ClosedOpportunity O-OVW-2025-172399

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Research and Evaluation Initiative

Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Research and Evaluation Initiative is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office on Violence Against Women (Department of Justice). The application deadline was September 23, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $500K – $5M, with about 7 awards expected and $8M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments and 5 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.026 (OVW Research and Evaluation Program).

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

Key facts

Posted: Aug 20, 2025
Close date: Sep 23, 2025
Award floor: $500,000
Award ceiling: $5,000,000
Est. total funding: $8,000,000
Expected awards: 7
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are limited to: States and units of local government, Tribal governments, Tribal organizations, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, Public and private institutions of higher education.

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 purpose of the Research and Evaluation (R&E) Initiative is to study approaches to preventing and addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. By studying the efficacy of strategies for serving victims and holding offenders accountable, the R&E Initiative helps communities assess their current programs and adopt proven strategies. The initiative is designed to support researcher-practitioner partnerships and a broad range of research and evaluation methods, including qualitative, mixed-method, quasi-experimental, and experimental designs. Because OVW has limited funds to support research and evaluation, this initiative prioritizes topics for which a stronger evidence base would help OVW recipients use federal funds most effectively.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.026OVW Research and Evaluation ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.026

Historical data · not a prediction

FY22

$3.43M

FY23

$3.14M

FY24

$8.19M est.

FY25

$3.4M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.026. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Who is eligible to apply for “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Research and Evaluation Initiative”?

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

How much funding is available through “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Research and Evaluation Initiative”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $500k – $5m, total estimated program funding is $8,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 7 awards.

How do I apply for “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Research and Evaluation Initiative”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVW-2025-172399), 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 todayALN 16.076