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O-OVW-2024-171976: OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program

Closed Closed May 16, 2024 Opportunity O-OVW-2024-171976

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 2024.

Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $400,000 (at least $300,000) to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 31 awards worth $12.4 million in total. Applications closed on May 16, 2024.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 19, 2024. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Office on Violence Against Women has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
O-OVW-2025-172421May 15, 2025Closed July 8, 2025Closed

Key dates

PostedApril 9, 2024
DeadlineMay 16, 2024

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

Eligible applicants are limited to: Institutions of higher education in the United States and U.S. territories.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 20125. The Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program (Campus Program) (CFDA# 16.525) provides funding for institutions of higher education to develop and strengthen effective security and investigation strategies to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus, develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving such crimes on campus, and develop and strengthen prevention education and awareness programs.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Who has won Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus (16.525) awarded $67.9 million across 190 grant awards, an average of $357,110 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Merced Community College DistrictCalifornia2$700,000
Molloy UniversityNew York2$700,000
Mississippi State UniversityMississippi2$700,000
Coahoma Community CollegeMississippi2$700,000
Northeastern Illinois UniversityIllinois2$699,999

Top states: California ($6.6 million), New York ($6.0 million), Pennsylvania ($5.8 million), Illinois ($4.9 million), Texas ($3.4 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-2024-171976 still open?

No. It closed on May 16, 2024.

Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from colleges and universities. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus Program?

Closed May 16, 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 $400,000 each. About $12.4 million in total across about 31 awards.

Who has won Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Merced Community College District, Molloy University, Mississippi State University. The program made 190 awards worth $67.9 million in that time.

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