Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice
OVC and OVW FY 2026 Victim Services for Angel Families Program – Invited Notice of Funding Opportunity
In short: Office for Victims of Crime expects to make 2 awards of up to $500,000.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Due Nov 16, 2026 · 25 days left
- Award size
- Up to $500K
- Total available
- $1M · about 2 awards
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Set by the official notice: see Who can apply below
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
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How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 20
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
About this grant
Who can apply, from the official notice
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/4dcffc6e-b689-407b-a6d6-d604b3cd7c5b · Printed from grantme.click/grants/087f1725-c206-47bc-a1a0-8ec0439bdcf3
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Your schedule, working back from the deadline
- Oct22
Check that your SAM.gov registration is active (or start it now)
Grants.gov: allow up to 10 business days for SAM registration, weeks or months if information isn't verified. It must be renewed every year. Grants.gov - Oct26
Ask partners for letters of support or commitment
Suggested: partners need about three weeks to write and sign letters. - Nov9
Finish a complete draft for a final review
Suggested: leave about a week for someone else to read the draft. - Nov14
Submit
Grants.gov: submit at least 24–48 hours before the deadline: uploads fail, systems slow down, errors need fixing. Grants.gov blog - Nov16
Deadline
From the funder.
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See how others wrote it
The agency posted this example. Read them for structure and level of detail. Don't copy their words: funders treat copied text as plagiarism, and requirements change from year to year, so follow the current notice.
- Any OJP grant (sample for a rural police department)
Sample budgets
A sample budget summary and budget narrative. Not a full application · Link checked Oct 7, 2026
Who in Tennessee has won this program
16 awards to Tennessee groups in 5 counties since 2019. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis, Shelby County | $771K | 2020 |
| City of Chattanooga | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | $688K | 2020 |
| Shelby County Health Care Corp | Memphis, Shelby County | $500K | 2026 |
| Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville, Putnam County | $465K | 2020 |
| Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | Nashville, Davidson County | $424K | 2021 |
| Shelby County, TN | Memphis | $390K spent that year | 2024 |
| Casaluz | Memphis, Shelby County | $388K | 2023 |
| Tennessee Bureau of Investigation | Nashville, Davidson County | $387K | 2021 |
| YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | $351K | 2021 |
| Bridges of Williamson County | Franklin, Williamson County | $95K | 2024 |
| Family and Children's Service | Nashville, Davidson County | $42K spent that year | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $28K spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov; Federal Audit Clearinghouse. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. In Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration passes it on: watch that agency for applications, not the federal agency. 4 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District Attorneys General Conference Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $130K | 2025 |
| University of Memphis | Memphis, Shelby County | The Medical University of South Carolina | $30K | 2025 |
| Knox County Government | Knoxville, Knox County | Tennessee Office of Criminal Justice | $4,553 spent that year | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | City of Memphis Police Department | $2,700 spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
More from Office for Victims of Crime
- OVC FY 2026 Specialized Human Trafficking Assistance: Task Forces and Legal Services · Due Dec 1, 2026 · 40 days left
- OVC FY 2026 Victim of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant · Next round: about May 29 – Jul 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- OVC FY 2026 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Compensation Formula Grant · Next round: about May 29 – Jul 8, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- OVC FY 2026 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program · Next round: about May 29 – Aug 13, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
About the federal program
Office on Violence Against Women Special Projects, also called “OVW Special Projects”
Program number 16.029 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women · Project grant
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: read this year's.
Match
None required (federal program listing).
About the federal program
Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants, also called “Crime Victim Assistance Discretionary Grants”
Program number 16.582 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs · Project grant, direct payment for a set purpose
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: read this year's.
Match
None required (federal program listing).