# OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Research and Evaluation Initiative

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2025-172399-ovw-fiscal-year-2025-research-and-evaluation-initiative/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360320

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $5.0 million (at least $500,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 7 awards worth $8.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 23, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2025-172399 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 23, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $5.0 million |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 7 |
| Total funding | $8.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.026 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- 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
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to: States and units of local government, Tribal governments, Tribal organizations, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, Public and private institutions of higher education.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of the Research and Evaluation (R&E) Initiative is to study approaches to preventing and addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. By studying the efficacy of strategies for serving victims and holding offenders accountable, the R&E Initiative helps communities assess their current programs and adopt proven strategies. The initiative is designed to support researcher-practitioner partnerships and a broad range of research and evaluation methods, including qualitative, mixed-method, quasi-experimental, and experimental designs. Because OVW has limited funds to support research and evaluation, this initiative prioritizes topics for which a stronger evidence base would help OVW recipients use federal funds most effectively.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2025-172399 still open?

No. It closed on September 23, 2025.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Research and Evaluation Initiative?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, 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 Research and Evaluation Initiative?

Closed September 23, 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 $5.0 million each. About $8.0 million in total across about 7 awards.

### Who has won OVW Research and Evaluation Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Maine System, The Urban Institute, The University of South Dakota. The program made 32 awards worth $15.0 million in that time.