O-OVW-2025-172315: OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking at HSIs, HBCUs, and TCUs Initiative
Closed
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 2025.
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.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 17, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$500,000
- Award floor$450,000
- Total funding$12.5 million
- Expected awards25
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | July 17, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | September 9, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.
- 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.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Grants to Reduce Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking on Campus awards averaged $357,110; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (98% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
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.
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.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merced Community College District | California | 2 | $700,000 |
| Molloy University | New York | 2 | $700,000 |
| Mississippi State University | Mississippi | 2 | $700,000 |
| Coahoma Community College | Mississippi | 2 | $700,000 |
| Northeastern Illinois University | Illinois | 2 | $699,999 |
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-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.
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