ClosedOpportunity O-OVW-2025-172426

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative

Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Office on Violence Against Women (Department of Justice). The application deadline was September 9, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $150K – $1.5M, with about 50 awards expected and $29.6M in total estimated funding. The notice is unrestricted by applicant type, subject to any clarifications in the notice. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.526 (OVW Technical Assistance Initiative).

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

Key facts

Posted: Jul 21, 2025
Close date: Sep 9, 2025
Award floor: $150,000
Award ceiling: $1,500,000
Est. total funding: $29,575,000
Expected awards: 50
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Public colleges & universities
Federally recognized tribal governments
Public & Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal organizations
501(c)(3) nonprofits
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
Private colleges & universities
Others (see notice)
Unrestricted (any entity type)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants for the TA Initiative are national, Tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations. Eligible applicants must have the capacity to provide TTA on a national level to current and potential OVW recipients and subrecipients in the United States and U.S. territories. In rare circumstances, the TA Initiative may support institutions of higher education; state, local, or Tribal governments or governmental agencies; or local non-profit organizations. However, in such circumstances, those entities must describe in detail their demonstrated history of providing TTA on a national scale.

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 OVW Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (TA Initiative) is to provide direct training and technical assistance (TTA) to current and potential OVW recipients and subrecipients to enhance their efforts to successfully implement projects supported by OVW grant funds. OVW's TA Initiative is designed to strengthen and build the capacity of civil and criminal justice system professionals and victim service providers across the nation to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (i.e., the four VAWA crimes) and foster partnerships and collaboration among organizations to address these crimes.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.526OVW Technical Assistance InitiativeProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 16.526

Historical data · not a prediction

FY22

$38.5M

FY23

$68M

FY24

$43.4M est.

FY25

$43.4M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.526. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

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

Who is eligible to apply for “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative”?

The notice lists eligibility as unrestricted — open to any type of entity — subject to clarifications in the notice's additional eligibility information.

How much funding is available through “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $150k – $1.5m, total estimated program funding is $29,575,000 and the agency expects to make about 50 awards.

How do I apply for “OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVW-2025-172426), 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