§ Federal grant opportunity · O-OVW-2026-172633
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (ICJR Program)
Office on Violence Against Women is accepting applications for OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (ICJR Program). The deadline is August 18, 2026 and the published award range is $400K – $1.5M.
Key facts
- Funder
- Office on Violence Against Women
- Application deadline
- August 18, 2026
- Award range
- $400K – $1.5M
- Eligibility
- Eligible applicants are limited to: State governments, Indian Tribal governments, units of local government, state and local courts, state or territorial domestic violence coalitions, state or territorial sexual assault coalitions, Tribal domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, victim service providers
- Geography
- United States
- Focus areas
- Justice
- Opportunity number
- O-OVW-2026-172633
Program overview
The ICJR Program assists Tribal, state, and local governments and courts to strengthen the criminal justice response to domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking by improving offender accountability, victim safety, homicide reduction, protection-order enforcement, and coordinated law enforcement and prosecutorial action. These sorts of activities treat these offenses as serious violations of criminal law and seek safety and autonomy for victims.
How to apply
- Confirm your organization meets the eligibility criteria above.
- Read the full funding opportunity announcement from Office on Violence Against Women.
- Draft your narrative against the funder's stated priorities and review criteria.
- Submit before August 18, 2026, allowing time for registration and validation.
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