OVW Research and Evaluation Program (16.026)
OVW Research and Evaluation Program (Assistance Listing 16.026) is run by the Offices, Boards and Divisions, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $15.0 million in 32 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $469,023 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $449,869. Half of the 32 awards fell between $364,272 and $456,799, and they ranged from $134,562 to $2.6 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$15.0 million
- Grant awards32
- Typical award$449,869
- Awarded in FY 2025-$27,224
- Size rank1,393 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1393rd largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 92% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 17 states and territories.
What the program funds
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.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Eligible applicants are limited to: States (including territories), units of local government, federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education)
What the money can and cannot pay for
OVW is interested in funding research and evaluation to generate knowledge in the six areas of study listed below: 1. Justice: Ways the justice system can effectively pursue and achieve justice in cases involving VAWA crimes, with justice broadly understood to include autonomy for victims, accountability for offenders, procedural fairness for all, and restorative justice 2. Victims’ needs: How victimization and its aftermath affect people’s lives, and what victims need to cope, heal, and achieve safety and justice. 3. Cultures, disparities, and access: Ways that cultural differences and social inequalities matter in terms of where and to whom people go for help, and whether people are able to access justice and get services that are useful to them. 4. Impact: Short- and long-term impact of the justice system’s response, victim services, and other VAWA-funded interventions on victim safety and offender accountability. 5. Indicators of success: What success looks like and how to measure it—for victims pursing safety and justice, for offenders being held accountable for their violence, and for people who work with victims and offenders. 6. Reducing recidivism: How to prevent violence from recurring.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
$300,000-$450,000
Funding history and past recipients
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.
Who usually wins
Colleges and universities received 74% of the money, nonprofits 21%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleges and universities | 23 | $11.0 million | 74% |
| Nonprofits | 7 | $3.1 million | 21% |
| Other | 2 | $832,382 | 5.5% |
By state
4 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Maine, Illinois, District of Columbia and Pennsylvania.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 1 | $2.6 million |
| Illinois | 5 | $1.8 million |
| District of Columbia | 4 | $1.7 million |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $1.3 million |
| Ohio | 2 | $929,615 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $900,000 |
| Nebraska | 2 | $809,162 |
| Connecticut | 2 | $747,855 |
| Texas | 1 | $550,000 |
| New York | 1 | $500,000 |
| California | 1 | $492,200 |
| Georgia | 1 | $477,185 |
| Iowa | 1 | $450,000 |
| Virginia | 1 | $449,880 |
| North Carolina | 1 | $449,808 |
| New Hampshire | 2 | $447,270 |
| Kansas | 1 | $411,943 |