# OVW Research and Evaluation Program (16.026)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/16-026-ovw-research-and-evaluation-program/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

OVW Research and Evaluation Program is run by Department of Justice. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $15.0 million in 32 grants, about $469,023 per award.

## Objectives

The purpose of the Research and Evaluation (R&E) Program is to further develop and make maximum use of the evidence base for approaches to combatting domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. By generating more knowledge about strategies for serving victims and holding offenders accountable, communities that benefit from VAWA funding will be better equipped to align their work with practices that are known to be effective, and they will be more capable of generating empirical knowledge on the efficacy of new and promising ways of doing things. Because OVW has very limited funds to support research and evaluation, this program prioritizes topics for which a stronger evidence base would help OVW grantees use federal funds most effectively.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.3 million | 7 |
| 2022 | $3.4 million | 9 |
| 2023 | $5.7 million | 8 |
| 2024 | $3.6 million | 8 |
| 2025 | -$27,224 | 0 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Maine System | Maine | $2.6 million |
| The Urban Institute | District of Columbia | $1.3 million |
| The University of South Dakota | South Dakota | $900,000 |
| Temple University-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | $832,382 |
| University of Nebraska | Nebraska | $809,162 |
| Yale Univ | Connecticut | $747,855 |
| University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Texas | $550,000 |
| Justice Innovation Inc. | New York | $500,000 |
| University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education | Pennsylvania | $496,834 |
| University of California, Los Angeles | California | $492,200 |
| The University of Akron | Ohio | $479,706 |
| University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. | Georgia | $477,185 |
| Iowa State University of Science and Technology | Iowa | $450,000 |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $449,979 |
| University of Illinois | Illinois | $449,957 |
| Cincinnati Univ of | Ohio | $449,909 |
| National Center for State Courts | Virginia | $449,880 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | North Carolina | $449,808 |
| Depaul University | Illinois | $448,399 |
| University System of New Hampshire | New Hampshire | $447,270 |