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1122-0020 | Approval Expires 06/30/2028

*** REVISED ***

(Revised sections include Priorities and Program-Specific Unallowable Costs.)

U.S. Department of Justice

Office on Violence Against Women

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and

Technical Assistance Initiative

Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number

O-OVW-2025-172426

Assistance Listing Number

16.526

Application Due
Deadline to submit Standard Form/SF-424 in Grants.gov: September 9, 2025, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Deadline to submit application in JustGrants: September 11, 2025, by 8:59 PM Eastern Time
Contents
Basic Information ........................................................................ 4
Executive Summary ..................................................................................................... 4
Key Dates .................................................................................................................... 6
Contact Information ..................................................................................................... 6
Resources for Applying ................................................................................................ 6

Eligibility ...................................................................................... 7
Eligible Applicants........................................................................................................ 7
Types of Applications ................................................................................................... 7
Ineligible Entities and Disqualifying Factors ................................................................. 8
Program Description ................................................................... 9
Purpose Areas ............................................................................................................. 9
Competitive Targeted Purpose Areas ……………………………… ……………..10
Competitive Targeted Purpose Areas, Tribal Affairs Division …………………….15
Competitive Comprehensive Purpose Areas …………………………………..…..15
Competitive Comprehensive Purpose Areas, Tribal Affairs Division………….....16
Non-Competitive Comprehensive Purpose Areas …………………..…………….18
Non-Competitive Comprehensive Purpose Areas, Tribal Affairs Division ………19
Innovation Purpose Areas …………………………………………………...……….19
Priorities ..................................................................................................................... 19
Program Requirements .............................................................................................. 19
Program-Specific Unallowable Costs ......................................................................... 19
Limited Use of Funds ................................................................................................. 21
Activities Requiring Prior Approval ............................................................................. 21
Type of Award............................................................................................................ 21
Application Contents and Format............................................ 22
Application Contents .................................................................................................. 22
Formatting and Technical Requirements ................................................................... 22
Proposal Abstract ...................................................................................................... 23
Data Requested with Application ............................................................................... 23
Summary Data Sheet................................................................................................. 23
Proposal Narrative ..................................................................................................... 23

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 Budget and Associated Documentation ..................................................................... 25
Memorandum of Understanding and Supporting Documents .................................... 29
Additional Application Components ........................................................................... 30
Disclosures and Assurances...................................................................................... 32

Submission Requirements and Deadlines.............................. 33

Prior to Application Submission ................................................................................. 33
How to Apply.............................................................................................................. 33
Submission Dates and Times .................................................................................... 34
Application Submission Checklist .............................................................................. 34
Application Review Information............................................... 37
Responsiveness Review ............................................................................................ 37
Review Criteria .......................................................................................................... 37
Review and Selection Process .................................................................................. 38
Risk Review ............................................................................................................... 39

Award Notices ........................................................................... 40

Post-Award Requirements and Administration...................... 40
Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements ................................ 40
Post-Award Reporting Requirements ........................................................................ 41
Other Information ...................................................................... 41
Public Reporting Burden - Paperwork Reduction Act Notice ..................................... 41
Appendix A: Pre-Award Risk Assessment ................................................................. 43
Appendix B: Summary Data Sheet ............................................................................ 45

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Basic Information
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is accepting
applications for funding in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Created in 1995,
OVW administers grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and
subsequent legislation and provides national leadership on issues of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, and stalking. OVW grants support coordinated community responses that
provide services to victims and hold offenders accountable.

Executive Summary
The purpose of the OVW Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (TA Initiative) is to provide
direct training and technical assistance (TTA) to current and potential OVW recipients and
subrecipients to enhance their efforts to successfully implement projects supported by OVW grant
funds. OVW's TA Initiative is designed to strengthen and build the capacity of civil and criminal justice
system professionals and victim service providers across the nation to respond effectively to domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (i.e., the four VAWA crimes) and foster
partnerships and collaboration among organizations to address these crimes.
Eligible applicants for the TA Initiative are national, Tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations.
Eligible applicants must have the capacity to provide TTA on a national level to current and potential
OVW recipients and subrecipients in the United States and U.S. territories. In rare circumstances, the
TA Initiative may support institutions of higher education; state, local, or Tribal governments or
governmental agencies; or local non-profit organizations. However, in such circumstances, those
entities must describe in detail their demonstrated history of providing TTA on a national scale.
One purpose area in this NOFO is supported by the OVW “Innovation Fund” authorized by 34 U.S.C.
§ 12291(b)(16), which authorizes funds for pilot projects, demonstration projects, and special
initiatives on topics and for audiences beyond the scope of other TA Initiative projects.

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Funding Opportunity Details
U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against
Federal Agency Name
Women
Funding Opportunity Title OVW FY 2025 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative

Announcement Type Initial

Grants.gov Funding Opportunity
O-OVW-2025-172426
Number
Assistance Listing Number 16.526

Statutory Authority 34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(11) and (16)

Expected Total Amount of
$29,575,000
Funding
Anticipated Number of Awards 50

Expected Award Amount(s) $150,000 - $1,500,000

Expected Award Period(s) 9 – 36 months

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Key Dates
This table contains deadlines and other important dates.
Key Dates
Funding Opportunity Release Date On or about July 21, 2025
Recommend completing process by August 20,
Sam.gov Registration/Renewal
2025
Recommend completing process by August 20,
Grants.gov Registration/Renewal
2025
August 20, 2025
Letter of Intent (Optional)
Emailed to OVW.TechAssistance@usdoj.gov
September 9, 2025, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time
Grants.gov Deadline
(ET)
JustGrants Deadline September 11, 2025, by 8:59 PM ET
OVW anticipates notifying applicants of funding
Decision Notification Date
decisions by December 31, 2025

Contact Information
For assistance with the application process or questions about this funding opportunity, contact the
resources listed below.
Contact Information
Phone: 202-307-6026
OVW Contact
Email: OVW.TechAssistance@usdoj.gov
Phone: 866-606-8220
Website: https://sam.gov/content/help
For assistance with SAM.gov
Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET Monday-
Friday
Phone: 800-518-4726
Email: support@grants.gov
For assistance with Grants.gov Website: https://www.grants.gov/support
Hours of operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (closed
federal holidays)
Phone: 866-655-4482
For assistance with JustGrants
Email: OVW.JustGrantsSupport@usdoj.gov

Resources for Applying

Application Resources

• Application Companion Guide

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 • Resources for Applicants page
• Budget Information on OVW Website
• JustGrants Application Submission Training

Letter of Intent
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent stating their intention to apply. The
letter should be submitted to OVW at OVW.TechAssistance@usdoj.gov by August 20, 2025. This
letter does not obligate the applicant to apply, and applicants that do not submit this letter can still
apply. See the OVW website for a sample Letter of Intent.

Eligibility
Eligible Applicants
Eligible entities for the TA Initiative are national, Tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations.
Eligible applicants must have the capacity to provide TTA on a national level to current and potential
OVW recipients and subrecipients in the United States and U.S. territories. In rare circumstances, the
TA Initiative may support institutions of higher education; state, local, or Tribal governments or
governmental agencies (e.g., police departments, prosecutors’ offices, or probation departments); or
local non-profit organizations. In such circumstances, however, those entities must describe in detail
their demonstrated history of providing TTA and include justification in the application demonstrating
that they have delivered TTA on a national scale.

Faith-based Organizations
Faith-based organizations that meet the eligibility requirements for this program are eligible to apply
(more information for faith-based organizations is available in the Application Companion Guide and
here).

Types of Applications
This year, OVW will accept applications for this program from new and continuation applicants.

New Applicants
New applicants are:
• Applicants that have never received funding under the TA Initiative;
• Current or former TA Initiative award recipients that are proposing to address a purpose area
in this NOFO for which they have not previously had an award; and
• Former TA Initiative award recipients applying under a purpose area that is the same purpose
area for which their previous funding ended on or before July 31, 2024.

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Continuation Applicants
Continuation applicants are those that have a current TA Initiative award or an award that recently
expired (after July 31, 2024) addressing a purpose area that is the same as the purpose area under
which the applicant is applying through this NOFO. For example, a recipient with a current award to
provide TTA under purpose area 1 in this NOFO who is applying under that same purpose area this
year is a continuation applicant. Continuation funding is not guaranteed.

Note: Current recipients with a substantial amount of unobligated funds remaining (40 percent or
more of the current award) as of May 31 of this year, without adequate justification, may not be
considered for funding or may receive a reduced award amount if selected for funding under this
NOFO.

Ineligible Entities and Disqualifying Factors

Applications submitted by ineligible entities or that do not meet all other program eligibility
requirements will not be considered for funding. In addition, an application deemed deficient in one or
more of the following areas may not be considered for funding:

1. Program-specific unallowable costs

2. Risk review
3. Completeness of application contents
4. Meeting deadlines

An application will be removed from consideration if the applicant does not comply fully with all
applicable unique entity identifier and SAM.gov requirements (see Submission Requirements and
Deadlines section for more information on these requirements).

An applicant with past performance issues, long-standing open audits, or an open criminal
investigation also may not be considered for funding.

Note: Any nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding
paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code is not eligible for a grant
from this program. See 34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(15)(B)(ii).

Limit on Number of Applications

OVW will consider only one application per organization (as the lead applicant) in response to each
purpose area in this NOFO. If an applicant submits multiple versions of the same application, OVW
will review only the most recent system-validated version submitted before the deadline. Applicants
interested in applying to multiple purpose areas must submit a separate application for each purpose
area. Each application should clearly distinguish the purpose area and use clearly differentiated
project titles. It is the responsibility of each applicant to match submitted applications to the intended
purpose areas.

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Cost-sharing
This program has no matching or cost-sharing requirement.

Program Description
This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(11) and (16). For a brief description of this
program, see the Executive Summary.

