# OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking at HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2025-172315-ovw-fiscal-year-2025-addressing-domestic-violence-dating/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360060

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $450,000) to colleges and universities. It expected to make about 25 awards worth $12.5 million in total. Applications closed on September 9, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2025-172315 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 9, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $450,000 |
| Expected awards | 25 |
| Total funding | $12.5 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.525 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible entities: Institutions of higher education that are HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs.

## What the grant funds

The Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking at HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs Initiative (Campus Set Aside Initiative) uses set aside funding (34 U.S.C. § 20125) from the OVW Campus Program to support Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) in strengthening their institutional response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The Campus Set Aside Initiative will support activities focused on building the capacity of HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs to develop and implement strategies to prevent and address domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking that meets the needs of its students, including effective response protocols and prevention programming.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2025-172315 still open?

No. It closed on September 9, 2025.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking at HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs Initiative?

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 2025 Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking at HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs Initiative?

Closed September 9, 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 $500,000 each. About $12.5 million in total across about 25 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.