# OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2025-172417-ovw-fiscal-year-2025-grants-to-improve-the/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358842

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $500,000) to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 35 awards worth $23.0 million in total. Applications closed on June 16, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2025-172417 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 16, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 35 |
| Total funding | $23.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.590 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- 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
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to: States; Indian Tribal governments; state and local courts (including juvenile courts); units of local government; state, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions; or victim services providers in the United States or U.S. territories. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this NOFO.

## What the grant funds

The Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program (ICJR Program) assists state, local, and Tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2025-172417 still open?

No. It closed on June 16, 2025.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from nonprofits, 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 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program?

Closed June 16, 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 $1.0 million each. About $23.0 million in total across about 35 awards.

### Who has won Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Unified Court System of New York State, County of Fairfax Virginia, County of Palm Beach. The program made 194 awards worth $123 million in that time.