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

Office on Violence Against Women · O-OVW-2025-172417

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Award Range

$500K – $1.0M

Total Program Funding

$23.0M

Expected Awards

Deadline

June 16, 2025

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program. Office on Violence Against Women. 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... $500,000-$1,000,000 per award; $23,000,000 total program funding; ~35 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

County governments, Other eligible entities, State governments, Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments, City/township governments (+2 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Eligible applicants are limited to: States; Indian Tribal governments; state and local courts (including juvenile courts); units of local governmen...
•Deadline: 2025-06-16

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Competitiveness: Moderate to high — federal grants are always competitive

What This Grant Funds

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.

Who Can Apply

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.

Eligible Applicant Types

County GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)State GovernmentsFederally Recognized Tribal GovernmentsCity/Township GovernmentsOther Tribal Organizations501(c)(3) Nonprofits

Funding Details

Minimum Award: $500K
Maximum Award: $1.0M
Total Program Funding: $23.0M
Expected Number of Awards: 35
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: May 6, 2025

Application Deadline: June 16, 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

OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov

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