Closed · O-OVW-2026-172579 · CFDA 16.589 · Discretionary

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant Program (Rural Grant Program)

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

$500K-$950K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 24, 2026
Close date
55
Expected awards

The verdict

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Grant Program (Rural Grant 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

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on July 24, 2026. CFDA 16.589 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $500,000 -- $950,000.

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 24, 2026

Posted Jun 1 Closes Jul 24

Est. Total Funding

$36,000,000

Expected Awards

55

Instrument

Grant

Description

The Rural Grant Program helps states and territories, Indian Tribes, local governments, and nonprofits to enhance safety and justice for child, youth, and adult victims in rural communities. It funds victim services (such as advocacy, legal assistance, and shelter), investigation, prosecution, adjudication, parole and probation, and other ways of addressing domestic and sexual violence. Per 34 U.S.C. § 12341(a), these grants are meant to encourage collaboration, establish and expand nonprofit victim services, increase safety and well-being for women and children in rural communities, and ensure victims in rural areas have access to sexual assault medical forensic exams.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 11 doors

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 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. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026. OVW.Rural@usdoj.gov

What to do next

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Rural Domestic Violence is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants