OVW Fiscal Year 2026 STOP Formula Grant Program | O OVW 2026 172631

Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVW 2026 172631

The OVW Fiscal Year 2026 STOP Formula Grant Program is a mandatory federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It supports the STOP (Services, Training, Officers, Prosecutors) Formula program, which is designed to strengthen and coordinate community and system responses to violent crimes against women. The core purpose is to help jurisdictions improve how these crimes are investigated, how offenders are apprehended, how cases are prosecuted and adjudicated, and how victims are protected and supported throughout the process. In practice, the program is aimed at building stronger collaboration across law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, and victim service providers so that victims are safer and offenders are held accountable more consistently.

Funding under this opportunity flows to states and U.S. territories, which then use the funds to support work carried out by state, local, and Indian Tribal governments, courts, and victim service providers. The intent is not just to expand individual services, but to create a more effective, coordinated response across the full justice and victim-services continuum. While the opportunity summary does not list specific allowable cost categories in the text provided, the program description makes clear that funded activities should contribute to improved apprehension, prosecution, and adjudication of people committing violent crimes against women, along with strengthening protections and safety measures for victims.

Eligibility is tightly defined. Applicants are limited to the states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Importantly, only the designated state administering office, as identified under 28 C.F.R. 90.11, is permitted to submit the application on behalf of the state or territory. This means individual cities, counties, nonprofits, or other entities generally do not apply directly to OVW under this particular posting; instead, they typically participate through the state or territorial distribution process once the state administering agency receives the formula award.

The opportunity is published under Funding Opportunity Number O-OVW-2026-172631 and is associated with CFDA (Assistance Listing) 16.588, which corresponds to the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program. The funding activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the instrument type is a grant. OVW anticipates making 56 awards under this solicitation, reflecting the state and territorial recipients eligible for formula allocations.

Key timing and funding details include an original closing date of July 10, 2026. The listed award ceiling is $16,400,000. Because this is a formula grant program, award amounts are generally determined by statutory or regulatory allocation methods rather than a purely competitive scoring process, although recipients must still comply with program requirements, submit required plans or certifications, and meet applicable federal administrative and reporting rules.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a statewide and territorial funding mechanism intended to strengthen the justice system response to violence against women while improving victim safety and access to services. The designated state office applies to OVW, receives the formula award, and then supports a range of coordinated efforts across governmental partners, courts, Tribal governments, and victim service organizations within the state or territory.

• The Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW Fiscal Year 2026 STOP Formula Grant Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.588.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2026-06-03.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-07-10. (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 $16,400,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 56 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, Others.

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