For more information about OVW programs, including how recipients of OVW grant funding achieve
program goals, see:

• OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs webpage.

• Data that recipients collect and report: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage.
• What recipients have achieved and some of the evidence-based approaches they may have
used: OVW’s most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs.

Purpose Areas
Funds under this program must be used for purposes identified in this NOFO. As shown in the tables
below, there are fifty purpose areas across four categories of TTA are eligible for funding in FY 2025:
Competitive Targeted; Competitive Comprehensive; Non-competitive Comprehensive; and
Competitive Innovation.
Applicants must submit separate and distinct applications for each purpose area for which they are
applying. Applicants should not consolidate proposals for multiple purpose areas in a single
application.
Note: OVW will support only the Targeted, Comprehensive, and Innovation TTA purpose areas
identified in this NOFO. Applicants requesting to develop Targeted, Comprehensive, or
Innovation projects for issues other than those listed in the table below will be removed from
consideration. Applications that modify or expand an OVW purpose area, including combining
two or more purpose areas, will also be removed from consideration. To avoid confusion,
OVW also requests that applicants applying to Targeted or Innovation TTA purpose areas
refrain from using the word “comprehensive” in their project titles.
For each FY 2025 purpose area, OVW has projected the amount of funding available and the
expected project period. Applicants should not exceed the budget cap. OVW may elect not to make
an award for a specific purpose area if there are no applications that are adequately responsive or if
there are not sufficient funds to fully support a project under the purpose area. If the same applicant is
selected for an award under two or more purpose areas, OVW may elect to make a single award to
support multiple projects. OVW may also make awards to multiple organizations for a single Targeted
purpose area.

Competitive Targeted Technical Assistance

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Competitive Targeted purpose areas are intended to provide current and potential OVW recipients
and subrecipients with TTA related to a specific knowledge gap or promising practice for addressing
one or more of the four VAWA crimes.

FY 2025 Competitive Targeted Technical Assistance Purpose Areas

Budget Cap
Purpose Area Purpose Area Detail and Max
Duration
Provide in-person and virtual TTA for judges and other
1. Training and
officers of state, Tribal, territorial, and local courts on
Technical
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and $500,000
Assistance for
stalking committed against older adults, as well as elder 24 months
Judges on Elder
abuse, neglect, abandonment, and economic abuse of older
Abuse
adults.
Maintain, update, and facilitate the use of the existing online
clearinghouse on preventing and addressing domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on
2. Campus Online $300,000
campus. The clearinghouse should include resources tailored
Clearinghouse 36 months
to students, faculty, law enforcement, and administrators and
it should have an OVW Campus Program recipient
password-protected page.
Provide TTA to institutions of higher education on developing
3. Campus Victim effective victim services and advocacy programs for college
$500,000
Services and students, including capacity building, referral processes,
36 months
Advocacy collaborative victim service models with local victim service
providers, and training for campus-based advocates.
Provide TTA to institutions of higher education on engaging
college-age men, including college athletes, fraternity
4. Engaging Men on $500,000
members, and male victims as leaders in efforts to prevent
Campus 36 months
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
stalking on campus.
5. Training and
Technical
Provide basic and advanced TTA to institutions of higher
Assistance on $400,000
education to enhance their prevention and intervention
Working with 24 months
approaches with various student populations on campus.
College Student
Populations
6. Core Sexual Develop and deliver 40-hour sexual assault trainings, a
Assault Response symposium, and ongoing technical assistance for OVW
$550,000
Training for recipients and subrecipients from organizations providing
24 months
Community-based services as defined at 34 U.S.C. 12291(a)(9). The objective
Organizations is to strengthen their capacity to implement victim services

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 that effectively address sexual violence within the
communities they serve.
Provide TTA to enhance community supervision strategies
and build the capacity of pretrial, probation, and parole
officers to effectively supervise cases involving domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Applicants should develop and implement TTA that
approaches offender accountability programs as a critical
7. Probation and component of a coordinated criminal justice response. $500,000
Parole Applications should address training needs in areas such as 24 months
risk assessment, bail reform, investigations, victim
notification, and pretrial release. Either the lead applicant or a
project partner must exhibit a subject matter expertise in
criminal jurisdiction in Tribal communities, including the
complexities surrounding jurisdiction in Indian country and
Alaska, as well as within other rural communities.
8. Trauma-Informed,
Victim-Centered Provide TTA for the Demonstration Program on Trauma-
Domestic Violence, Informed, Victim-Centered Training for Law Enforcement,
$400,000
Dating Violence, also known as the Abby Honold Program. Proposals must
24 months
and Stalking include the development of a train-the-trainer curriculum and
Training for Law provide training to law enforcement on trauma-informed and
Enforcement (The victim-centered investigations of domestic violence, dating
Abby Honold violence, and stalking offenses.
Program)
9. Training and Provide TTA on the implementation of multi-agency,
Technical multidisciplinary victim service centers, including family
$450,000
Assistance for Co- justice service center models, designed to meet the needs of
24 months
located Service domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and
Centers stalking victims.
Provide TTA to build capacity in communities serving large
military populations to respond to cases of sexual assault,
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking involving
military personnel (active duty and veterans) and their
families. TTA should account for the complexities of civilian
10. Serving Military and military criminal justice systems as well as the roles of $425,000
Connected Victims legal practitioners who serve service members, veterans, and 24 months
their families. TTA must also be available to civilian law
enforcement, prosecution, courts (including Veterans
Treatment Courts), pre-trial services, probation and parole
officers, and advocates on working with military personnel
and families.

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 Provide technical assistance to OVW Mentor Courts,
including support for the development of mentoring skills and
logistics of providing mentoring to other courts. Applications
11. Mentor Court must include a Tribal partner to support a Tribal Mentor Court
$300,000
Enhancement and/or Tribal Mentee Courts. The Tribal partner may be a
24 months
Project Tribal organization or an organization whose primary purpose
is to provide services to American Indian and Alaska Native
victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault,
or stalking.
Provide TTA for family court practitioners to screen for
12. Custody and domestic violence, assess the nature and context of abuse,
Visitation focus on the effects of domestic violence, and respond to the $400,000
Determinations: The parties' experience of abuse by using the SAFeR model for 24 months
SAFeR Approach child visitation and custody determinations, which was
developed with previous OVW funding.
13. Civil Protection
Provide TTA to communities and targeted professionals,
Order Guide for
including judges, law enforcement officers, advocates, civil
Improving Practice $300,000
attorneys, and prosecutors, on implementing the provisions
Training and 24 months
of the Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice
Technical
(CPO Guidebook).
Assistance Project
Provide TTA to attorneys, legal advocates, and judges on
$800,000
interstate civil legal matters, including interstate custody,
36 months
14. Interstate Civil interstate enforcement of protection orders, and jurisdictional
Legal Assistance issues in family law proceedings in the context of domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking
cases.
Provide TTA to OVW recipients, including specialized TTA
15. Economic Self- for attorneys, on addressing the economic issues victims
$600,000
Sufficiency for face. TTA should address consumer legal advocacy, credit
36 months
Victims issues, coercive debt, and economic self-sufficiency and
security, including job search and retention.
16. Building Provide TTA to organizations serving victims of domestic
Collaboration with violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on $500,000
Faith-Based collaborating with faith communities and building coordinated 24 months
Organizations community responses.
17. TTA on
Addressing Provide TTA to victim service providers on preventing and
Domestic Violence addressing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual $300,000
and Sexual Assault assault, and stalking within Jewish populations, including 24 months
in the Jewish Orthodox and insular Jewish communities.
Community
18. Training and Provide TTA to recipients and potential recipients of the $900,000
Technical OVW Improving Criminal Justice Responses and Rural 36 months

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Assistance for Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and
Sexual Assault Stalking grant programs on implementing and expanding
Response Teams multidisciplinary Sexual Assault Response Teams (SARTs)
responding to children, youth, and adult victims of sexual
assault.
Provide holistic TTA and resources for recipients of the
Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) Grant Program
19. SAFE Program (see 34 U.S.C. § 40723). The SAFE Program supports
$800,000
Training and sexual assault forensic examiners, sexual assault nurse
24 months
Resources examiners (SANE), and other qualified personnel. Applicants
must propose didactic training, clinical skills training, and
clinical preceptorships.
Provide TTA to local rape crisis centers, state sexual assault
coalitions, and correctional facilities (including prisons, jails,
20. Sexual Assault and juvenile detention) to strengthen organizational expertise
Victims in and build community-based partnerships that address the $450,000
Correctional needs of sexual assault victims who are currently or formerly 24 months
Facilities incarcerated. Proposed projects should address how to
connect victims with community-based sexual assault victim
services upon their release from confinement.
Provide TTA to ensure that victims have access to quality
medical forensic care that aligns with the Department of
Justice’s protocols for sexual assault medical forensic
examinations for adult and adolescent patients and pediatric
patients. Proposals must include TTA on Sexual Assault
Nurse Examiner (SANE) program development and
sustainability, as well as the development and upkeep of
21. Training and
statewide SANE databases, for recipients and potential
Technical
recipients of the Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice
Assistance on
Response (ICJR Program) and Rural Sexual Assault, $800,000
National Forensic
Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking Program 24 months
Medical
(Rural Program), as well as recipients and potential
Examination
subrecipients of the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and
Protocols
Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant
Program.

