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OVW FY 2017 Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Grant Program (also known as the Arrest Program)

Agency: Office on Violence Against Women

Assistance Listings
  • 16.590 -- Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program

Closed opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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Description

The United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) (www.ovw.usdoj.gov) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for the Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Grant Program (formerly known as the Grants to Encourage Arrest and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program). This program furthers the Department of Justice’s mission by encouraging partnerships between state, local, and tribal governments, courts, victim service providers, coalitions and rape crisis centers, to ensure that sexual...

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Government

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

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

State, local, tribal, and territorial courts (including juvenile courts), victim services providers (including state, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions and government rape crisis centers (in a state other than a territory))

Grantor contact information

Description

Michele John Grant Program Specialist 202-616-5342 Michele.John@usdoj.gov

Email

Michele.John@usdoj.gov

Michele.John@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Full Description

Closed: February 16, 2017

Application process

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Award

$50,000,000

Program Funding

55

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$900,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OVW-2017-11921

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:

January 4, 2017

Archive date:

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