OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People Program | O OVW 2025 172418

Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVW 2025 172418

The OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), focused on improving safety and access to help for people with disabilities and Deaf people who experience violence. The program is designed to strengthen how communities prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, sexual assault, and abuse by caregivers when these harms affect individuals with disabilities (as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act) and Deaf survivors. The core idea is to close longstanding gaps in services and accessibility by building the knowledge, skills, and coordination needed for an effective, survivor-centered response.

Funding under this program supports efforts that combine capacity-building with practical, on-the-ground improvements in services. On the capacity-building side, it emphasizes training, consultation, and the sharing of information so that victim service providers, allied organizations, and systems that interact with survivors (such as local governments or tribal entities) can better recognize abuse, respond appropriately, and avoid barriers that often prevent survivors with disabilities and Deaf survivors from getting help. On the direct-services side, it aims to enhance the actual support available to survivors, which can include strengthening culturally and linguistically appropriate services, improving communication access, and making programs more accessible and responsive to disability-related needs.

Eligibility is limited to a defined set of applicants in the United States and U.S. territories. Eligible entities include state governments; units of local government such as county, city, or township governments; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations (including those that are not themselves federally recognized tribal governments); and certain victim service providers. Examples of eligible victim service providers include state or tribal domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations that specifically serve individuals with disabilities and Deaf people. The funding opportunity notes that additional details and any limitations are provided in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) under the Eligibility Information section.

Administratively, this opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number O-OVW-2025-172418 and CFDA number 16.529, within the Law, Justice and Legal Services activity category. OVW expects to make about 20 awards. The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $600,000 per award. The opportunity was created on August 21, 2025, and the original application closing date is September 23, 2025.

• 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 Training and Services to End Violence and Abuse Against Individuals with Disabilities and Deaf People Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.529.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-08-21.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-09-23. (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 $600,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 20 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, 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, Others.

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