Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program
In short: Office on Violence Against Women expects to make 7 awards of $1 million to $1.5 million. Open to tribal government.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 5 – Aug 11, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- $1M – $1.5M
- Total available
- $9M · about 7 awards
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Tribal government, and others named in the official notice
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Only tribes or Native American / Native Hawaiian organizations can apply
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/7452c6c1-0fbc-407b-8633-4e532140aa4d · Printed from grantme.click/grants/4a26e472-0384-436b-8574-5318da445370
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More from Office on Violence Against Women
- OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Invitation to Apply Administrative Funding Adjustment 1 · Next round: about Mar 3 – Mar 5, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program · Next round: about Jun 3 – Jul 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- OVW Fiscal Year 2026 STOP Formula Grant Program · Next round: about Jun 3 – Jul 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Transitional Housing Assistance Grants for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program · Next round: about Jun 3 – Jul 14, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- OVW Calendar Year 2025 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction Reimbursement Program · Next round: about Jun 4 – Jul 24, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
- OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant Program (Rural Grant Program) · Next round: about Jun 1 – Jul 24, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
About the federal program
Special Domestic Violence Criminal Jurisdiction Implementation, also called “STCJ Grant Program”
Program number 16.025 (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).