# OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Measuring Effectiveness Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2024-171938-ovw-fiscal-year-2024-measuring-effectiveness-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352618

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $4.1 million (at least $4.1 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $4.1 million in total. Applications closed on March 21, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2024-171938 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 21, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $4.1 million |
| Award floor | $4.1 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $4.1 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.026 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This is a noncompetitive funding opportunity for which the only eligible applicant is the University of Southern Maine. The applicant was selected through a competitive process in FY 2023 for a five-year award and received funding for the initial 18 months of the project. This Invitation to Apply is to provide funding for the next 26 months of the project.

## What the grant funds

The Violence Against Women Act Measuring Effectiveness Initiative is categorized under the Research and Evaluation Initiative (Assistance Listing #16.026) and fulfills the purposes of the following statutes: 34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(7), 34 U.S.C. § 10238, and 34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(11). The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), as amended, requires that grantees report on the effectiveness of their VAWA-funded programs to the Attorney General, who, in turn, must report to Congress every two years on the effectiveness of grant-funded activities (Pub. L. No. 106-386, § 1003, 114 Stat. 1464, 1491 (2000), codified at 34 U.S.C. § 10238). Some OVW grant programs also have specific reporting requirements as outlined in their respective authorizing legislation. In response to these requirements, OVW developed annual and semi-annual performance reporting forms for each OVW grant program that track grant-funded activities and incorporate measures tied to program objectives. Grantees funded by OVW report consistent quantitative data that can be aggregated to reflect the accomplishments within and across grant programs. The forms also collect narrative (i.e., qualitative) information on grantees’ goals, objectives, activities, accomplishments, and remaining areas of need. OVW uses the information collected through performance reports in different ways, including monitoring grant activities (individually and in aggregate across programs), identifying promising practices, meeting reporting obligations under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) and subsequent legislation, reporting to Congress, responding to ad hoc data requests from within and outside government, and spotting training and technical assistance needs and promising practices. In FY 2022 – FY 2023, the University of Southern Maine (USM) was competitively selected to continue implementing the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative (MEI), which encompasses the data collection described above and involves providing training, technical assistance, and related resources to OVW grantees on performance reporting. USM received 18 months of initial funding in the amount of $2.6 million through a cooperative agreement for a five-year—or 60-month—project, to support project activities through June 30, 2024. The purpose of this Invitation to Apply is to provide USM with a supplemental award in the amount of $4,143,119 to carry out the next 26 months of the project (i.e., July 1, 2024 – August 31, 2026).

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2024-171938 still open?

No. It closed on March 21, 2024.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Measuring Effectiveness Initiative?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Measuring Effectiveness Initiative?

Closed March 21, 2024. 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 $4.1 million each. About $4.1 million in total for one award.

### 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.