# OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2025-172402-ovw-fiscal-year-2025-special-tribal-criminal-jurisdiction/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359031

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $1.5 million (at least $1.0 million) to tribes. It expected to make about 7 awards worth $9.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 24, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2025-172402 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 24, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $1.5 million |
| Award floor | $1.0 million |
| Expected awards | 7 |
| Total funding | $9.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.025 |

## Who can apply

- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible entities are governments of Indian Tribes, or consortia of Indian Tribes, that have jurisdiction over Indian country or that occupy a Village in Alaska.

## What the grant funds

The Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program supports Tribal governments in preparing to exercise or exercising STCJ over non-Indians who commit “covered” crimes within the Tribe’s jurisdictional boundaries. “Covered crimes” are: assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order. More information on the scope and requirements of STCJ, including the pilot program for under which the Attorney General may designate Alaska Tribes to exercise STCJ over non-Indians who commit covered crimes in their Villages, is available on the DOJ website at https://www.justice.gov/tribal/2013-and-2022-reauthorizations-violence-against-women-act-vawa. In prior years, OVW issued a separate NOFO for Alaska Tribes, but for FY 2025, Alaska Tribes interested in preparing to exercise STCJ may apply under this NOFO.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2025-172402 still open?

No. It closed on June 24, 2025.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program?

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

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) 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 $1.5 million each. About $9.0 million in total across about 7 awards.

### Who has won Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Tulalip Tribes of Washington, Quileute Indian Tribe of the Quileute Indian Reservation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe. The program made 35 awards worth $25.4 million in that time.