OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Formula Programs Training and Technical Assistance Initiative

USDOJ-OJP-OVW O-OVW-2026-172378
Posted: Jan 21, 2026 12:00:00 AM EST
Closes: 03/03/2026

Funding Information

Estimated Total Funding
$1,300,000
Award Ceiling
$700,000
Award Floor
$600,000
Expected Number of Awards
2

Description

The purpose of the Formula Programs Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (Formula TA Initiative) is to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to State Administering Agencies (SAAs) to enhance their implementation of the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) and Services* Training* Officers* Prosecutors (STOP) Formula Grant Program. SAAs are responsible for administering formula funds that support communities, including American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages, in their efforts to develop and strengthen effective responses to VAWA crimes. SAAs must ensure that subrecipients comply with relevant statutory requirements and implement effective programs.

Synopsis

The purpose of the Formula Programs Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (Formula TA Initiative) is to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to State Administering Agencies (SAAs) to enhance their implementation of the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) and Services* Training* Officers* Prosecutors (STOP) Formula Grant Program. SAAs are responsible for administering formula funds that support communities, including American Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages, in their efforts to develop and strengthen effective responses to VAWA crimes. SAAs must ensure that subrecipients comply with relevant statutory requirements and implement effective programs.

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Entities that are eligible to apply are: national, Tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations with the capacity to provide TTA on a national level to SAAs.

Funding Activity Categories

Law, Justice and Legal Services

CFDA Numbers

  • 16.526 - OVW Technical Assistance Initiative

Contact Information

Agency: Office on Violence Against Women
Contact: Office on Violence Against Women
Phone: 0000000000
For assistance with the requirements of this NOFO, email OVW at OVW.TechAssistance@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
OVW.TechAssistance@usdoj.gov

Additional Information

Document Type: synopsis
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Version: 2
Last Updated: Jan 22, 2026 09:51:31 AM EST

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