# OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2025-172285-ovw-fiscal-year-2025-domestic-violence-mentor-court/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359055

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $150,000 (at least $150,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 8 awards worth $1.2 million in total. Applications closed on July 8, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2025-172285 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 8, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $150,000 |
| Award floor | $150,000 |
| Expected awards | 8 |
| Total funding | $1.2 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.029 |

## Who can apply

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

Current OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Initiative grantees or Courts with an existing specialized court system for handling domestic violence cases.

## What the grant funds

The OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative (Mentor Court Initiative) creates a unique opportunity to recognize well-established specialized courts and enable them to guide novice or developing courts and court-based programs that wish to significantly improve their responses to domestic violence cases to ensure victim safety and offender accountability. These well-established courts successfully serve as national models and share their expertise by hosting site visits, linking courts with peer courts facing similar challenges, and assisting other domestic violence courts to implement best practices to respond effectively to these difficult cases.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2025-172285 still open?

No. It closed on July 8, 2025. A newer notice is open: O-OVC-2026-172807, closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left).

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance 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 2025 Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative?

Closed July 8, 2025. 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 $150,000 each. About $1.2 million in total across about 8 awards.

### Who has won Office on Violence Against Women Special Projects grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Minnesota Indian Women's Sexual Assault Coalition, University of South Alabama, University of California Irvine. The program made 54 awards worth $9.0 million in that time.