$50,000 must be set aside for scholarships for professional

learning for healthcare, justice, and victim services
professionals, the particulars of which will be determined with
OVW post-award.
22. Human
Provide TTA on the development and implementation of
Trafficking $450,000
collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams that identify and
Collaboration in 24 months
address the justice, services, and material needs of people
Domestic Violence,

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Dating violence, who are trafficked and also are victims of domestic violence,
Sexual Assault, and dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking.
Stalking Cases
23. Training and
Technical Provide TTA to current and potential OVW recipients and
Assistance on subrecipients on increasing their capacity to serve the needs
$300,000
Preventing and of athletes victimized by, or at risk of being victimized by,
24 months
Responding to sexual abuse in sports programming in the K-12 arena and
Sexual Abuse of colleges and universities, as well as in intramural sports.
Athletes
Provide TTA on the housing provisions of VAWA (subtitle N
of the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-
322, as amended) to improve the capacity of OVW recipients
to provide housing assistance to victims of domestic
24. VAWA Housing violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. TTA $400,000
Provisions should build the capacity of attorneys, legal advocates, and 36 months
victim advocates to improve compliance with, and
implementation of, the VAWA housing provisions, as well as
other federal and state-specific laws that address housing
rights and protections for victims.
25. Training and
Technical Provide TTA on mitigating adverse impacts of nuisance
Assistance Project ordinances and crime-free lease addenda on victims,
$250,000
on the Impact of including how to serve victims of domestic violence, dating
24 months
Nuisance violence, sexual assault, and stalking whose safety is at odds
Ordinances on with such ordinances.
Victims
26. Training and
Technical
Provide TTA and resources to sexual assault victim service
Assistance for
providers funded under the OVW Transitional Housing $400,000
Transitional Housing
Program to develop, implement, and enhance transitional 24 months
Sexual Assault
housing programs for victims of sexual assault.
Victim Service
Providers

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 FY 2025 Competitive Targeted Technical Assistance Purpose Area,
OVW Tribal Affairs Division
Budget Cap
Purpose Area Purpose Area Detail and Max
Duration
27. Restorative Provide TTA to Tribal governments and Tribal organizations
on restorative practices addressing domestic violence, dating $1,000,000
Practices in Tribal
violence, sexual assault, and stalking, in accordance with 34 36 months
Communities
U.S.C. § 12514.

Comprehensive Technical Assistance (Competitive and Non-competitive)

Comprehensive purpose areas promote the consistent delivery of TTA for certain grant programs and
professions, and in core/critical areas related to keeping communities safe and protecting victims
from further harm. Typically, OVW Comprehensive Technical Assistance projects span five years. If
OVW designates a purpose area as a Comprehensive project, it is eligible for an initial competitive
award and non-competitive supplemental funding for the total award period of five years, contingent
upon project performance, available funding and continued need for the project. The reason OVW
funds these five-year projects in increments is that funding to support the entire five-year project is
not usually available to award in a lump sum during a given fiscal year. Purpose areas listed on the
Competitive Comprehensive chart below are being competed in FY 2025 for an initial award period as
stated. Recipients are eligible to receive non-competitive supplemental funding in future years for a
full 60 months of project activity, depending on OVW priorities, availability of funds, and the quality of
performance on previous awards. Non-competitive supplemental funding is not guaranteed.
Purpose areas listed in the Non-competitive Comprehensive technical assistance sections have
current TA Initiative projects still within their five-year award periods that will receive supplemental
funding for the full project duration, absent programmatic or financial issues precluding OVW from
supplementing the awards. Applicants eligible for the Non-competitive Comprehensive purpose areas
will be contacted by their OVW program specialist regarding the application requirements, budget
cap, and award period.

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 FY 2025 Competitive Comprehensive Technical Assistance Purpose Areas

Purpose Area Purpose Area Detail Budget Cap

Provide litigation skills training for OVW-funded attorneys.
Training should enhance the skills of both new and experienced
attorneys litigating civil cases, including but not limited to
28. Civil Legal $1,300,000
custody, divorce, and protection order litigation involving
Services 36 months
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Training should also be geared for supervisors and mentors of
new attorneys litigating these cases.
29. Training and Provide TTA to the OVW Children and Youth and Engaging Men
Technical and Youth Program recipients to develop and enhance services
Assistance for to address the needs of children and youth who are exposed to
$1,000,000
the Children and or are victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
24 months
Youth and assault, stalking, and/or sex trafficking; and to implement
Engaging Men education, training, or other programming that enables men and
Program youth to serve as allies in prevention efforts.
30. Provide TTA to institutions of higher education on establishing
Comprehensive and implementing an effective coordinated community response
for Campus (CCR) approach to campus domestic violence, dating violence, $500,000
Coordinated sexual assault, and stalking, including providing training and 24 months
Community resources to grant-funded project directors that oversee the
Response CCR teams.

FY 2025 Competitive Comprehensive Technical Assistance Purpose Areas, OVW Tribal Affairs
Division
The following are Competitive Comprehensive purpose areas specific to the OVW Tribal Affairs
Division and the programs it supports.
Budget Cap
Purpose Area Purpose Area Detail and Max
Duration
In coordination with OVW and project partners, provide logistical
and programmatic support for planning, coordinating, and
hosting national and regional training events for the OVW Tribal
31. Tribal Governments Program (TGP). Trainings may include but are not
Government limited to: one OVW Tribal Governments Conference on $1,500,000
Program Violence Against Indian Women, two to four regional TGP 24 months
Training Events project implementation workshops, one conference on
addressing sex trafficking in Indian Country and Alaska, and one
virtual TGP new grantee orientation. Proposals must include
details regarding logistics and expertise related to developing

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 Budget Cap
Purpose Area Purpose Area Detail and Max
Duration
and implementing TTA events for Tribes and Tribal
organizations with programs and projects focused on addressing
domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex
trafficking, and stalking. Travel scholarship funding should be
included in the project budget.
Provide comprehensive TTA to OVW Tribal Governments
Program (TGP) recipients and potential recipients. Proposed
projects should be limited to one-to-one support to recipients
and small group peer-to-peer learning opportunities. Applicants
32. Tribal must demonstrate subject matter expertise to deliver TA for a
Governments multitude of Tribal government, justice system, and community-
Program based advocacy programs focused on increasing victim safety
$700,000
Recipient and access to justice while holding offenders accountable. The
24 months
Technical applicant must demonstrate its organizational and staff subject-
Assistance (TA) matter expertise on: Tribal sovereignty; Tribal jurisdiction; how
Support federal and state laws, regulations, and court decisions impact
Tribal governments and Tribal criminal jurisdiction; and Tribal-
specific TTA for Tribal governments, Tribal justice systems, and
Tribal professionals working to address domestic violence,
dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and stalking.
Develop and implement an online and in-person hybrid skills-
based training certification course and one-to-one technical
assistance for Tribal Governments and Tribal Coalitions project
33. Violence
managers on community assessment for unmet needs, program
Against Women
planning, project implementation, evaluation, sustainability, and $700,000
Tribal Project
management strategies to build effective responses to domestic 24 months
Management
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and
Certificate
stalking in Tribal communities. The proposal should include up to
12 months of planning, curriculum development, and facilitator
preparation and at least two sessions of curriculum delivery.
Provide comprehensive TTA to Alaska-based OVW Tribal
Jurisdiction Program recipients and potential recipients
interested in planning for, implementing, and exercising criminal
34. Alaska
jurisdiction over non-Indian offenders to strengthen the
Special Tribal
Tribal/village justice system's capacity to address violence $500,000
Criminal
against American Indian and Alaska Native women. Proposed 24 months
Jurisdiction and
projects must include peer-to-peer learning opportunities,
Alaska ITWG
training, and technical assistance for Tribal leadership, judges,
courts, prosecutors, defense counsel, law enforcement, victim
advocates, and other internal and external partners within the

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 Budget Cap
Purpose Area Purpose Area Detail and Max
Duration
Tribal justice system and community necessary for effective and
successful planning, implementation, and exercise of jurisdiction.
The proposed project must include planning, logistical, and
content support and implementation for semi-annual Alaska
Inter-Tribal Technical Assistance Working Group (Alaska ITWG)
in-person meetings (four total events).

FY 2025 Non-competitive Comprehensive Technical Assistance Purpose Areas

Applicants eligible for the Non-competitive Comprehensive purpose areas will be contacted by their
OVW program specialist regarding the application requirements, budget cap, and award period.
35. Abuse in Later Life National Resource Center
36. Comprehensive on Coordination of Campus TA Delivery
37. Comprehensive for CSSP
38. CSSP - Comprehensive Sexual Assault Technical Assistance
39. National Center on Protection Orders and Full Faith and Credit
40. National Resource Center on Domestic Violence and Firearms
41. National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative & Clearinghouse
42. Comprehensive for the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking
Program
43. Technology Abuse and Safety Project
44. Comprehensive for Domestic Violence Coalitions
45. Comprehensive for the Training and Technical Assistance Initiative
46. Comprehensive for the Transitional Housing Program
47. TTA to the Transitional Housing Consortium on Sexual Assault
48. Comprehensive for the Underserved Grant Program

FY 2025 Non-competitive Comprehensive Technical Assistance Purpose Area, OVW Tribal

Affairs Division
49. Alaska Native Advocacy Training and Technical Assistance Center

FY 2025 Competitive Innovation Purpose Area

The following is a competitive training and technical assistance purpose area that will be supported
through the OVW “Innovation Fund,” authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(16), which authorizes funds
for pilot projects, demonstration projects, and special initiatives designed to improve federal, state,
local, Tribal, and other community responses on topics and audiences beyond the scope of other TA
Initiative projects.

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 Budget Cap
Purpose Area Purpose Area Detail and Max
Duration
Provide TTA to develop victim service providers’ knowledge
50. Training and about and capacity to respond to forced marriage as defined
Technical at 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(16). TTA should focus on the $300,000
Assistance on overlap between forced marriage and domestic violence, 24 months
Forced Marriage sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and family
violence.

