ClosedOpportunity O-OVW-2025-172315

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking at HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs Initiative

Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking at HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs Initiative is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office on Violence Against Women (Department of Justice). The application deadline was September 9, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $450K – $500K, with about 25 awards expected and $12.5M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.525 (Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: Jul 17, 2025
Close date: Sep 9, 2025
Award floor: $450,000
Award ceiling: $500,000
Est. total funding: $12,500,000
Expected awards: 25
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Public colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible entities: Institutions of higher education that are HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking at HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs Initiative (Campus Set Aside Initiative) uses set aside funding (34 U.S.C. § 20125) from the OVW Campus Program to support Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) in strengthening their institutional response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Campus Set Aside Initiative will support activities focused on building the capacity of HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs to develop and implement strategies to prevent and address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking that meets the needs of its students, including effective response protocols and prevention programming.

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Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.525Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on CampusProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.525

Historical data · not a prediction

FY22

$10.7M

FY23

$21.6M

FY24

$21.7M est.

FY25

$21.7M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.525. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Office on Violence Against Women
ovw.campusinitiative@usdoj.gov
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Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $450k – $500k, total estimated program funding is $12,500,000 and the agency expects to make about 25 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVW-2025-172315), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

Closes in 13 daysALN 16.608