ClosedOpportunity O-OVW-2025-172402

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program

Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant 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 $1M – $1.5M, with about 7 awards expected and $9M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include federally recognized tribal governments and others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.025 (Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation).

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

Key facts

Posted: May 16, 2025
Close date: Jun 24, 2025
Award floor: $1,000,000
Award ceiling: $1,500,000
Est. total funding: $9,000,000
Expected awards: 7
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Federally recognized tribal governments
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible entities are governments of Indian Tribes, or consortia of Indian Tribes, that have jurisdiction over Indian country or that occupy a Village in Alaska.

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 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program supports Tribal governments in preparing to exercise or exercising STCJ over non-Indians who commit “covered” crimes within the Tribe’s jurisdictional boundaries. “Covered crimes” are: assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order. More information on the scope and requirements of STCJ, including the pilot program for under which the Attorney General may designate Alaska Tribes to exercise STCJ over non-Indians who commit covered crimes in their Villages, is available on the DOJ website at https://www.justice.gov/tribal/2013-and-2022-reauthorizations-violence-against-women-act-vawa. In prior years, OVW issued a separate NOFO for Alaska Tribes, but for FY 2025, Alaska Tribes interested in preparing to exercise STCJ may apply under this NOFO.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.025Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction ImplementationProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.025

Historical data · not a prediction

FY22

$3.68M

FY23

$9M

FY24

$5.07M est.

FY25

$11M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.025. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Office on Violence Against Women
OVW.TribalJurisdiction@usdoj.gov
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Places named in the notice

Alaska

Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Federally recognized tribal governments and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $1m – $1.5m, total estimated program funding is $9,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 7 awards.

How do I apply for “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVW-2025-172402), 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