Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Violence Against Women Act Measuring Effectiveness Initiative - Request for Required Documents
In short: Office on Violence Against Women expects to make 1 award of up to $3.6 million. Open to public college or university.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about Aug 19 – Aug 20, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- Up to $3.6M
- Total available
- $3.6M · about 1 award
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Public college or university, 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
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No match required
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 4
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/278d07fc-cdde-4c3c-af97-9d6efccb3201 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/4f53419b-7e7e-496f-b3ef-49a0829c5f6e
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
1 award to Tennessee groups in 1 county since 2015. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | $82K | 2016 |
Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds. They don't guarantee future awards.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 3 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | $49K spent that year | 2024 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Illinois | $26K | 2025 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Davidson County | University of Illinois | $25K | 2024 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).
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
OVW Research and Evaluation Program, also called “R&E”
Program number 16.026 (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
OVW Technical Assistance Initiative, also called “TA Program”
Program number 16.526 (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).