Priorities
Applications that fare well in merit review and substantively address one or more of the priorities
listed below, to the extent consistent with the program’s authorizing statute, may receive priority
consideration for funding:
1. Measures to combat human trafficking and transnational crime, particularly crimes linked to
illegal immigration and cartel operations, that support safety and justice for trafficking victims
who have also suffered domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and/or stalking.
2. Projects to provide TTA that enhances victim services, especially housing, and improves law
enforcement response in rural and remote areas, Tribal nations, and small towns that often
lack resources to effectively combat domestic violence and sexual assault.

Program Requirements
Applicants that receive funding under this program will be required to engage in the following
activities:
1. Participate in OVW-sponsored training and technical assistance (TTA).
2. Collect and report performance indicators. Forms, instructions, training, and related tools for
each OVW program are available on the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage.
3. Participate in an assessment or evaluation, if OVW conducts one that requires recipient
involvement.
4. A planning period with the recipient’s OVW program specialist and project partners.

Program-Specific Unallowable Costs

Applications proposing activities described below may have points deducted during the review
process or may be removed from consideration.
Activities that Compromise Victim Safety and Recovery or Undermine Offender Accountability
OVW will not fund activities that compromise victim safety and recovery, deter or prevent healing for
victims, and/or undermine offender accountability. See the Application Companion Guide for more
details about these activities, including program-specific information.

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Out-of-Scope Activities
The activities listed below are out of the program scope and will not be funded.

1. A project that does not sufficiently address one of the enumerated purpose areas.
2. Research projects. Funds under this program may not be used to conduct research, defined by
28 C.F.R. § 46.102(d) as a systematic investigation designed to develop or contribute to
generalizable knowledge. However, assessments conducted for internal improvement
purposes only may be allowable. For information on distinguishing between research and
assessments, see the Application Companion Guide.
3. Promoting or facilitating the violation of federal immigration law.
4. Inculcating or promoting gender ideology as defined in Executive Order 14168, Defending
Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal
Government.
5. Promoting or facilitating discriminatory programs or ideology, including illegal DEI and
“diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” programs that do not advance the policy of equal
dignity and respect, as described in Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and
Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity. This prohibition is not intended to interfere with any of
OVW’s statutory obligations, such as funding for HBCUs, culturally specific services, and
disability programs.
6. Activities that frame domestic violence or sexual assault as systemic social justice issues
rather than criminal offenses (e.g., prioritizing criminal justice reform or social justice theories
over victim safety and offender accountability).
7. Generic community engagement or economic development without a clear link to violence
prevention, victim safety, or offender accountability.
8. Programs that discourage collaboration with law enforcement or oppose or limit the role of
police, prosecutors, or immigration enforcement in addressing violence against women.
9. Awareness campaigns or media that do not lead to tangible improvements in prevention, victim
safety, or offender accountability.
10. Initiatives that prioritize illegal aliens over U.S. citizens and legal residents in receiving victim
services and support.
11. Excessive funding for consulting fees, training, administrative costs, or other expenses not
related to measurable violence prevention, victim support, and offender accountability.
12. Any activity or program that unlawfully violates an Executive Order.
13. Direct victim services and justice system interventions. OVW’s TA Initiative funds are intended
to support educational and training opportunities and technical assistance for current and
potential OVW recipients and subrecipients. They cannot support law enforcement activities,
legal representation, direct services, or other interventions.
14. Applications focused on a single state, region, or local geographic community, unless specified
in the purpose areas.

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Note: Recipients should serve all eligible victims as required by statute, regulation, or award
condition.

Other Unallowable Costs

Grant funds under this program also may not be used for the following costs:

1. Lobbying.
2. Fundraising.
3. Purchase of real property.
4. Physical modifications to buildings, including minor renovations (such as painting or carpeting).
5. Construction.

Limited Use of Funds

Recipients of an award under this program may use up to two percent of the funds to assess the
need for internal improvements (e.g. convening listening sessions to identify service gaps in the
community; surveying participants about the quality of the training.) The OVW research decision tree
in the Application Companion Guide describes how applicants can ensure that such assessments are
not prohibited human subjects research.

Activities Requiring Prior Approval

Recipients must receive prior approval before using grant funds to support surveys, regardless of
their purpose, to ensure they are within the scope of the award and meet the requirements of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (see the Application Companion Guide for more information).

Type of Award
Awards will be made as cooperative agreements. Cooperative agreements are a type of award in
which OVW expects to be substantially involved in planning and implementing the project. Examples
of substantial involvement are: participating in meetings, reviewing drafts of products and plans, and
helping select trainers, subject matter experts, and project sites. Recipients must be willing to work
closely with OVW and be willing to make changes at OVW’s request and/or when new needs emerge.

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Application Contents and Format
Application Contents
Applications must include the required documents and meet the program eligibility requirements. For
a checklist of all required items, see the Application Submission Checklist section of this NOFO.

OVW will not contact applicants for missing items on the list below. Applications must include ALL
the following to be considered for funding:

Required Application Components Number of Possible Points

Proposal Narrative
Purpose of the Proposal 20 Points

What Will Be Done 30 Points

Who Will Implement 15 Points

Budget
Budget Worksheet and Narrative 15 Points
Memorandum of Understanding and Supporting Documents
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 15 Points
Additional Application Components
Letter of Support 5 Points

Formatting and Technical Requirements

Applications must follow the requirements below for all attachments, unless otherwise noted. OVW
may deduct points for applications that do not adhere to these requirements:

1. Double-spaced text (charts may be single-spaced)

2. 8½ x 11-inch pages
3. One-inch margins
4. Arial font, type no smaller than 11-point, except for footnotes, which may be 9-point
5. Correctly numbered pages
6. No more than 20 pages double-spaced for the Proposal Narrative for Competitive Targeted
and Innovation Purpose Area applications and 25 pages double-spaced for Competitive
Comprehensive Purpose Area applications. Non-Competitive Comprehensive applicants
should discuss with their OVW program specialist the details of the Proposal Narrative and
page limit.
7. Documents in the following formats: Microsoft Word (.doc), PDF files (.pdf), or Text Documents
(.txt)

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 8. Headings and sub-headings that correspond to those identified below for each application
component

Proposal Abstract
The Proposal Abstract must provide a short summary (no more than 2000 characters) of the
proposed project, including names of lead applicant and project partners, project title, purpose area,
purpose of the project, primary activities for which funds are requested, who will benefit (including
geographic area to be served), and products and deliverables. The abstract should not summarize
past accomplishments. The Proposal Abstract must be entered into a text box in JustGrants. It will not
be scored but will be used throughout the review process.

Applicants are encouraged to use the following template for the abstract:
[Organization Name] is submitting this proposal for purpose area [#] [purpose area title].
[Organization Name] proposes the [project title] and will collaborate with [project partners] to
[A one- to two-sentence summary of the project]. The proposed project will benefit [grant
program(s) and/or profession(s)] by [state goal(s) of the project]. During the proposed project
period, [organization name] and its project partners will [summary of the deliverables/activities].
The timing for performance of this proposal is [number] months for [requested amount].

Data Requested with Application

Applicants must complete the Pre-Award Risk Assessment questionnaire in JustGrants. The
questionnaire will not be scored. The questions are listed in Appendix A of this NOFO.

Summary Data Sheet

(1 to 4 pages maximum, single or double-spaced)
The Summary Data Sheet must be completed and submitted as an attachment under the Additional
Application Components section in JustGrants. It will not be scored. Refer to Appendix B for the list of
questions.

Proposal Narrative
(65 points, 20 pages maximum, double-spaced for Competitive Targeted and Innovation Purpose
Areas, and 25 pages maximum, double-spaced for Competitive Comprehensive Purpose Areas)

The Proposal Narrative must include the sections outlined below.

Purpose of the Proposal (20 points)

This section must:

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 1. Describe the target audience(s) for the project, including the grant program(s) and
profession(s), as well as the communities served by the targeted TTA recipients.
2. If applicable, describe how the project will address priority one (human trafficking and
transnational crime) and/or priority two (under-resourced rural and remote areas, Tribal
nations, and small towns).
3. Describe the need for the project, including the challenges and knowledge gaps in victim
service provision and/or justice system responses that will be addressed.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of emerging issues related to the purpose area.
5. Describe current or previous technical assistance efforts related to the purpose area, including
lessons learned and promising practices resulting from those efforts.
6. Describe the expected impact of the project on each of the identified challenges, knowledge
gaps, and target audiences.

What Will Be Done (30 points)

The application must provide a clear link between the proposed activities and the need identified in
the Purpose of the Proposal section above. This section should not include any of the activities listed
as unallowable costs in the Program Description section of this NOFO.

This section must:

1. Describe how the project will address the needs identified in the Purpose of the Proposal
section above.
2. Explain the project goals and objectives and how they align with the purpose area.
3. Provide a detailed description of the activities that will be undertaken to accomplish goals and
objectives.
4. Provide a clear link between proposed activities and the challenges and knowledge gaps
identified in the Purpose of the Proposal section.
5. Identify the technical assistance delivery methods that will be used and explain why those
methods are appropriate for the project.
6. Provide a timeline for the completion of each activity, including product development and
dissemination. Include in the timeline the estimated number of each deliverable (e.g., number
of trainings, webinars, and on-site technical assistance opportunities).
Note: An applicant applying for a Competitive Comprehensive purpose area must
provide, in the Proposal Narrative, a detailed timeline for the initial project period as well
as a general timeline for the remainder of the five years of the proposed project. See the
purpose area chart for initial project period durations.
All applicants for the FY 2025 TA Initiative must include in their timeline a planning
period with OVW and project partners. The timeline must be included within the
Proposal Narrative.

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 7. If the application includes developing a product, describe the dissemination method/plan for
each proposed product.
8. Provide a justification for the estimated number of people, agencies, and/or jurisdictions that
would receive TTA through this project.
9. Describe what steps the applicant and any proposed partner(s) will take to make proposed
TTA accessible to people with disabilities, people with limited English proficiency, and people
who are Deaf or hard of hearing.

