OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OVW-2026-172629
- Agency
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Office on Violence Against Women
Offices Boards and Divisions, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- $350,000 to $750,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Law, Justice and Legal Services
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- County Governments
- Other
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women seeks applicants for the Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes Program by September 1, 2026, supporting state, tribal, and local government efforts to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals, defined as criminal offenses involving computer use to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear, intimidate an individual, or distribute intimate images of an adult without consent.
Eligible applicants include state governments, county governments, city and township governments, special district governments, and federally recognized tribal governments. Funded activities include training for law enforcement personnel and prosecutors, victim assistance services, community education and outreach, digital forensic equipment acquisition, task force establishment, and research and technical assistance. Recent awards under this program (CFDA 16.060) ranged from $382,835 to $500,000 for project grants, with one cooperative agreement valued at $800,000, and performance periods typically span 24 to 36 months. Award selection criteria are specified in the program notice of funding opportunity.
Applicants must submit applications through both Grants.gov and the Department of Justice JustGrants system. Recipients must retain financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other pertinent records for three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report; if litigation, claims, or audit proceedings commence within that period, records must be retained until all matters are resolved. The current Department of Justice Financial Grants Management Guide governs award administration.
Synopsis
This program supports efforts by States, Indian Tribes, and units of local government to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals. Cybercrimes against individuals are defined as criminal offenses that involve the use of a computer to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear to, or intimidate an individual, or without consent distribute intimate images of an adult, except that use of a computer need not be an element of the offense.
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