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OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (ICJR Program)

Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (ICJR Program) is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office on Violence Against Women (Department of Justice). The application deadline was August 18, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $400K – $1.5M, with about 67 awards expected and $36M 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 3 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).

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Key facts

  1. Jun 4, 2026Posted
  2. Aug 18, 2026Application deadline
Posted
Jun 4, 2026
Close date
Aug 18, 2026
Award floor
$400,000
Award ceiling
$1,500,000
Est. total funding
$36,000,000
Expected awards
67
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
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are limited to: State governments, Indian Tribal governments, units of local government, state and local courts, state or territorial domestic violence coalitions, state or territorial sexual assault coalitions, Tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, victim service providers

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 ICJR Program assists Tribal, state, and local governments and courts to strengthen the criminal justice response to domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by improving offender accountability, victim safety, homicide reduction, protection-order enforcement, and coordinated law enforcement and prosecutorial action. These sorts of activities treat these offenses as serious violations of criminal law and seek safety and autonomy for victims.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

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.

Who was funded under ALN 16.590

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 226 grant awards had funding actions under Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program, with 64 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. OKLAHOMA STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL$1.74M
  2. EL PASO, COUNTY OF$1.46M
  3. WASHINGTON, COUNTY OF$1.25M
  4. SEXUAL TRAUMA AWARENESS AND RESPONSE (STAR) CENTER$1.2M
  5. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WISCONSIN$1.2M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

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 this opportunity?

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 and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $400k – $1.5m, total estimated program funding is $36,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 67 awards.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVW-2026-172633), 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
Award range
Up to $4M
Closes
Oct 30, 2026
Who can apply
Public colleges & universities, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status and 3 more
Source: Grants.govVerified today