O-OVW-2025-172373: OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Enhance Community-based Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking 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 $475,000 (at least $400,000) to nonprofits and tribes. It expected to make about 50 awards worth $22.5 million in total. Applications closed on August 1, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 18, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$475,000
- Award floor$400,000
- Total funding$22.5 million
- Expected awards50
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeGrant
Key dates
| Posted | June 18, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | August 1, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to nonprofits and tribes.
- 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)
Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 20124(c) and 28 C.F.R. § 90.2(b), entities that are eligible to apply are: (1) Community-based organizations whose primary purpose is providing culturally specific services to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) Community-based organizations whose primary purpose is providing culturally specific services who can partner with a program having demonstrated expertise in serving victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program awards averaged $399,601; this notice allows up to $475,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (99% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The Grants to Enhance Community-based Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (CSSP) supports (1) the maintenance and replication of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking services in community-based programs that offer culturally specific services and other resources; and (2) the development of innovative community-based programming that improves access to services and resources for victims who face obstacles to using traditional services. Eligible entities are community-based organizations that aim to enhance access to services for all survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in their communities and that have demonstrated expertise in serving victims or can partner with a program having such expertise.
Who has won Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program (16.016) awarded $67.1 million across 168 grant awards, an average of $399,601 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewa-Aifw | Minnesota | 2 | $900,000 |
| The Latina Center | California | 2 | $875,000 |
| Sepa Mujer, Inc | New York | 2 | $875,000 |
| Wise Women Gathering Place, Inc. | Wisconsin | 2 | $875,000 |
| Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity | Iowa | 2 | $875,000 |
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-2025-172373 still open?
No. It closed on August 1, 2025.
Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Enhance Community-based Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program?
Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from nonprofits and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Enhance Community-based Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program?
Closed August 1, 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 $475,000 each. About $22.5 million in total across about 50 awards.
Who has won Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services Program grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Sewa-Aifw, The Latina Center, Sepa Mujer, Inc. The program made 168 awards worth $67.1 million in that time.
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