# OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Violence Against Women Act Measuring Effectiveness Initiative - Request for Required Documents

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2026-172703-ovw-fiscal-year-2026-violence-against-women-act/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363661

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $3.6 million (at least $3.6 million) to colleges and universities. It expected to make one award worth $3.6 million in total. Applications closed on August 20, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2026-172703 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 20, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $3.6 million |
| Award floor | $3.6 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $3.6 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.026, 16.526 |

## Who can apply

- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The institution from which OVW is requesting required documents is the University of Southern Maine.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of this Request for Required Documents is for the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) to provide the University of Southern Maine (USM) with continuation funding in the amount of $3.6 million for the final 16-month budget period of a 60-month project (September 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027). USM will continue to: review, clean, and analyze data collected from grantee performance reports; maintain that information in a database; work with OVW to fulfill Congressional reporting requirements and respond to data requests; provide training and technical assistance to grantees on collecting data to assess their own effectiveness and accurately completing their performance reports; and ensure OVW has timely information it requires for grant monitoring and oversight of federal funds. A significant piece of the remaining 16 months of this project will be completing the creation of a streamlined performance reporting tool for OVW grantees. Additionally, USM will facilitate the launch and maintenance of a public dashboard summarizing performance reporting data.

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2026-172703 still open?

No. It closed on August 20, 2026.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Violence Against Women Act Measuring Effectiveness Initiative - Request for Required Documents?

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

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Violence Against Women Act Measuring Effectiveness Initiative - Request for Required Documents?

Closed August 20, 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 $3.6 million each. About $3.6 million in total for one award.

### Who has won OVW Research and Evaluation Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Maine System, The Urban Institute, The University of South Dakota. The program made 32 awards worth $15.0 million in that time.