# OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2026-172632-ovw-fiscal-year-2026-sexual-assault-services-formula/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362668

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $1.6 million (at least $128,000) to state and local governments. It expected to make about 56 awards worth $49.1 million in total. Applications closed on July 7, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2026-172632 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 7, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $1.6 million |
| Award floor | $128,000 |
| Expected awards | 56 |
| Total funding | $49.1 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.017 |

## Who can apply

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

Eligible applicants are limited to: State governments, which includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands, see 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(37). Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 12511(b)(3)(B)(iii), only the state or territorial agency designated by the governor may apply.

## What the grant funds

The Sexual Assault Services Formula Program (SAS Formula Program), per 34 U.S.C. § 12511(a)(1), assists states and territories in providing “intervention, advocacy, accompaniment, support services, and related assistance for adult, youth, and child victims of sexual assault, family and household members of such victims, and those collaterally affected by the victimization, except for the perpetrator of such victimization.”

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2026-172632 still open?

No. It closed on July 7, 2026.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program?

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

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program?

Closed July 7, 2026. 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 $1.6 million each. About $49.1 million in total across about 56 awards.

### Who has won Sexual Assault Services Formula Program  grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Office of Emergency Services, Texas Office of the Governor, Crime & Delinquency Pa Commission on. The program made 280 awards worth $220 million in that time.