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Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes Program

Closed for this year

In short: Office on Violence Against Women expects to make 10 awards of $350,000 to $750,000. Open to many kinds of groups. See who can apply.

Key facts

Deadline
Next round: about Jun 3 – Sep 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
Award size
$350K – $750K
Total available
$6.8M · about 10 awards
Match ?
Not required · Work out your budget and match
Who can apply
County government, State government, City or town government, Tribal government, Special district (utility, fire, etc.), and others named in the official notice
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

Closed for this year

Last round: Jun 3 – Sep 1, 2026, as the funder posted it.

Next round: about Jun 3 – Sep 1, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder. The funder hasn't announced it. GrantMe estimated it from last year's dates.

Use the time now: get ready, read last year's guidelines on the funder's page, and save this grant to put the dates in your calendar.

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: 2

Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.

About this grant

This program supports efforts by States, Indian Tribes, and units of local government to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals. Cybercrimes against individuals are defined as criminal offenses that involve the use of a computer to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear to, or intimidate an individual, or without consent distribute intimate images of an adult, except that use of a computer need not be an element of the offense.

Who can apply, from the official notice

Eligible applicants are limited to: States, Indian Tribes and units of local government.

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Who in Tennessee has won this program

1 award to Tennessee groups since 2024. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee winners
Past winnerWhereAmountFiscal year
State of TennesseeNashville$9,674 spent that year2025

Source: 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. 1 pass-through grant on file. Largest shown:

Tennessee pass-through grant winners
Past winnerWhereThroughAmountFiscal year
University of TennesseeNashville, Davidson CountyTennessee Department of Finance and Administration$447K2025

Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).

More from Office on Violence Against Women

About the federal program

Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes, also called “Cybercrime Grants”
Program number 16.060 (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).

This program on SAM.gov

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Source: Federal grants from Grants.gov · the official federal record. Last checked by GrantMe Oct 6, 2026.

Reference numbers: official notice number O-OVW-2026-172629 · program number 16.060