Closed · OVW-2018-14604 · CFDA 16.526 · Discretionary

OVW FY 2018 Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner Training Initiative Solicitation

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office on Violence Against Women, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$500K-$1M
Award range
Closed
Status
June 29, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

OVW FY 2018 Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner Training Initiative Solicitation is a closed discretionary listing from Office on Violence Against Women that offered $500,000 -- $1,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office on Violence Against Women.

$500K-$1M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
16.526
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

OVW FY 2018 Sexual Assault Medical Forensic E… is closed (last close June 29, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Office on Violence Against Women still indexes 414 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 29, 2018

Posted May 18 Closes Jun 29

Est. Total Funding

$1,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This program is authorized by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-141, and 34 U.S.C. 40723 and is developed in partnership with the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). The OVW Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examiner Training Initiative (SAMFE Training Initiative) may fund training, technical assistance, education, equipment, and information relating to the identification, collection, preservation, analysis, and use of DNA samples and DNA evidence by doctors, medical examiners, coroners, nurses, victim service providers, and other professionals involved in treating victims of sexual assault.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 5 doors

OVW FY 2018 Sexual Assault Medical Forensic E… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (5 doors: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); +1 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Health · Law, Justice and Legal Services (HL;LJL). Only 2 other Office on Violence Against Women listings share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 415).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 11
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Ginger Baran Senior Program Analyst (202) 305-2093 virginia.baran@usdoj.gov

What to do next

OVW FY 2018 Sexual Assault Medical Forensic E… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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