# OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Research and Evaluation Initiative Solicitation

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2023-171728-ovw-fiscal-year-2023-research-and-evaluation-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/347870

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $450,000 (at least $150,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 12 awards. Applications closed on July 2, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2023-171728 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 2, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $450,000 |
| Award floor | $150,000 |
| Expected awards | 12 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.026 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(7). The purpose of the Research and Evaluation (R&E) Initiative is to research and evaluate approaches to combatting domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (hereafter referred to as "VAWA crimes"). By generating more knowledge about strategies for serving victims and holding offenders accountable, communities that benefit from VAWA funding will be better equipped to align their work with practices that are known to be effective, and they will be more capable of generating empirical knowledge on the efficacy of new and promising ways of doing things. The initiative is designed to support researcher-practitioner partnerships and a broad range of research and evaluation methods, including qualitative, mixed-method, quasi-experimental, and experimental designs. Because OVW has very limited funds to support research and evaluation, this initiative prioritizes topics for which a stronger evidence base would help OVW grantees use federal funds most effectively. What's new about the R&E Initiative this year: Topics under which OVW is inviting proposals have been updated since last year's solicitation.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2023-171728 still open?

No. It closed on July 2, 2023.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Research and Evaluation Initiative Solicitation?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Research and Evaluation Initiative Solicitation?

Closed July 2, 2023. 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 $450,000 each.

### Who has won OVW Research and Evaluation Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Maine System, The Urban Institute, The University of South Dakota. The program made 32 awards worth $15.0 million in that time.