Well Told Grants

Federal grant programs / Department of Justice

Financial Assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (16.063)

Also known as OVW Financial Assistance Grant Program

Financial Assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Assistance Listing 16.063) is run by the Offices, Boards and Divisions, part of the Department of Justice. It awarded $7.6 million in 16 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $472,270 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $500,000. Half of the 16 awards fell between $487,500 and $500,000, and they ranged from $350,000 to $500,000.

Key findings

What the program funds

The objective of the program is to provide financial assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and evaluate the effectiveness of the funded projects.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

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

Specific eligibility criteria will be specified in the program notice of funding opportunity (NOFO).

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds will be used by eligible recipients to provide financial assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

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

$500,000

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Financial Assistance to Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (16.063) awarded$7.6 million across 16 grant awards, an average of $472,270 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Inc.Georgia1$500,000
Victim Assistance Program IncOhio1$500,000
Friendship Center of HelenaMontana1$500,000
TubmanMinnesota1$500,000
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, IncMassachusetts1$500,000
Community Services for EVERY1, Inc.New York1$500,000
Weave Inc.California1$500,000
The Safe AllianceTexas1$500,000
YouthcareWashington1$500,000
Avalon Healing CenterMichigan1$500,000
Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington, IncorporatedVirginia1$500,000
Womenspace, Inc.Oregon1$500,000
Parents and Children TogetherHawaii1$450,000
Crossroads Safehouse, IncColorado1$400,000
Crisis Center for South SuburbiaIllinois1$356,317
VolareDistrict of Columbia1$350,000

Top states: California ($500,000), Georgia ($500,000), Massachusetts ($500,000), Michigan ($500,000), Minnesota ($500,000), Montana ($500,000), New York ($500,000), Ohio ($500,000), Oregon ($500,000), Texas ($500,000).

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Nonprofits16$7.6 million100%

By state

No state received $1 million or 10 awards from this program, so it has no state pages.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
California1$500,000
Georgia1$500,000
Massachusetts1$500,000
Michigan1$500,000
Minnesota1$500,000
Montana1$500,000
New York1$500,000
Ohio1$500,000
Oregon1$500,000
Texas1$500,000
Virginia1$500,000
Washington1$500,000
Hawaii1$450,000
Colorado1$400,000
Illinois1$356,317
District of Columbia1$350,000

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.