funding to Michigan’s 45 local health departments.
Adult Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Services
Multicultural Health
Prevention of diseases & conditions such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many others.
Information on communicable & chronic diseases.
Home to an array of public health programs, initiatives and interventions aimed at improving the health and well-being of women, infants, families and communities.
Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Records
Boards and Commissions
Bridge Card Participation Information on Electronic Benefits for clients and businesses, lists of participating retailers and ATMs, and QUEST.
Provider Payments Information on the direct deposit of State of Michigan payments into a provider's bank account.
Information on How to Bid, Requests for Proposals, forms and publications, contractor rates, and manuals.
Information & resources for Community and Faith-Based partners
Information on DHS Applications and Forms grouped by category.
State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP)
Health Care Providers
Licensing information for Adult Foster Care and Homes for the Aged, Child Day Care Facilities, Child Caring Institutions, Children's Foster Care Homes, Child Placing Agencies, Juvenile Court Operated Facilities and Children's or Adult Foster Care Camps.
Michigan Statewide Systems of Care
Information on the grant awarded for the State Innovation Model Proposal
Protect MiFamily -Title IV-E Waiver
Offers resources for agencies who operate the Weatherization Assistance Program in the state of Michigan
Information on resources in your community and volunteer recruitment and training, and services provided at local DHS offices.
Information is collected to monitor the general health and well-being of Michigan citizens.
Equal Opportunity, Legal Base, Laws and Reporting Welfare Fraud information.
A variety of reports & statistics for programs and services.
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The Division of Victim Services (DVS) invites you to apply for grant programs. As part of the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, DVS utilizes Electronic Grants Administration & Management System (EGrAMS) to provide notice about funding opportunities and access to open and closed solicitations.
Division of Victim Services - Tentative Bid Schedule
Grant Opportunity Notifications
Overview of major ongoing grant programs administered through the Division of Victim Services.
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Grant Title |
Funding Source |
Purpose |
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Sexual Assault Focused Services Grants (SAFS) |
Funding varies by grant: Federal: SASP, VOCA, CVSF |
The purpose of the program is to provide sexual assault focused services for sexual violence survivors. They are the essential services that address the physical, social, emotional, and culturally appropriate needs of sexual assault survivors and their allies. |
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Sexual Assault Comprehensive Services (SACS) |
Funding varies by grant: Federal: SASP, TANF, VOCA, CVSF
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The purpose of the program is to develop and/or sustain comprehensive sexual assault services that address the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of sexual assault survivors and their allies. These services go beyond the most immediate, pressing needs to support more in-depth healing and empowerment. Different cultural expressions of trauma may require culturally congruent responses. Services made available to survivors of sexual assault should be representative of each community’s needs. |
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Sexual Assault Nurse Exams (SANE) |
Funding varies by grant: State Restricted: SANE MCL 400.1531 et. seq. State: GF/GP Federal: VOCA, CVSF |
The purpose of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program is to respond to sexual assault patients’ emotional and physical needs as well as evidentiary needs for prosecution. A primary goal of a SANE nurse is to strive to preserve their patients’ dignity, ensure that victims are not re-traumatized by the exam, and assist the patient in gaining control by allowing them to make the decisions throughout the medical exam/evidence collection process. |
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Statewide Sexual Assault Hotline (SSAH) |
Federal: VOCA |
The focus of the program is to provide direct services to sexual assault victims. This grant supports the day-to-day management of the State of Michigan Sexual Assault/Voices4 Hotline. |
| STOP Violence Against Women Courts (STOPC) | Federal: STOP | The focus of the program is to provide a dedicated domestic violence and sexual assault case docket. |
| STOP Violence Against Women Grant (STOPL) | Federal: STOP | The focus of this program is to provide dedicated sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and or stalking response projects for law enforcement or prosecution. |
| STOP Violence Grant – Victim Services (STOPV) | Federal: STOP | The focus of this program is to provide criminal justice related victim advocacy support of for sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence victims. Tribes were allowed to apply for any STOP allowable purposes. |
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Grant Title |
Funding Source |
Purpose |
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Child Advocacy Center (CAC) |
State Restricted: |
This program is to enhance or expand the services offered by child advocacy centers with a demonstrated history of providing services to victims of child sexual abuse and their non-offending family members. |
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Child Advocacy Center Supplemental |
State Restricted: PA 166 of 2022, sec 459 |
This program supports Child Advocacy Centers (CAC) to increase the number of services provided to victim of child abuse and their families. |
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VOCA Children’s Advocacy Center (CACV)/(CACV2) |
Federal: VOCA |
This program is to enhance or expand the services offered by child advocacy centers with a demonstrated history of providing services to victims of child abuse and their non-offending family members. |
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Grant Title |
Funding Source |
Purpose |
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Tribal Victim Services (TRBVS) |
Federal: VOCA |
The focus of the program is to provide funding to expand and enhance crime victim services in Native American Tribes.
