OVW FY25 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program

By NLADA on May 20, 2025

Applications Due: Grants.gov: July 8, 2025; JustGrants: July 10, 2025

Description:

The Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program (Rural Program) enhances the safety of rural victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking by supporting projects uniquely designed to address and prevent these crimes in rural areas. This program supports cooperative efforts among law enforcement officers, prosecutors, victim service providers, and other community partners to investigate and prosecute sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; treatment, advocacy, counseling, legal assistance, or other victim services for victims in rural communities; or programs addressing sexual assault.

Funding Title: Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking Program

Agency: Office on Violence Against Women

Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVW-2025-172287

Funding Instrument Type: Grant

Express Language for Legal Aid: No

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

Expected total Amount: $36,000,000

Expected Award Amount: $500,000-$950,000

Expected Award Period: 36 months

Estimated Award Number: 55

Eligible Applicants:

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; States; Local Governments; Indian Tribes; Faith-based Organizations

Link to full solicitation Here

Helpful resources

Pre-application Information Sessions: OVW will post a recorded pre-application information session on the OVW website. Viewing is optional. In this session, OVW staff will summarize the program’s requirements, review the funding opportunity, and answer frequently asked questions. The session will be captioned in English and Spanish.
View the National Legal Aid Resource Development Technical Assistance Project, which is co-sponsored by the ABA Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense (SCLAID) and its Resource Center for Access to Justice Initiatives, the Management Information Exchange (MIE), the National Association of IOLTA Programs (NAIP), and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA) http://ambar.org/abarray