Office on Violence Against Women · Department of Justice
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Sexual Assault Services Formula Program
In short: Office on Violence Against Women expects to make 56 awards of $128,000 to $1.6 million. Open to state government.
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about Jun 3 – Jul 7, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- $128K – $1.6M
- Total available
- $49.1M · about 56 awards
- Match ?
- Not required · 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
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: 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/767a9d20-dfdf-4abe-b76c-aa23c4a0d895 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/bbabaad3-6435-41cb-b74c-78cbaddc062d
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Who in Tennessee has won this program
1 award to Tennessee groups since 2024. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $650K 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. 19 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $567K | 2026 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $500K | 2023 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | TN Office of Violence Against Women | $302K spent that year | 2025 |
| Frontier Health | Johnson City | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $205K | 2025 |
| Frontier Health | Gray | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $205K | 2026 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $200K | 2023 |
| Sexual Assault Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $200K | 2023 |
| Sexual Assault Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $200K | 2023 |
| Sexual Assault Center | Nashville, Davidson County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $194K spent that year | 2025 |
| Families in Crisis Inc | Mcminnville | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $177K | 2026 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $167K | 2025 |
| Shelby County Government | Memphis, Shelby County | Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration | $167K | 2025 |
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 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
- 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
Sexual Assault Services Formula Program
Program number 16.017 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women · Formula grant (amounts set by a formula)
How applications are judged
In each year's official notice: read this year's.
Match
None required (federal program listing).