O-OVW-2025-172371: OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Hiring and Training Program
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 $750,000 (at least $500,000) to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 36 awards worth $18.1 million in total. Applications closed on June 24, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 6, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$750,000
- Award floor$500,000
- Total funding$18.1 million
- Expected awards36
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | May 6, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | June 24, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes.
All 9 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
State and Territories, Units of Local Government, Indian Tribal Governments, Sexual Assault Examination Programs, State or Territorial Sexual Assault Coalition, Health Care Facilities, Community-Based Program, Faith-based Organizations.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Training and Services awards averaged $1.5 million; this notice allows up to $750,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (100% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Hiring and Training program supports efforts to establish or expand access to pediatric and/or adolescent/adult sexual assault forensic exams by funding the salaries of full- and part-time sexual assault nurse/forensic examiners (SANEs/SAFEs) providing forensic exams or serving as a regional preceptor or as a SANE/SAFE instructor. Eligible applicants include State, Tribal, or local governments, sexual assault examination programs, State or Territorial sexual assault coalitions, health care facilities, and community-based programs.
Who has won Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Training and Services grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Training and Services (16.064) awarded $1.5 million across 1 grant award, an average of $1.5 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | Arkansas | 1 | $1.5 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-2025-172371 still open?
No. It closed on June 24, 2025.
Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Hiring and Training Program?
Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Hiring and Training Program?
Closed June 24, 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 $750,000 each. About $18.1 million in total across about 36 awards.
Who has won Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Training and Services grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The program made 1 awards worth $1.5 million in that time.
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