Closed · O-OVW-2026-172633 · CFDA 16.590 · Discretionary

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (ICJR Program)

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

$400K-$1.5M
Award range
Closed
Status
August 18, 2026
Close date
67
Expected awards

The verdict

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response to Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (ICJR Program) is a closed discretionary listing from Office on Violence Against Women that offered $400,000 -- $1,500,000 across 67 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 414 other opportunities from Office on Violence Against Women.

$400K-$1.5M
award range
Closed
application status
67
expected awards
16.590
CFDA program

Recently closed NOFO

This listing closed on August 18, 2026. CFDA 16.590 may re-announce under a new opportunity number. Historical award band was $400,000 -- $1,500,000.

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

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed August 18, 2026

Posted Jun 4 Closes Aug 18

Est. Total Funding

$36,000,000

Expected Awards

67

Instrument

Grant

Description

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.

Civic applicant mix · government + nonprofit doors

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Improve the Cr… combines government/tribal and nonprofit applicant types (8 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 6 other Office on Violence Against Women listings share this exact eligibility-code string (1% of 415).

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district 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.

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Agency Contact

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

What to do next

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Improve the Cr… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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