Who Will Implement (15 points)

This section must:
1. Describe the mission of the lead applicant's organization.
2. Identify the key people and organizations (including project partners) involved and describe
their qualifications to successfully implement the project.
3. Describe the organization’s, partners’, and individuals’ capacity to provide national TTA on the
purpose area and to the identified audiences.
4. Provide the percentage of time each key individual will devote to the project and the activities
in which each individual will participate.
5. Provide examples of the applicant’s and/or its project partners’ experience using the proposed
technical assistance delivery methods in the last five years.
6. If the applicant proposes to provide on-site TTA with OVW recipients, describe the capacity
and experience to do so.
7. If an applicant proposes to hold any in-person meetings that necessitate logistical planning,
indicate if an outside planner will be hired. If no outside planner will be hired, the application
must justify that the applicant or a project partner is the most cost-effective means of supplying
conference logistical services.

Budget and Associated Documentation

OVW awards are governed by the provisions of 2 C.F.R. Part 200 and the DOJ Financial Guide.
Applicants must submit a detailed budget and budget narrative and upload the applicable associated
documentation under each heading, as described below. The budget worksheet and budget narrative
will be reviewed separately from the Proposal Narrative. The associated documentation will not be
scored, but failure to include it may result in removal from consideration or a delay in access to
funding.
For additional information on budget requirements and allowable costs, see the Budget Information,
the Sample Budget Narrative (including Excel file), and the Creating a Budget webinar on the OVW
website.

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Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (15 points)
Applicants must upload in JustGrants a detailed budget and budget narrative for all applicable cost
categories. OVW strongly encourages using a spreadsheet (e.g., Excel, Numbers, etc.) for the budget
worksheet. The budget narrative must describe each line item requested in the budget and explain all
costs included in the budget, including how the costs of goods and services are determined and how
they will fulfill the objectives of the project. Budgetary requirements vary among programs. The
budget should be reasonable and based on the resources needed to implement the proposed project
in the applicant’s specific geographic location.

Award Period and Amounts

Refer to the Competitive Targeted, Competitive Comprehensive, and Competitive Innovation purpose
area charts for information on the award periods and amounts. Non-competitive Comprehensive
purpose area applicants should work with their OVW program specialist to determine the budget
amount and project period. Budgets, including the total “estimated funding” on the SF-424, must
reflect the months of project activity indicated for each respective purpose area. OVW anticipates that
the award period will start on December 1, 2025.
Awards under this program for FY 2025 will be made for up to the amount indicated for each purpose
area.
OVW has the discretion to make awards for greater or lesser amounts than requested and to
negotiate the scope of work and budget with applicants before making an award or after an award is
made but prior to access to funds.
The budget must:

1. Present a clear link between the specific project activities and the proposed budget items. The
budget should not contain items that are not supported by the Proposal Narrative.
2. Reflect all costs related to implementing the proposed project and include basis for
computation for all costs.
3. Provide an explanation of proposed expenses that is detailed, complete, reasonable, and
within established limits.
4. Exclude any unrelated or out-of-scope costs for the proposed project.
5. Fairly and reasonably compensate all project partners for their full level of effort, unless
otherwise stated in the MOU. For more information on compensating project partners, see the
Budget Information and Sample Budget Narrative in Appendix A.
6. Include scholarship funds to support participant travel for any in-person trainings and
conferences, if the proposed project includes STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant
Program recipients and sub-recipients in the intended target audience.
7. Include sufficient funds to provide language access, identify other funds that the applicant has
budgeted for language access for this project, or describe other resources that the applicant
has secured to ensure meaningful access for persons with limited English proficiency. See the
Accessibility section of this NOFO for more information.

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 8. Include sufficient funds to provide access for people with disabilities or who are Deaf/hard of
hearing, identify other funds that the applicant has budgeted for such access for this project, or
describe other resources that the applicant has secured to ensure meaningful access for such
people. See the Accessibility section of this NOFO for more information.
9. Include funds to attend OVW-sponsored TTA in the amount of:
a. $7,500 for projects proposed for 24-36 months.
b. $2,500 for projects proposed for 9-18 months.
These amounts are for the entire project period and NOT per year. Applicants also may
budget travel expenses in excess of the required amount to account for the number of key
staff and/or key project partner staff proposed for the project to attend OVW-sponsored
TTA events.
10. Distinguish clearly between subawards and contracts in allocating any grant funds to other
entities.
a. Pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 200.331, a subaward is for the purpose of carrying out a portion
of the federal award, such as compensating an MOU partner; a contract is for the
purpose of obtaining goods and services for the recipient’s use.
b. The substance of the relationship is more important than the form of the agreement in
determining whether the entity receiving federal funds is a subrecipient or a contractor.
c. The awarding and monitoring of contracts must follow the recipient’s documented
procurement procedures, including full and open competition, pursuant to the
procurement standards and oversight requirements in 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.317-200.327.
d. The issuance and monitoring of subawards must meet the requirements of 2 C.F.R. §§
200.328-200.329 & 200.332, which includes oversight of subrecipient spending and
overall performance to ensure that the goals of the subaward are achieved.
For more information on distinguishing between subawards and contracts, see the Budget
Information, the Sample Budget Narrative, and the Application Companion Guide.

Food and Beverage/Costs for Refreshments and Meals

Recipients must receive prior approval before using grant funds to provide a working meal and/or
refreshments at a meeting, conference, training, or other event. Food and beverages are generally
considered personal expenses for which government funds should not be used. Exceptions may be
made for working meals that are necessary to accomplish official business and enhance the cost
effectiveness of the meeting or conference. Examples include, but are not limited to:
1. The location of the event is not in close proximity to food establishments, despite efforts to
secure a location near reasonably priced and accessible commercial food establishments.
2. Failure to serve food will significantly lengthen the day or necessitate extending the meeting to
achieve meeting outcomes.

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 3. A special presentation at a conference requires a plenary address where there is no other time
for food to be obtained.
4. Other extenuating circumstances necessitate the provision of food.
Justification for an exception listed above must be included in the applicant’s budget narrative,
including relevant details about the applicant’s community, such as a rural or remote location. For
additional information on restrictions on food and beverage expenditures, see OVW Conference
Costs Guidelines (posted on the OVW website).
Budget clearance does not constitute prior approval of food and beverage costs. Recipients must
seek approval of these costs through the OVW conference approval process.

Conference Planning and Expenditure Limitations

Applicants’ budgets must be consistent with all requirements (including specific cost limits and prior
approval and reporting requirements, where applicable) governing the use of federal funds for
expenses related to conferences (which is defined to include meetings, retreats, seminars,
symposiums, training, and other similar events), and costs of attendance at such events. Information
on conference planning, minimization of costs, and conference reporting is available at OVW
Conference Planning.
Budget clearance does not constitute prior approval to hold a conference. Recipients must seek
approval of these costs through the conference approval process.

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (If applicable)

Applicants that intend to charge indirect costs through the use of a negotiated indirect cost rate must
have a current, signed, federally approved indirect cost rate agreement and must upload and attach a
copy of the agreement to their application in JustGrants. Applicants that do not have a current federal
negotiated indirect cost rate (including provisional rate), may elect to charge a de minimis rate of up
to 15% of modified total direct costs (MTDC).
Organizations that wish to negotiate an indirect cost rate should contact OVW’s Grants Financial
Management Division at OVW.GFMD@usdoj.gov or 1-888-514-8556 for more information.

Financial Capability Questionnaire (if applicable)

All nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that apply for funding from OVW and have not previously
(or within the last three years) received funding from OVW must complete an Applicant Financial
Capability Questionnaire and attach it to their application in JustGrants. In addition, applicants may be
required to submit their current year’s audit report at a later time.

Nonprofits Only: Disclosure of Process for Setting Executive Compensation (if applicable)
Nonprofit organizations that use the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) Safe Harbor Procedure
(described below) must submit a special disclosure to OVW (required by 34 U.S.C. §
12291(b)(15)(B)(iii)). All other applicants may skip this section.

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IRS Safe Harbor Procedure: A nonprofit organization that provides unreasonably high
compensation to certain executives may subject both the organization’s managers and those who
receive the compensation to additional federal taxes. However, the IRS may treat executive
compensation levels as reasonable if the nonprofit organization satisfies certain rules set out in IRS
regulations. These rules concern the organization’s process for making compensation decisions
and are known as the “three-step safe-harbor procedure” to create a “rebuttable presumption” of
reasonableness for compensation of an organization’s executives. See 26 C.F.R. § 53.4958-6.
The special disclosure must describe the process the applicant uses to determine the
compensation of its officers, directors, trustees, and key employees. At a minimum it must describe
(terms explained in IRS regulations are in italics):
1. the composition of the body that reviews and approves compensation arrangements for
officers, directors, trustees, and key employees (covered individuals);
2. the methods and practices used by the organization to ensure that no individual with a
conflict of interest participates in such review and approval;
3. the appropriate data as to comparability (obtained in advance) that the body uses to review
and approve compensation arrangements for covered individuals; and
4. the records the applicant maintains as concurrent and adequate documentation of the
body’s decisions related to compensation, including records of deliberations and of the basis
for decisions.
The disclosure must be uploaded as an attachment to the application in JustGrants, titled
"Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation." A sample disclosure is available on
the OVW website.
Note: OVW is required by law to make the applicant’s disclosure available for public inspection, if
requested. In addition, if funded, the applicant must update its disclosure in certain circumstances
(e.g., if it changes the way it determines compensation).

