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O-OVW-2025-172376: OVW Fiscal Year 2025 STOP Formula Grant Program

Closed Closed June 24, 2025 Opportunity O-OVW-2025-172376

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 $16.2 million (at least $617,851) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 56 awards worth $171 million in total. Applications closed on June 24, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed May 22, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Office on Violence Against Women has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
O-OVW-2026-172631June 3, 2026Closed July 10, 2026Closed
O-OVW-2024-172038May 8, 2024Closed June 18, 2024Closed

Key dates

PostedMay 15, 2025
DeadlineJune 24, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to state and local governments.

Eligible applicants are any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Only the designated state office, pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 90.11, may apply.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program supports local communities, including Indian tribal governments and Alaska Native villages, in their efforts to develop and strengthen effective responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. STOP grants are awarded to states and territories.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Who has won Violence Against Women Formula Grants grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Violence Against Women Formula Grants (16.588) awarded $808 million across 280 grant awards, an average of $2.9 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Office of Emergency ServicesCalifornia5$77.2 million
Texas Office of the GovernorTexas5$63.4 million
Florida Department of Children and FamiliesFlorida5$44.4 million
New York State Division of Criminal Justice ServicesNew York5$39.7 million
Crime & Delinquency Pa Commission onPennsylvania5$28.1 million

Top states: California ($77.2 million), Texas ($63.4 million), Florida ($44.4 million), New York ($39.7 million), Pennsylvania ($28.1 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-2025-172376 still open?

No. It closed on June 24, 2025.

Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 STOP Formula Grant Program?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 STOP Formula Grant 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 $16.2 million each. About $171 million in total across about 56 awards.

Who has won Violence Against Women Formula Grants grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Office of Emergency Services, Texas Office of the Governor, Florida Department of Children and Families. The program made 280 awards worth $808 million in that time.

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