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OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative

Office on Violence Against Women · O-OVW-2025-172400

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Award Range

$500K – $750K

Total Program Funding

$8.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 8, 2025

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative. Office on Violence Against Women. The Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution (EIP) Initiative is designed to promote and evaluate effective investigation and prosecution responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The EIP Initiative encourages law enforcement agencies and/or prosecutors’ offices... $500,000-$750,000 per award; $8,000,000 total program funding; ~15 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

City/township governments, County governments, State governments, Other eligible entities, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Eligible applicants are limited to: state, territorial, county, local, and/or Tribal law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices that investi...
•Deadline: 2025-07-08

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Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

What This Grant Funds

The Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution (EIP) Initiative is designed to promote and evaluate effective investigation and prosecution responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The EIP Initiative encourages law enforcement agencies and/or prosecutors’ offices to expand and improve their capacity to effectively investigate and/or prosecute these crimes, and, in so doing, support victim safety and autonomy, hold offenders accountable, and promote agency trust within the surrounding community.

Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants are limited to: state, territorial, county, local, and/or Tribal law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices that investigate or prosecute crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking in the United States or U.S. territories. States, units of local government, and Tribal governments may apply on behalf of law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices that lack authority to apply on their own.

Eligible Applicant Types

City/Township GovernmentsCounty GovernmentsState GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)Federally Recognized Tribal Governments

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $500K
Maximum Award: $750K
Total Program Funding: $8.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 15
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: May 16, 2025

Application Deadline: July 8, 2025 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For assistance with the requirements of this NOFO, email OVW at OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026. OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov

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