Memorandum of Understanding and Supporting Documents

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (15 points)
OVW recognizes that appropriate collaborations enhance the effectiveness of TTA projects just as
they enhance local interventions. OVW also understands that effective partnerships can strengthen
the depth of overall technical assistance delivery. Therefore, OVW requires all potential technical
assistance providers to enter a collaborative relationship with organization(s) and/or key consultant(s)
who will bring the necessary substantive expertise to the project. MOU partnerships are any partners
who will play a role in the development and/or implementation of the project, regardless of
compensation. Any project partner receiving funds under the application is considered a partner in the
development and/or implementation of the project.
The MOU is a document containing the terms of the partnership and the allocation of roles and
responsibilities between two or more parties, and it must be included as an attachment to the
application in JustGrants. The MOU is not a substitute for a subaward agreement, which ensures that
subrecipients adhere to the requirements of the award and 2 C.F.R. Part 200 (see 2 C.F.R. §

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200.332). Partners receiving funds under the award generally are considered subrecipients because
they are carrying out a portion of the federal award.
The MOU must be a single document developed specifically for this application. It must be signed
and currently dated by the Authorized Representative of each proposed partner organization. OVW
will accept electronic signatures. MOUs missing signatures may result in a point deduction or
removal from consideration, particularly if the MOU is missing the signature of a required
partner. If necessary, an MOU can include multiple signature pages so long as each page includes
the names and titles of all signatories to the MOU. A sample MOU is available on the OVW website.
The MOU must clearly:
1. Identify the project partners and provide a brief history of the collaborative relationship
between those partners, including when and under what circumstances the collaborative
relationship began and when each partner entered into the relationship.
2. Reflect the project goals, objectives, and activities as described in the What Will Be Done
section and budget.
3. Describe the roles and responsibilities each partner will assume to ensure the success of the
proposed project.
4. Describe, for each partner, the expertise the partner brings to the project, and their
commitment to the collaboration.
5. State that each project partner has reviewed the budget, is aware of the total amount being
requested, and is being equitably compensated for their work under the grant or is agreeing to
be partially compensated or receive no compensation from the grant.
6. Include the printed name, title, and agency, for the applicant and all partners and must be
signed and dated (after July 21, 2025) by the Authorized Representative of each proposed
partner organization and key consultants.

Letter(s) of Support (5 points)

The Letter of Support must clearly:
1. Identify the purpose of the training and/or technical assistance received by the letter writer
from the applicant and/or key project partner of the applicant.
2. Include the date on which the most recent training and/or technical assistance was provided to
the letter writer.
3. Discuss the extent to which the training and/or technical assistance was helpful in improving or
enhancing the letter writer’s services to victims or enhanced their capacity to address domestic
violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Additional Application Components

The following documents will not be scored but must be uploaded and attached to the application in
JustGrants. Failure to do so may result in the application being removed from consideration.

Certification Regarding Out-of-Scope Activities

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Applicants must attach a letter to OVW’s Director, signed by the Authorized Representative, certifying
that grant funds will not be used for the following out-of-scope activities:
1. Promoting or facilitating the violation of federal immigration law.
2. Inculcating or promoting gender ideology as defined in Executive Order 14168, Defending
Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal
Government.
3. Promoting or facilitating discriminatory programs or ideology, including illegal DEI and
“diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” programs that do not advance the policy of equal
dignity and respect, as described in Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and
Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity. This prohibition is not intended to interfere with any of
OVW’s statutory obligations, such as funding for HBCUs, culturally specific services, and
disability programs.
4. Activities that frame domestic violence or sexual assault as systemic social justice issues
rather than criminal offenses (e.g., prioritizing criminal justice reform or social justice theories
over victim safety and offender accountability).
5. Generic community engagement or economic development without a clear link to violence
prevention, victim safety, or offender accountability.
6. Programs that discourage collaboration with law enforcement or oppose or limit the role of
police, prosecutors, or immigration enforcement in addressing violence against women.
7. Awareness campaigns or media that do not lead to tangible improvements in prevention, victim
safety, or offender accountability.
8. Initiatives that prioritize illegal aliens over U.S. citizens and legal residents in receiving victim
services and support.
9. Excessive funding for consulting fees, training, administrative costs, or other expenses not
related to measurable violence prevention, victim support, and offender accountability.
10. Any activity or program that unlawfully violates an Executive Order.
11. All other activities listed under the Out-of-Scope Activities section.
Note: Nothing in this certification prohibits recipients from serving all eligible victims as required by
statute, regulation, or award condition.

Letter of Nonsupplanting
Applicants must attach a letter to OVW’s Director, signed by the Authorized Representative, certifying
that federal funds will not be used to supplant non-federal funds should a grant award be made. A
sample Letter of Nonsupplanting is available on the OVW website.

Confidentiality Notice Form

All applicants are required to acknowledge that they have received notice that recipients and
subrecipients must comply with the confidentiality and privacy requirements of VAWA, as amended.

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Applicants must upload and attach, under Additional Attachments in JustGrants, the completed
acknowledgement form available on the OVW website. This form must be signed by the Authorized
Representative.

Disclosures and Assurances

All applicants must review, complete, and submit all disclosures, assurances, and certifications in
JustGrants as described below.

Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (if applicable)

Applicants are required to complete and submit a lobbying disclosure form (Standard Form/SF-LLL)
IF they have paid or will pay any person to lobby in connection with the award for which they are
applying AND their application is for more than $100,000. This disclosure requirement is not
applicable to such payments by an Indian Tribe, Tribal organization, or any other Indian organization
that are permitted by other federal law. For this requirement, lobbying means influencing or
attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, an officer or
employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress. (See 31 U.S.C. § 1352; 28 C.F.R.
part 69.)
Applicants that are required to submit the SF-LLL must download the form from
https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms/sample/SFLLL_2_0-V2.0.pdf, complete it, and upload it with
their application when prompted to do so in JustGrants.

Summary of Other Federal Funding

Applicants must disclose whether they have any of the following: 1) an OVW grant or cooperative
agreement that is open or that closed within 12 months of the date this funding opportunity closes; 2)
a subaward under an OVW grant or cooperative agreement that is open or that closed within 12
months of the date this funding opportunity closes; 3) a pending OVW application as either the lead
applicant/potential recipient or as a partner/potential subrecipient; 4) a federal award to do the same
or similar work; or 5) a pending federal application to do the same or similar work.
Applicants must provide this information by completing the Summary of Other Federal Funding form
in the Disclosures and Assurances section of JustGrants during the application submission process.

DOJ Certified Standard Assurances

Applicants must read and acknowledge the DOJ Certified Standard Assurances in JustGrants, a copy
of which is available here.

DOJ Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters;
and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
Applicants must read and acknowledge these DOJ certifications in JustGrants, a copy of which is
available here.

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Submission Requirements and Deadlines
Address to Request Application Package
The complete application package (this NOFO, including links to required forms) is available on
Grants.gov and on the OVW website. Applicants wishing to request a paper copy of these materials
should contact OVW at 202-307-6026 or OVW.TechAssistance@usdoj.gov.

Prior to Application Submission

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and System for Award Management (SAM)
Entities applying for the first time must register with the following systems:
• SAM.gov: Registration with SAM.gov includes receiving a UEI and takes an average of 2 to 3
weeks.
• Grants.gov: Registration with Grants.gov takes an average of 1 week.
• JustGrants: Registration with JustGrants needs to be completed ONLY after successful
submission of Step 1 of the application as described below under How to Apply.
Note: Registration time frames are estimates. Applicants experiencing registration challenges should
contact the system’s help desk and refer to the OVW Policy for Applicants Experiencing Technical
Difficulties During the Registration and Submission Processes section below for guidance on how to
proceed.
Entities that have previously applied for funding from DOJ must ensure their accounts with SAM,
Grants.gov, and JustGrants are active and up to date.
All applicants must maintain active registration in SAM.gov with current information whenever
they have a federal award or an application under consideration by a federal agency. It is the
applicant’s responsibility to ensure that they are registered with SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and
JustGrants. OVW strongly encourages all applicants to begin the registration process or ensure that
all accounts are active and up to date, by August 20, 2025. Failure to do so may result in missing
the application deadline and therefore not being considered for funding.

How to Apply
Step 1:
Submit the SF-424, which is generated when the applicant begins the submission process in
Grants.gov. To view the form before completing it in Grants.gov, applicants should click the Package
tab under the funding opportunity for which they are applying and select Preview. Preview then
provides links to the form.

For Type of Applicant (box 9), do not select Other. The amount of federal funding requested in the
“Estimated Funding” section of this form (box 18a) should match the amount of federal funding
requested in the budget of the application. This program does not require a match; therefore, the
value for the Applicant line (box 18b) should be zero. The individual who is listed as “Authorized

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Representative” (box 21) must have the authority to apply for and accept grant awards on behalf of
the organization or jurisdiction.

Intergovernmental Review (SF-424 Question 19): This funding opportunity is not subject to
Intergovernmental Review under Executive Order (E.O.) 12372. In completing the SF-424, an
applicant is to answer question 19 by selecting the following response: “Program is not covered by
E.O. 12372.”

Step 2:
Submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants at https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/.
Applicants begin Step 2 of the application submission process by reviewing the Standard Applicant
Information in JustGrants, making edits as needed, confirming the Authorized Representative,
verifying the legal name and address, and entering the ZIP code(s) for the areas affected by the
project. OVW encourages applicants to review the JustGrants website for more information,
resources, and training.

Tip: JustGrants functions better using a PC with Chrome or Edge web browser.

Note that the Grants.gov and JustGrants deadlines are typically only a few days apart.

Submission Dates and Times

• Deadline to submit form SF-424 in Grants.gov: 11:59 pm ET on September 9, 2025.
• Deadline to submit the full application in JustGrants: 8:59 pm ET on September 11, 2025.
Applicants must make every effort to submit their application electronically in Grants.gov and
JustGrants by the deadlines above.
Applicants experiencing technical difficulties should refer to the OVW Policy for Applicants
Experiencing Technical Difficulties During the Registration and Submission Processes.
OVW will not accept applications after the JustGrants deadline, except for severe inclement weather
or natural or man-made disaster. See the OVW Policy on Late Submission Request Due to Severe
Inclement Weather or Natural or Man-Made Disaster below.
Application Tip: OVW strongly encourages applicants to begin the submission process on
Grants.gov at least 48 hours prior to the application deadline. Failure to do so may result in missing
the application deadline and therefore not being considered for funding.

