The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) administers Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grants is seeking applications for its Support Families in the Justice System Grant.
Donor Name: Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/16/2026
Size of the Grant: $500,000 to $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is a component of the United States Department of Justice. This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the Justice for Families Program. This program supports activities to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or in cases involving child sexual abuse. Activities should improve the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families through courtbased and court-related programs; supervised visitation and safe exchange of children and youth by and between parents; training for people who work with families in the court system; and civil legal assistance and advocacy services to victims and nonoffending parents
Funding Priorities
Office on Violence Against Women may give priority consideration to applicants that propose projects designed to advance the following public-safety priorities:
- Combatting human trafficking and transnational crime, particularly crimes linked to illegal immigration, transnational criminal organizations, and cartel operations, including projects that strengthen law enforcement investigation and prosecution while supporting safety and justice for trafficking victims who have also suffered domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking.
- Projects dedicated to direct victim services and/or criminal justice responses— including investigation, arrest, prosecution, and enforcement of protective orders— particularly in small towns and rural, remote, and Tribal communities.
Funding Information
- Expected Total Amount of Funding: $16 million
- Anticipated Award Amount: $650,000 – $800,000
Grant Period
36 months
Eligibility Criteria
The types of entities that are eligible to apply are:
- Government Entities
- State governments
- Indian Tribal governments
- Units of local government
- Courts4
- Nonprofit Entities
- Nonprofit organizations
- Legal services providers
- Victim service providers.
For more information, visit Grants.gov
