Closed · O-OVW-2026-172608 · CFDA 16.021 · Discretionary
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Support Families in the Justice System (Justice for Families) Program
Federal grant opportunity posted by Office on Violence Against Women, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $650K-$800K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 16, 2026
- Close date
- 22
- Expected awards
The verdict
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Support Families in the Justice System (Justice for Families) Program is a closed discretionary listing from Office on Violence Against Women that offered $650,000 -- $800,000 across 22 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office on Violence Against Women.
- $650K-$800K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 22
- expected awards
- 16.021
- CFDA program
Recently closed NOFO
This listing closed on July 16, 2026. CFDA 16.021 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $650,000 -- $800,000.
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 16, 2026
Est. Total Funding
$16,000,000
Expected Awards
22
Instrument
Grant
Description
The Justice for Families program supports activities to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or in cases involving child sexual abuse. Activities should improve the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families through court-based and court-related programs; supervised visitation and safe exchange of children and youth by and between parents; training for people who work with families in the court system; and civil legal assistance and advocacy services to victims and nonoffending parents. Eligible applicants are Tribal, state, and local governments, courts, nonprofit organizations, legal services providers, and victim service providers.
Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Support Famili… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (7 doors). The listing is a civic funding corridor spanning public and nonprofit operators. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Law, Justice and Legal Services (LJL). Only 20 other Office on Violence Against Women listings share this exact eligibility-code string (5% of 415).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- 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.JFF@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026. OVW.JFF@usdoj.gov
More from Office on Violence Against Women
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 State and Territory Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Training and Services to End Abuse in Later Life Program
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Consolidated Grant Program to Assist Children and Youth Affected by and to Engage Men and Youth in Preventing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (ICJR Program)
What to do next
OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Support Famili… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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