Application Submission Checklist

Applicants must submit all required application items. Prior to peer review, OVW will not contact
applicants for missing items. Applicants applying to more than one OVW program are responsible for
ensuring that only documents pertinent to this funding opportunity are included with this application.
OVW will not redirect documents submitted with the wrong application (e.g., a Rural Program letter

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submitted with a Transitional Housing Program application will not be transferred to the Rural
application).

Submission Submission Date

Application Item Required?
Type Website Completed
Application for Federal
Yes Online Form Grants.gov
Assistance: SF-424

Proposal Abstract Yes Online Form JustGrants

Pre-Award Risk
Yes Online Form JustGrants
Assessment

Summary Data Sheet Yes Attachment JustGrants

Proposal Narrative Yes Attachment JustGrants

Budget Worksheet and

Yes Attachment JustGrants
Budget Narrative
Indirect Cost Rate
If applicable Attachment JustGrants
Agreement
Disclosure of Process
Related to Executive If applicable Attachment JustGrants
Compensation
Memorandum of
Yes Attachment JustGrants
Understanding

Letter of Support Yes Attachment JustGrants

Certification Regarding
Yes Attachment JustGrants
Out-of-Scope Activities

Letter of Nonsupplanting Yes Attachment JustGrants

Confidentiality Notice
Yes Attachment JustGrants
Form
Disclosure of Lobbying
If applicable Attachment JustGrants
Activities
Summary of Other Federal
If applicable Online Form JustGrants
Funding

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OVW Policy for Applicants Experiencing Technical Difficulties
Technical difficulties are issues that are beyond the applicant’s control. OVW can confirm when each
registration and/or submission action began.

Technical difficulties with SAM.gov or Grants.gov

1. Contact SAM.gov or Grants.gov support as soon as the applicant is aware of a problem.
2. Maintain documentation of when the issue began and all communication with technical
support.
3. Before the Grants.gov deadline, notify the OVW contact by email, stating the applicant is
experiencing technical difficulties with SAM.gov or Grants.gov. The applicant should provide
regular updates to the OVW contact.
4. If the technical difficulty cannot be resolved before the Grants.gov deadline, the applicant must
notify the OVW contact by email before the Grants.gov deadline.
5. Once the Grants.gov deadline passes an applicant will not be able to apply in JustGrants.
Therefore, the applicant must email the complete application (SF-424, Proposal Narrative,
Budget and Budget Narrative, MOU, and Letter of Support) and all documentation confirming
the technical difficulty to the OVW contact by the JustGrants deadline.

Technical difficulties while applying in JustGrants

1. Contact OVW JustGrants Support at OVW.JustGrantsSupport@usdoj.gov or 866-655-4482 as
soon as the applicant is aware of a problem. OVW JustGrants Support is a separate Help
Desk from OJP and COPS and is dedicated to OVW applicants.
2. Maintain documentation of all communication with OVW JustGrants Support.
3. Work with OVW JustGrants Support to resolve the technical difficulty.
4. Email the OVW contact before the JustGrants deadline. If an applicant must submit their
application by email due to a technical difficulty, they must do so by the JustGrants deadline,
but no earlier than 4 hours prior to the deadline. The email must include the following:
• A detailed description of the technical difficulty.
• The contact information (name, telephone, and email) for the person making the request.
• The applicant’s UEI number.
• JustGrants application numbers and User Support tracking numbers.
• The complete application (SF-424, Proposal Narrative, Budget and Budget Narrative, MOU,
and Letter of Support).

OVW does not guarantee that applications submitted by email will be considered for funding, even if
the email is received before the JustGrants deadline. OVW will decide and notify applicants of the
decision within 30 days of the JustGrants deadline. OVW may then ask applicants to coordinate with
OVW to submit applications in Grants.gov and JustGrants.

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OVW Policy on Late Submission Request Due to Severe Inclement Weather or Natural or Man-Made
Disaster
Cases of severe inclement weather or natural or man-made disaster are the only circumstances
under which OVW may accept applications after the deadline. In such circumstances:

1. Email the OVW contact listed in this NOFO as soon as the applicant is aware of severe
weather or disaster that may prevent the applicant from submitting the application on time. The
email should describe the weather event or disaster, including when it occurred or is likely to
occur, the impacted area, and the impact on the applicant and/or partners’ ability to ensure the
application is submitted before the deadline (e.g., without power for “x” days, office closed for
“x” days). If the application is complete and ready for submission at the time the applicant
notifies OVW, then attach the application to the email.
2. After following step 1, contact OVW within 48 hours after the deadline or as soon as
communications are restored.

Note: OVW may not be able to accommodate all requests.

Within 30 days of receiving a request for late submission, OVW will notify the applicant of a decision
to approve or deny it.

Application Review Information

Responsiveness Review
Criteria that make an application or project ineligible are listed in the Application Contents and
Eligibility sections of this NOFO. Additional information about circumstances that may result in
removal from consideration is provided below under Review and Selection Process and Risk Review.

Review Criteria
Applications will be scored based on the degree to which the application responds to each section
and addresses each element in the section. Applications will also be scored based upon the quality of
the response, capacity of the applicant and any partners, and the level of detail provided. Each
element must be addressed in the section in which it is requested. Points may be deducted if the
applicant does not include the information in the appropriate section even if it is included elsewhere
within the application. Each section will be reviewed as a separate document and will be scored as
such. Scoring details can be found in the Application Contents section of this NOFO.

Voluntary match or other cost sharing methods will not be considered in the evaluation of the
application.

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Review and Selection Process
Applications will be subject to a peer review and a programmatic review.

Peer Review
OVW will subject all eligible, complete, and timely applications to a peer review process that is based
on the criteria outlined in this NOFO. OVW may use internal reviewers, external reviewers, or a
combination of both.

OVW peer reviewers may include victim advocates, judges, prosecutors, law enforcement officers,
legal professionals, and others with expertise in areas such as Tribal communities, colleges and
universities, rural areas, urban areas, working with people with disabilities or older adults, and
providing services to victims, including transitional housing and services provided by community
organizations and the faith community. While some peer reviewers are expert consultants on violence
against women issues, the vast majority are current practitioners or recent retirees from the
professions mentioned above. To ensure that applications are reviewed by people with on-the-ground
experience responding to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, OVW does
not use professional peer reviewers. All reviewers are required to adhere to OVW’s peer review
conflict of interest policy, which is designed to identify and resolve any issues that may call into
question a reviewer’s impartiality or objectivity regarding an application.

Programmatic Review
All applications that are considered for funding will be subject to a programmatic review. The
programmatic review consists of assessing the application for compliance with the program’s scope,
activities that compromise victim safety, and, if applicable, past performance and priority area review.
OVW reserves the right to deduct points from applications for the following reasons:

1. Activities that compromise victim safety and recovery and undermine offender accountability
(deduct up to 15 points).
2. Out-of-scope and unallowable activities (deduct up to 20 points).
3. Past performance (deduct up to 25 points).
4. Formatting and Technical Requirements (deduct up to 5 points).
An application that is substantially out-of-scope, proposes a substantial number of activities that are
unallowable, or proposes activities that pose a significant threat to victim safety or a serious breach of
confidentiality will not be considered for funding. An applicant with considerable past performance
issues may receive a deduction in points as listed above or be removed from consideration
regardless of the application’s peer review score.

Past Performance Review

As a part of the programmatic review process described above, applicants with current or recently
closed OVW awards under this program will be reviewed for past performance and risk, based on the
elements listed below.

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 1. Adherence to the grant program’s statutory purposes and requirements.
2. Implementation of the project according to plan, without significant obstacles and/or
challenges.
3. Implementation of the project within the original period of performance.
4. Drawdown of funds commensurate with the level of program activities completed.
5. Management of award such that applicant has had uninterrupted access to funds.
6. Attendance at/participation in all required OVW-sponsored training and technical assistance
events.
7. Timely resolution of issues identified during programmatic monitoring.
8. Completion of close-out of prior awards within 120 days of the project end date.
9. Timely resolution of issues necessary to close out prior awards.
10. Timely resolution of issues identified during financial monitoring.
11. Timely response to OVW requests.
12. Development of deliverables that support the project goals and objectives and are of
acceptable quality.
13. Implementation of the project as designed without unjustified modification.
14. Timely submission of federal financial reports (FFR).
15. Timely submission of performance reports.
16. Submission of complete and accurate performance reports.
17. Adherence to the terms and conditions of existing grant award(s) from OVW.
18. Adherence to the requirements of the conference request process.
Absent explicit statutory authorization or written delegation of authority to the contrary, all award
decisions will be made by the OVW Director, who also may consider factors including but not limited
to: geographic diversity, statutory considerations, applicable priorities, past performance, and
available funding when making awards. All award decisions are final and not subject to appeal.

Risk Review
Prior to making an award, OVW must evaluate the risk posed by applicants as described in 2 C.F.R.
§ 200.206(b), using the applicant’s responses to the questions listed in Appendix A. OVW also must
review and consider integrity and performance information about applicants that is available in
SAM.gov. Applicants may review and comment on information about themselves that another federal
awarding agency has previously entered. OVW considers the applicant’s comments as well as other
information available in SAM.gov in making its judgment about the risk posed by making an award to
the applicant.

