ClosedOpportunity O-OVW-2025-172417

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program

Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office on Violence Against Women (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 16, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $500K – $1M, with about 35 awards expected and $23M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, federally recognized tribal governments, native american tribal organizations and 2 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.590 (Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program).

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

Key facts

May 6, 2025Posted
Jun 16, 2025Application deadline

Posted: May 6, 2025
Close date: Jun 16, 2025
Award floor: $500,000
Award ceiling: $1,000,000
Est. total funding: $23,000,000
Expected awards: 35
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Grant
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Federally recognized tribal governments
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are limited to: States; Indian Tribal governments; state and local courts (including juvenile courts); units of local government; state, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions; or victim services providers in the United States or U.S. territories. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this NOFO.

Can your organization apply?

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 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program (ICJR Program) assists state, local, and Tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.590Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders ProgramProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.590

Historical data · not a prediction

FY22

$29.4M

FY23

$21.5M

FY24

$39.4M est.

FY25

$39.4M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.590. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Who is eligible to apply for “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Federally recognized tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $500k – $1m, total estimated program funding is $23,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 35 awards.

How do I apply for “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVW-2025-172417), 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.

OpenALN 16.043