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O-OVW-2021-38007: OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth Program Solicitation

Closed Closed March 23, 2021 Opportunity O-OVW-2021-38007

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Office on Violence Against Women notices from 2021.

Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $500,000 to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 11 awards worth $4.8 million in total. Applications closed on March 23, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed March 23, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedJanuary 15, 2021
DeadlineMarch 23, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes.

All 7 applicant types the notice lists

Eligible applicants are limited to: nonprofit, nongovernmental entities; tribal organizations; Indian tribal governments; and units of local government or agencies of units of local government in the United States or U.S. territories. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The CY Program solicitation is one of two solicitations issued under the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men (CYEM) Program (CFDA# 16.888), which is authorized by annual federal appropriations acts. The other program solicitation is the Grants to Engage Men and Boys as Allies in the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls Program (EM). Applicants interested in developing projects to engage men and boys as allies should submit a proposal under the OVW Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 EM solicitation. The CY Program supports comprehensive, community-based efforts to develop or expand prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies to address the needs of children and youth impacted by domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 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: OVW Grants and Programs webpage. Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage. Examples of successful projects in OVW's most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs: 2018 Biennial Report.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Who has won Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (16.888) awarded $43.7 million across 103 grant awards, an average of $424,093 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Columbus Regional Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence IncIndiana2$695,100
Sojourner House, Inc.Rhode Island1$500,000
Northern Michigan Mobile Child Advocacy CenterMichigan1$500,000
Center for Family Services IncNew Jersey1$500,000
Chicanos Por La Causa, IncArizona1$500,000

Top states: New York ($5.5 million), California ($4.3 million), Illinois ($2.9 million), Florida ($1.9 million), Michigan ($1.8 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is O-OVW-2021-38007 still open?

No. It closed on March 23, 2021.

Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth Program Solicitation?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Grants to Prevent and Respond to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Against Children and Youth Program Solicitation?

Closed March 23, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $500,000 each. About $4.8 million in total across about 11 awards.

Who has won Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Columbus Regional Shelter for Victims of Domestic Violence Inc, Sojourner House, Inc., Northern Michigan Mobile Child Advocacy Center. The program made 103 awards worth $43.7 million in that time.

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