Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 STOP Formula Grant Program
In short: Office on Violence Against Women expects to make 56 awards of $617,000 to $16.4 million. Open to state government.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 3 – Jul 10, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- $617K – $16.4M
- Total available
- $173.3M · about 56 awards
- Match ?
- Required: you cover 25% of the total project · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- State government, and others named in the official notice
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Your share in dollars
For a $16,400,000 grant you'd put in about $5,466,667 of your own money or donated help, for a total project of about $21,866,667.
“The Federal share of these grants may not exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the projects described in the applications.” — federal program 16.588, from its SAM.gov catalog entry
Based on this official rule. Some programs lower it for distressed counties or accept donated help.
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)
- Needs a match (see how much in the notice)
- Past Tennessee awards on file: 41
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/08922667-0b6f-4110-a97a-068e427f02c3 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/b422443e-8c73-4ffb-8381-ac949308d4b7
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
4 awards to Tennessee groups in 1 county since 2022. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $2.7M spent that year | 2025 |
| Avalon Center, Inc. | Crossville | $354K spent that year | 2023 |
| The Hope Center, Inc. | Athens | $131K spent that year | 2023 |
| City of Lexington | Lexington, Henderson County | $60K spent that year | 2025 |
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. 37 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 | $786K | 2023 |
| Avalon Center, Inc | Crossville, Cumberland County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $477K | 2025 |
| Avalon Center, Inc | Crossville, Cumberland County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $477K | 2026 |
| Center of Hope | Columbia | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $349K | 2026 |
| Center of Hope | Columbia | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $349K | 2025 |
| District Attorneys General Conference Tennessee | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $333K | 2025 |
| Families in Crisis Inc | Mcminnville | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $177K | 2025 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | TN Office of Violence Against Women | $164K spent that year | 2025 |
| Center of Hope | Columbia | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $147K | 2025 |
| Casaluz | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $144K | 2025 |
| Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $137K | 2026 |
| District Attorney General Conference Tennessee | Greeneville, Greene County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $121K | 2023 |
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 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
- OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold) Program · Next round: about Jun 9 – Jul 27, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
About the federal program
Violence Against Women Formula Grants, also called “STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grants”
Program number 16.588 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)