OVW FY 2025 Rural Program Funding Opportunity Now Open

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FY 2025 Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement

NOW OPEN: FY 2025 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

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. The Rural Program also includes a Rural Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Initiative to support the implementation of new SANE services in communities where they previously did not exist. 

Eligible applicants are states and territories, Indian Tribes, local governments, and nonprofit (public or private) entities, including Tribal nonprofit organizations.

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

Important Dates and Information 

  • A recorded pre-application webinar is expected to be available on the OVW website by May 16, 2025.
  • Application deadline for Grants.gov: July 8, 2025 – 11:59 p.m. ET
  • Application deadline for JustGrants: July 10, 2025 – 8:59 p.m. ET

To submit an application, all applicants must register online with the System for Award Management (SAM) and with Grants.gov. To ensure sufficient time to complete the registration process, applicants should register online with SAM and with Grants.gov immediately, and by June 17, 2025.

Contact: OVW.rural@usdoj.gov or 202-307-6026 

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