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OVW FY 2020 Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant 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 Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program encourages state, local, and tribal governments and courts to treat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Government

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

Nonprofit

  • Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)

Additional information

State and local courts; State, tribal, or territorial sexual assault or domestic violence coalitions and government rape crisis centers (in a state other than a territory).

Grantor contact information

Description

Aisha Battle Grant Program Specialist 202-307-6026 OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov

Email

OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov

OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov

Documents

No documents are currently available.

Link to additional information

Full Announcement

Closed: January 27, 2020

Application process

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Award

$53,000,000

Program Funding

45

Expected awards

$--

Award Minimum

$1,250,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OVW-2020-17563

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

--

Category of Funding Activity:

Law justice and legal services

Category Explanation:

--

History

Version:

1

Posted date:

November 26, 2019

Archive date:

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