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High-risk Recipients
Based on DOJ’s assessment of each recipient’s current or past funding, unresolved audit issues,
delinquent programmatic and fiscal reporting, and prior performance, a recipient may be designated
“high-risk.” Awards to high-risk recipients may carry special conditions such as increased monitoring
and/or prohibitions on drawing down funds until certain requirements are met. High-risk recipients
with substantial or persistent performance or compliance issues, long-standing open audits, or open
criminal investigations may not be considered for funding.

Award Notices
OVW notifies applicants through JustGrants (not Grants.gov) when they receive an award.
Successful applicants then log into JustGrants to review and accept the award. The Authorized
Representative must acknowledge that they have read and understood all sections of the award
instrument and they must submit the required declaration and certification to accept the award. These
steps must be completed electronically in JustGrants.
By the anticipated decision notification date in the Key Dates section of this NOFO, unsuccessful
applicants will receive a letter addressed to their Authorized Representative with information on how
to receive feedback on their application.
Availability of Funds
All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds as well as any modifications or
additional requirements imposed by law. There is no guarantee that funds will be available in the
future. Depending on availability of funding and an application’s merit, OVW may fund an application
not selected under this funding opportunity in a future fiscal year or under another OVW program.

Post-Award Requirements and Administration

Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements
Applicants selected for awards must agree to comply with additional legal, administrative, and
national policy requirements. OVW strongly encourages applicants to review the information
pertaining to these additional requirements prior to submitting an application. This information can be
found in the section of the Application Companion Guide entitled “Requirements for All OVW
Applicants and Recipients.”
Terms and conditions for OVW awards are available on the OVW website. These terms are subject to
change prior to the issuance of the awards.
Civil Rights and Accessibility
Recipients must comply with applicable federal civil rights laws and nondiscrimination provisions.
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(subject to an exemption for certain faith-based organizations) or in the delivery of services or benefits
based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or disability, and in the delivery of services or
benefits based on age. In addition, VAWA, as amended, includes a nondiscrimination provision that
covers any program or activity funded in whole or in part by OVW. 34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(13)(A).
Sex-specific Programming
Recipients may provide sex-segregated or sex-specific programming if doing so is necessary for the
essential operation of a program (e.g., in the case of women’s safety), so long as the recipient
provides comparable services to those who cannot be provided with the sex-segregated or sex-
specific programming. Id. § 12291(b)(13)(B). More information on these obligations is available in the
Application Companion Guide.
Compliance with federal civil rights laws includes taking reasonable steps to ensure that persons with
limited English proficiency (LEP individuals) have meaningful access to recipients’ programs and
activities and to ensure that their programs and activities are readily accessible to people with
disabilities, as well as people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. Serving victims effectively and
supporting their safety and recovery requires programs to be accessible to people with
disabilities and those who are Deaf or hard of hearing, to provide language access to LEP
individuals, to ensure that any sex-segregated or sex-specific services are comparable, and
generally to serve all victims free from discrimination.

Post-Award Reporting Requirements

OVW recipients must submit semi-annual performance reports and quarterly Federal Financial
Reports (SF-425). Performance report forms will be provided to all award recipients. Forms will be
submitted electronically. Future awards and fund drawdowns may be withheld if reports are
delinquent. For more information on post-award reporting requirements, including requirements for
certain recipients to report information on civil, criminal, and administrative proceedings in SAM, see
the Application Companion Guide and the award condition on recipient integrity and performance
matters available on the OVW website.

Other Information
Public Reporting Burden - Paperwork Reduction Act Notice
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act, a person is not required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. OVW tries to create forms and instructions
that are accurate, easily understood, and not unnecessarily burdensome. The estimated average time
to complete and file this form is 30 hours. Comments regarding the accuracy of this estimate or
suggestions for simplifying this form can be submitted to the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S.
Department of Justice, 145 N Street, NE, Washington, DC 20530.
Note: Any materials submitted as part of an application may be released pursuant to a request
under the Freedom of Information Act.

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Appendix A: Pre-Award Risk Assessment
Note: Applicants must complete this questionnaire in JustGrants. The questions listed below are for
reference only. Each applicant must respond to each question. Do not submit responses from a prior
fiscal year without updating them to be responsive to all questions listed in the questionnaire. This
information will be used for a mandatory pre-award risk assessment. Failure to provide this
information or to respond to questions from OVW regarding this information in a timely manner could
result in the application being removed from consideration or a delay in access to funds. Provide
complete responses that address all questions included for each numbered item.

1. Will all funds awarded under this program be maintained in a manner that they will be
accounted for separately and distinctly from other sources of revenue/funding? Provide a brief
description of the applicant’s policies and procedures that ensure funds will be tracked
appropriately.

2. Does the applicant have written accounting policies and procedures? How often are these
policies and procedures updated? Provide a brief list of the topics covered in the applicant’s
policies and procedures. OVW may request a copy for review during the application/award
process or as part of the grant monitoring process.

3. Is the applicant’s financial management system able to track actual expenditures and outlays
with budgeted amounts for each grant or subgrant? Provide a brief summary of the
organization’s process for tracking expenditures, including tracking budgeted versus actual
amounts.

4. Does the applicant have procedures in place for minimizing the time between transfer of funds
from the United States Treasury and disbursement for project activities? Provide a short
summary of the applicant’s policy for requesting payments for grant awards.

5. Does the applicant have effective internal controls in place to ensure that federal funds are
used solely for authorized purposes? Provide a brief description of the applicant’s internal
controls that will provide reasonable assurance that the award funds will be managed properly.

6. Does the applicant have a documented records retention policy? If so, briefly describe the
policy and confirm that the policy complies with federal regulations. Information on Record
Retention and Access can be found at 2 C.F.R. 200.334-200.338.

7. Does the applicant or any of its employees have any potential personal or organizational
conflicts of interest related to the possible receipt of OVW award funds? Applicants are
required to disclose in writing any potential conflicts of interest to their awarding agency. See 2
C.F.R. 200.112 and Chapter 3.20, Grant Fraud, Waste and Abuse, of the DOJ Financial Guide
for additional information.

8. Is the individual primarily responsible for fiscal and administrative oversight of grant awards
familiar with the applicable grants management rules, principles, and regulations including the

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 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal
Awards (2 C.F.R. Part 200)? Provide a short list of the individual’s qualifications/experience. If
the individual is not familiar with the applicable rules and regulations, the applicant must
contact OVW’s Grants Financial Management Division at OVW.GFMD@usdoj.gov or 1-888-
514-8556 immediately after the applicant is notified of its award to coordinate training.

9. Does the applicant have policies and procedures in place to manage subawards and monitor
activities of subrecipients as necessary to ensure that subawards are used for authorized
purposes, in compliance with laws, regulations, and terms and conditions of the award, and
that established subaward performance goals are achieved (2 C.F.R. 200.331-200.333)?
Provide a brief description of the organization’s policies and procedures on subrecipient
management and monitoring.

10. Does the applicant currently require employees to maintain time distribution records that
accurately reflect the work performed on specific activities or cost objectives in order to support
the distribution of employees’ salaries among federal awards or other activities (2 C.F.R.
200.430)? Budget estimates do not qualify as support for charges to federal awards. Provide a
brief description of the organization’s established timekeeping policies and procedures.

11. Is the applicant designated as high risk by a federal agency outside of DOJ? (High risk
includes any status under which a federal awarding agency provides additional oversight due
to the applicant entity’s past performance, or other programmatic or financial concerns with the
applicant entity.) If so, provide the names(s) of the federal awarding agency, the date(s) the
agency notified the applicant entity of the high risk designation, contact information for the high
risk point of contact at the federal agency, and the reason for the high risk status, as set out by
the federal agency.

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Appendix B: Summary Data Sheet
The Summary Data Sheet must be completed and submitted as an attachment under the Additional
Application Components section in JustGrants.

1. Provide the following information for the grant point-of-contact. This person must be an
employee of the applicant.

• Name
• Title
• Address
• Telephone number
• Email address

2. Is the applicant (the organization whose unique entity identifier is being used for the
application) serving as a fiscal agent? A fiscal agent is an entity that does not participate in
implementation of the project and passes all funds through to subrecipients, conducting
minimal administrative activities. Note: The fiscal agent must be an eligible applicant for
the program.

• Yes – go to Q 2A & 2B
• No

2A. List all subrecipients

2B. Note: The applicant acknowledges that it will be responsible for all applicable statutory,
fiscal, and programmatic requirements, including those of 2 C.F.R. Part 200, as well as
all project deliverables.

3. Has the applicant expended $750,000 or more in federal funds in the applicant’s past fiscal
year?

• Yes – go to 3A
• No

3A. Specify the end date of the applicant’s fiscal year.

4. Does the application substantively address one or both of the following priorities:
• Measures to combat human trafficking and transnational crime, particularly crimes linked to
illegal immigration and cartel operations, that support safety and justice for trafficking
victims who have also suffered domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and/or
stalking.

o Yes

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 o No

• Projects to provide TTA that enhance victim services, especially housing, and improves law
enforcement response in rural and remote areas, Tribal nations, and small towns that often
lack resources to effectively combat domestic violence and sexual assault.
o Yes
o No

5. Is the applicant a nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose
of avoiding paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code?

6. Is the applicant a nonprofit organization that uses the Internal Revenue Service's three-step
safe-harbor procedure to establish a rebuttable presumption that its executives' compensation
is reasonable? For additional information about the safe-harbor procedure, see Disclosure of
Process for Setting Executive Compensation in the Budget and Associated Documentation
section of this NOFO.

• If yes, the applicant must upload the required Disclosure of Process Related to
Executive Compensation in the Budget and Associated Documentation section of
JustGrants.

7. State the purpose area number and title.

8. State the title of the proposed project.

9. State the total award amount requested.

10. List all project partners (organization names and/or individual consultants) and the funding
amount requested for each partner. Project partners must be listed even if they will not be
compensated through this award.

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