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FY25 TVSSA Pre-Application Webinar: Developing Your TVSSA Budget

August 2025

A comprehensive, well-organized budget will help you get the most out of your Tribal Victim Service Set-Aside (TVSSA) award and give you a better chance of early final budget approval.

During the presentation, TFMC financial specialists cover several important budgeting practices, including distinguishing between allowable and unallowable costs, writing your budget narrative to support project costs, estimating project costs and categorizing your budget, and navigating and understanding the Office of Justice Programs Budget Detail Worksheet used to complete your budget.

Guardianship Abuse: Bad Apples or Tip of the Iceberg?

January 2025

When cases involving high-profile individuals, like Britney Spears, make national headlines, issues surrounding guardianship and conservatorship take center stage. But after those specific cases resolve and national interest fades, the systemic issues remain. We have very little data on how the guardianship system is actually working, and the scope and prevalence of guardianship abuse remains unclear. We don’t know how many individuals suffer abuse under guardianship. We don’t know to what extent guardianship, when properly executed, improves the lives of those it’s intended to serve.