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OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Research and Evaluation Initiative

Agency: Office on Violence Against Women

Assistance Listings: 16.026 -- OVW Research and Evaluation Program

Last Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The purpose of the Research and Evaluation (R&E) Initiative is to study approaches to preventing and addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. By studying the efficacy of strategies for serving victims and holding offenders accountable, the R&E Initiative helps communities assess their current programs and adopt proven strategies. The initiative is designed to support researcher-practitioner partnerships and a broad range of research and evaluation methods, including qualitative, mixed-method, quasi-experimental, and experimental designs. Because OVW has limited...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Nonprofit

  • Other Native American tribal organizations
  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
  • Nonprofits non-higher education without 501(c)(3)

Education

  • Private institutions of higher education
  • Public and state institutions of higher education

Government

  • County governments
  • State governments
  • Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
  • City or township governments

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants are limited to: States and units of local government, Tribal governments, Tribal organizations, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, Public and private institutions of higher education.

Grantor contact information

Description

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

Email

OVW.Research@usdoj.gov

OVW.Research@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Full announcement

Closed: September 23, 2025

Application process

This site is a work in progress. Go to www.grants.gov to apply, track application status, and subscribe to updates.

Award

$8,000,000

Program Funding

7

Expected awards

$500,000

Award Minimum

$5,000,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

O-OVW-2025-172399

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

1

Posted date:

August 20, 2025

Archive date:

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