# OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold) Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2025-172404-ovw-fiscal-year-2025-demonstration-program-on-trauma/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/359027

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $500,000) to state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $6.0 million in total. Applications closed on July 18, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2025-172404 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 18, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 12 |
| Total funding | $6.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.058 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

State, territorial, local, and/or Tribal law enforcement agencies that investigate crimes involving sexual assault.

## What the grant funds

The Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold Program) (Assistance Listing Number #16.058) supports efforts to improve law enforcement’s response to allegations of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from the time of a victim’s initial report throughout the entire investigation, and to promote the efforts of law enforcement in improving the response to these crimes. Note that in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, the Abby Honold Program will only support projects addressing responses to allegations of sexual assault. The Abby Honold Program awards grants to law enforcement agencies to train officers to conduct trauma-informed and victim-centered investigations, with the goal of incorporating trauma-informed techniques designed to prevent re-traumatization of the victim and to increase communication between victims and law enforcement as well as stakeholders in a coordinated community response. This program’s purpose is also to evaluate the effectiveness of the training.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2025-172404 still open?

No. It closed on July 18, 2025.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold) Program?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from 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 Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold) Program?

Closed July 18, 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 $500,000 each. About $6.0 million in total across about 12 awards.

### Who has won Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were City of Greensboro, Charleston, City of, City of New Bedford. The program made 6 awards worth $3.0 million in that time.