OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Assistance Grants for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program | O OVW 2025 172414

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The OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Assistance Grants for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program, often referred to as the FAV Program, is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). Its purpose is to strengthen direct support for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking by pairing traditional victim services with flexible financial assistance that can be delivered quickly and tailored to what survivors say they need most. The core idea is to remove practical, immediate barriers to safety and stability that standard victim service models do not always cover well, helping survivors move toward longer-term healing and independence.

A major feature of this program is its emphasis on flexible financial assistance. This funding is meant to cover necessities and urgent costs that might otherwise prevent someone from leaving an unsafe situation, staying safe after leaving, or rebuilding stability. Unlike many service programs that are limited to set categories or require lengthy processes, flexible assistance under FAV is designed to be responsive, survivor-centered, and timely, so that survivors can address pressing needs as they arise. The funding is intended to complement, not replace, other victim services that organizations already provide, meaning recipients can continue offering advocacy, crisis intervention, safety planning, and referrals while also having a tool to meet critical financial gaps.

The opportunity is administered under CFDA number 16.063, falls within the law, justice, and legal services activity category, and uses a grant funding instrument. OVW anticipates making 13 awards under this solicitation. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $300,000 per award. The original application closing date listed for this opportunity is October 21, 2025, and the opportunity record shows a creation date of September 5, 2025. The funding opportunity number is O-OVW-2025-172414.

While the broader eligible applicant categories listed include federally recognized Tribal governments, Tribal organizations, and nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) nonprofits and certain nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), this specific solicitation includes a key restriction: eligible applicants are limited to a defined list of entities. The named eligible applicants are Women's Rights Information Center; Domestic Violence Intervention Services, Inc.; Kenaitze Indian Tribe; Waypoint Services for Women, Children, and Families; Community Action Partnership of Lancaster County, Inc.; The Sexual Assault Spouse Abuse Resource Center, Inc.; Against Abuse, Inc.; Helpmate, Inc.; Sojourner Family Peace Center Inc.; Women in Distress of Broward County, Inc.; Safe Embrace; South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault, Inc.; and Family Crisis Center Inc. In other words, even though the program type is generally relevant to a wider range of victim service and Tribal organizations, this particular FY 2025 opportunity is structured so that only the listed organizations are eligible to apply.

Overall, this grant opportunity is focused on practical, survivor-defined support that improves safety and stability outcomes. By funding flexible financial assistance alongside established victim services, OVW is aiming to help providers respond to real-world needs that can be hard to meet through traditional programming, especially when survivors require immediate resources to prevent harm, maintain housing and transportation, address urgent basic needs, or otherwise stabilize their lives after violence.

• The Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Assistance Grants for Victims of Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.063.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-09-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-10-21. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 13 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.

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