The OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative (Mentor Court Initiative) creates a unique opportunity to recognize well-established specialized courts and enable them to guide novice or developing courts and court-based programs that wish to significantly improve their responses to domestic violence cases to ensure victim safety and offender accountability.
Donor Name: Office on Violence Against Women
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/08/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
These well-established courts successfully serve as national models and share their expertise by hosting site visits, linking courts with peer courts facing similar challenges, and assisting other domestic violence courts to implement best practices to respond effectively to these difficult cases.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,200,000
- Award Ceiling: $150,000
- Award Floor: $150,000.
Grant Period
24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Entities that are eligible to apply are:
- State, Tribal, territorial, or local courts that are either:
- Current OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Initiative grantees.
- Courts with an existing specialized court system for handling domestic violence cases.
- State, Tribal, territorial, or local courts that are either:
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