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Grant Title |
Funding Source |
Purpose |
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Domestic Violence Comprehensive Services VOCA (DVCSV) |
Federal: VOCA |
The purpose of this program is to provide support for domestic violence services in Michigan.
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Specialized Domestic Violence Services (SDVS) |
Federal: VOCA |
The purpose of this program is to provide support for domestic violence services in Michigan. |
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Domestic Violence Comprehensive Services (DVCS) |
Federal: TANF State: GF-GP |
The purpose of this program is to provide support for domestic violence services in Michigan.
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Domestic Violence Comprehensive Services FVPSA (DVCSF) |
Federal: FVPSA |
The purpose of this program is to provide support for domestic violence services in Michigan.
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Domestic Violence Comprehensive Services MSHDA/ES (DVCSM) |
Federal: MSHDA State: GF-GP |
The purpose of this program is to provide support for domestic violence services in Michigan.
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Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline (SDVH) |
Federal: VOCA |
The focus of the program is to develop and provide trained, trauma-informed hotline services to victims of domestic and intimate partner violence across the state of Michigan through a fully staffed 24-hour phone, text, and online hotline response. |
| STOP Violence Against Women Courts (STOPC) | Federal: STOP | The focus of the program is to provide a dedicated domestic violence and sexual assault case docket. |
| STOP Violence Against Women Grant (STOPL) | Federal: STOP | The focus of this program is to provide dedicated sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and or stalking response projects for law enforcement or prosecution. |
| STOP Violence Grant – Victim Services (STOPV) | Federal: STOP | The focus of this program is to provide criminal justice related victim advocacy support of for sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence victims. Tribes were allowed to apply for any STOP allowable purposes. |
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Grant Title |
Funding Source |
Purpose |
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Human Trafficking Intervention Services (HTP) |
Federal: VOCA |
The purpose of this program is to enhance and expand human trafficking services. |
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Human Trafficking Expansion Project (HTEPP) |
State Restricted |
The purpose of the program is to expand and strengthen victim service programs for survivors of human sex and labor trafficking by developing capacity in organizations with limited experience in serving victims of human trafficking and managing federal and state funding to serve those victims. |
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Human Trafficking Victims Services Expansion Programming (HTPVS) |
State Restricted |
The focus of the program is to enhance or expand the services offered by victim service organizations with a demonstrated history of providing services to victims of human trafficking. |
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Grant Title |
Funding Source |
Purpose |
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Culturally Specific Responsive Services for Underserved Victims of Crime (CSRUV) |
Federal: VOCA |
This program is intended to expand and strengthen culturally specific and culturally responsive victim services for underserved survivors of crime by supporting expanding services for organizations with prior experience in serving victims of crime and managing federal and state funding to serve those victims. |
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Culturally Specific and Underserved (CSU & CSUP) |
Federal: FVPSA, STOP, SASP, State: GF-GP |
This program is to provide services to underserved victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence. This is flexible funding program that is intended to support organizations whose primary purpose is to provide culturally specific services. |
| Culturally specific set aside (STOP CSU/CSUP) |
Funding varies by grant: STOP Formula Grant |
Culturally specific allocation: 42 U.S.C. 13925 defines “culturally specific” as primarily directed toward racial and ethnic minority groups (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 300u-6(g)). An organization will qualify for funding for the culturally specific allocation if its primary mission is to address the needs of racial and ethnic minority groups or if it has developed a special expertise regarding services to address the demonstrated needs of a particular racial and ethnic minority group. The organization must do more than merely provide services to the targeted group; rather, the organization must provide culturally competent services designed to meet the specific needs of the target population. |
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Grant Title |
Funding Source |
Purpose |
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Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Services for Crime Victims (SUPVS) |
Federal: VOCA |
The purpose of this program is to fund organizations that can assist with visitation between parents and children. Grantees provide supervised visitation and safe visitation exchange for children with parents in situations involving domestic or dating violence, child abuse, sexual assault or stalking. |
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Grant Title |
Funding Source |
Purpose |
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Transitional Supportive Housing (TSHV) |
Federal: VOCA |
The focus of the program is to provide safe, single-family housing coupled with supportive services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and people with disabilities abused by their caretakers, as well as the dependent children of these survivors. |
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Transitional Supportive Housing (TSH) |
Federal: TANF |
The Transitional Supportive Housing program focuses on a holistic, victim-centered approach to provide safe, single-family housing coupled with supportive services that assist victims in maintaining safe, affordable housing. Successful programs provide a wide range of flexible and optional services that reflect the individual needs of victims and allow them to choose the course of action that is best for them. |