Closed · O-OVW-2025-172287 · CFDA 16.589 · Discretionary

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program

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

$500K-$950K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 8, 2025
Close date
55
Expected awards

The verdict

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program is a closed discretionary listing from Office on Violence Against Women that offered $500,000 -- $950,000 across 55 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office on Violence Against Women.

$500K-$950K
award range
Closed
application status
55
expected awards
16.589
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Rural Domestic Violence is closed (last close July 8, 2025). 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 July 8, 2025

Posted May 6 Closes Jul 8

Est. Total Funding

$36,000,000

Expected Awards

55

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (Rural Program) enhances the safety of rural victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking by supporting projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas. This program supports cooperative efforts among law enforcement officers, prosecutors, victim service providers, and other related parties to investigate and prosecute sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; treatment, advocacy, counseling, legal assistance, or other victim services for victims in rural communities; or programs addressing sexual assault. Eligible entities applicants are states and territories, Indian Tribes, local governments, and nonprofit (public or private) entities, including Tribal nonprofit organizations.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 11 doors

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Rural Domestic Violence bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (11 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; +7 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Only 1 other Office on Violence Against Women listing share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 415).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 08
Public / Indian housing authorities
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
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

For assistance with the requirements of this NOFO, email OVW at ovw.rural@usdoj.gov. Alternately, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026. ovw.rural@usdoj.gov

What to do next

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Rural Domestic Violence is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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