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ClosedOpportunity O-OVW-2025-172371

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Hiring and Training Program

Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Hiring and Training Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office on Violence Against Women (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 24, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $500K – $750K, with about 36 awards expected and $18.1M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, federally recognized tribal governments and 4 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.064 (Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Training and Services).

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Key facts

  1. May 6, 2025Posted
  2. Jun 24, 2025Application deadline
Posted
May 6, 2025
Close date
Jun 24, 2025
Award floor
$500,000
Award ceiling
$750,000
Est. total funding
$18,100,000
Expected awards
36
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Special district governments
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Native American tribal organizations
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

State and Territories, Units of Local Government, Indian Tribal Governments, Sexual Assault Examination Programs, State or Territorial Sexual Assault Coalition, Health Care Facilities, Community-Based Program, Faith-based Organizations.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

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 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Hiring and Training program supports efforts to establish or expand access to pediatric and/or adolescent/adult sexual assault forensic exams by funding the salaries of full- and part-time sexual assault nurse/forensic examiners (SANEs/SAFEs) providing forensic exams or serving as a regional preceptor or as a SANE/SAFE instructor. Eligible applicants include State, Tribal, or local governments, sexual assault examination programs, State or Territorial sexual assault coalitions, health care facilities, and community-based programs.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.064

Historical data · not a prediction
FY23—
FY24— est.
FY25$10M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.064. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.064

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 1 grant award had funding actions under Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Training and Services. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES$1.5M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Office on Violence Against Women
OVW.SAFEProgram@usdoj.gov
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Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Hiring and Training Program”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Hiring and Training Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $500k – $750k, total estimated program funding is $18,100,000 and the agency expects to make about 36 awards.

How do I apply for “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Hiring and Training Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVW-2025-172371), 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.

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