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O-OVW-2025-172419: OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Violence Against Women Tribal Special U.S. Attorney Initiative

Closed Closed September 9, 2025 Opportunity O-OVW-2025-172419

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 $1.0 million (at least $1.0 million) to tribes. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $3.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 9, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed August 21, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedAugust 21, 2025
DeadlineSeptember 9, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

Eligible applicants are limited to: Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.

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Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

This initiative supports Tribes and United States Attorneys’ Offices (USAOs) in their investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, sex trafficking, and stalking cases in Indian country. Grant funds support dedicated Tribal prosecutors who are cross-designated as Special Assistant United States Attorneys (SAUSAs) to work directly with their USAO partners. The goals of the initiative are to fill gaps in jurisdictional coverage; increase communication and coordination among Tribal, federal, and state law enforcement agencies; establish consistent relationships between federal prosecutors and Tribal community(ies); and improve the quality of investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking cases through training and best practices.

Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services.

Who has won Tribal Special Assistant United States Attorneys grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Tribal Special Assistant United States Attorneys (16.055) awarded $7.9 million across 8 grant awards, an average of $987,500 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel ReservationWashington1$1.3 million
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian CommunityArizona1$1.3 million
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of OregonOregon1$1.3 million
Colorado River Indian TribesArizona1$830,000
Chickasaw NationOklahoma1$830,000

Top states: Arizona ($2.1 million), Oregon ($1.3 million), Washington ($1.3 million), Colorado ($830,000), Montana ($830,000).

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-2025-172419 still open?

No. It closed on September 9, 2025.

Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Violence Against Women Tribal Special U.S. Attorney Initiative?

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 Violence Against Women Tribal Special U.S. Attorney Initiative?

Closed September 9, 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 $3.0 million in total across about 3 awards.

Who has won Tribal Special Assistant United States Attorneys grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon. The program made 8 awards worth $7.9 million in that time.

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