O-OVW-2025-172426: OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative
Closed
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 $1.5 million (at least $150,000) to any type of organization. It expected to make about 50 awards worth $29.6 million in total. Applications closed on September 9, 2025.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed July 21, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$1.5 million
- Award floor$150,000
- Total funding$29.6 million
- Expected awards50
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Other notices with this title
| Notice | Posted | Deadline | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| O-OVW-2024-171918 | January 11, 2024 | Closed July 23, 2024 | Closed |
Key dates
| Posted | July 21, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | September 9, 2025 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to any type of organization.
All 13 applicant types the notice lists
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- 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)
- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Eligible applicants for the TA Initiative are national, Tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations. Eligible applicants must have the capacity to provide TTA on a national level to current and potential OVW recipients and subrecipients in the United States and U.S. territories. In rare circumstances, the TA Initiative may support institutions of higher education; state, local, or Tribal governments or governmental agencies; or local non-profit organizations. However, in such circumstances, those entities must describe in detail their demonstrated history of providing TTA on a national scale.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past OVW Technical Assistance Initiative awards averaged $648,417; this notice allows up to $1.5 million per award.
- Most of the program's money (95% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The purpose of the OVW Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (TA Initiative) is to provide direct training and technical assistance (TTA) to current and potential OVW recipients and subrecipients to enhance their efforts to successfully implement projects supported by OVW grant funds. OVW's TA Initiative is designed to strengthen and build the capacity of civil and criminal justice system professionals and victim service providers across the nation to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (i.e., the four VAWA crimes) and foster partnerships and collaboration among organizations to address these crimes.
Who has won OVW Technical Assistance Initiative grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, OVW Technical Assistance Initiative (16.526) awarded $180 million across 277 grant awards, an average of $648,417 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges | Nevada | 13 | $15.9 million |
| Battered Women's Justice Project | Minnesota | 12 | $9.6 million |
| National Network to End Domestic Violence, Inc. | District of Columbia | 13 | $9.6 million |
| Aequitas | District of Columbia | 8 | $9.3 million |
| Praxis International | Minnesota | 6 | $7.3 million |
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-2025-172426 still open?
No. It closed on September 9, 2025.
Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative?
Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from any type of organization. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and Technical Assistance 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 $1.5 million each. About $29.6 million in total across about 50 awards.
Who has won OVW Technical Assistance Initiative grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Battered Women's Justice Project, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Inc. The program made 277 awards worth $180 million in that time.
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