O-OVW-2026-172703: OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Violence Against Women Act Measuring Effectiveness Initiative - Request for Required Documents
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 2026.
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.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed August 19, 2026. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$3.6 million
- Award floor$3.6 million
- Total funding$3.6 million
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | August 19, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | August 20, 2026 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.
- 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.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Most of the money in the 2 programs behind this notice (89% over five years) went to nonprofits.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
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.
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 |
Who has won OVW Research and Evaluation Program grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, OVW Research and Evaluation Program (16.026) awarded $15.0 million across 32 grant awards, an average of $469,023 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maine System | Maine | 1 | $2.6 million |
| The Urban Institute | District of Columbia | 3 | $1.3 million |
| The University of South Dakota | South Dakota | 3 | $900,000 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | 2 | $832,382 |
| University of Nebraska | Nebraska | 2 | $809,162 |
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-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.
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