Applications are now being accepted for its Violence Against Women Act Grant Program.
Donor Name: North Carolina Department of Public Safety
State: North Carolina
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2026
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The primary purpose of VAWA grant program is to address violence against women, including domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking and includes human trafficking. VAWA STOP is a federal formula grant. The funding partner is the United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence against Women (OVW).
Objectives
For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of program goals and objectives, see:
- OVW grant program information: Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) | Grant Programs | United States Department of Justice.
- Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: Grant Programs
- Program-specific sections in OVW’s most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) | Reports to Congress.
Grant Period
October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2029.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit organizations must be duly incorporated and registered under North Carolina statutes, unless it is a tribal governing body or a local chapter of a national, tax-exempt victim service organization.
- Public (government) agencies, such as criminal justice agencies, include law enforcement, prosecutor offices, courts, corrections departments, probation and paroling authorities.
- Religiously-affiliated and faith-based organizations must offer services without regard to religious affiliation and receipt of services is not contingent upon participation in a religious activity or event.
- Tribal governments may be required by certain funding sources to be federally recognized as having a government-to-government relationship with the United States, with responsibilities, powers, limitations, and obligations attached to that designation.
For more information, visit NCDPS.
