OVW Fiscal Year 2026 STOP Formula Grant Program
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OVW-2026-172631
- Agency
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Office on Violence Against Women
Offices Boards and Divisions, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- $617,000 to $16,400,000
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
- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Office on Violence Against Women is soliciting applications for the Fiscal Year 2026 STOP Formula Grant Program, with applications due July 10, 2026. The program provides formula grants to states and territories for use by state, local, and Indian tribal governments, courts, and victim service providers to support apprehension, prosecution, and adjudication of persons committing violent crimes against women and to protect and ensure victim safety.
Eligible applicants are all states, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the District of Columbia. Applications must be submitted by the Chief Executive Officer of a state or designee through Grants.gov and the Department of Justice's JustGrants System.
The program funds law enforcement and prosecution strategies, court initiatives, victim services, training for criminal justice personnel, crisis support, victim advocacy, community-based services, and legal assistance to survivors. Recent awards have ranged from approximately $620,000 to $16.7 million over two-year performance periods, with funding obligated effective July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027. Award decisions are made 120 to 180 days after application receipt.
Recipients must retain financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the award for three years from the date of submission of the final expenditure report. Recipients must comply with the current version of the DOJ Financial Grants Management Guide.
The assistance listing number is CFDA 16.588 (Violence Against Women Formula Grants).
Synopsis
The STOP Formula program provides grants to states and territories for use by state, local, and Indian Tribal governments, courts, and victim service providers for the more widespread apprehension, prosecution, and adjudication of persons committing violent crimes against women and for the protection and safety of victims.
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