OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OVW-2025-172316
- Agency
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Office on Violence Against Women
Offices Boards and Divisions, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- $500,000 to $1,000,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- City/Township Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- County Governments
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- State Governments
- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice Offices Boards and Divisions Office on Violence Against Women is seeking applicants for the FY 2025 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program. This grant aims to assist state, local, and tribal governments, as well as courts, in improving their response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Eligible applicant types include city/township governments, tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, county governments, tribal organizations, state governments, and others. The program seeks to enhance coordinated community responses, develop specialized law enforcement and prosecution units, implement victim advocacy services, and establish multi-disciplinary teams. The application deadline is March 4, 2025.
Recent federal grant awards under the Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program (CFDA 16.590) have ranged from $250,000 to $1,200,000, with most grants providing three-year project support. Typical recipients have included county district attorneys' offices, local police departments, and victim service organizations across various states. The grants often focus on hiring specialized personnel, developing coordinated community response teams, and implementing trauma-informed training and intervention strategies.
Synopsis
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.
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