Funder: Office on Violence Against Women
Due Dates: June 16, 2025 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: $500,000–$1,000,000 per award | Up to $23,000,000 total program funding | ~35 awards expected
Summary: Supports state, local, and Tribal governments and courts in improving criminal justice responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Key Information: No cost sharing or matching required.
Description
The Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program (ICJR Program) is designed to help state, local, and Tribal governments, as well as courts, enhance their criminal justice system's response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The program aims to treat these offenses as serious violations of criminal law, improve victim safety and autonomy, and hold offenders accountable. Funding supports coordinated community responses, law enforcement and judicial training, victim services, and policy development.
Due Dates
- Application Deadline: June 16, 2025
Funding Amount
- Award Range: $500,000 to $1,000,000 per project
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $23,000,000
- Expected Number of Awards: Approximately 35
- Cost Sharing/Matching: Not required
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education)
- State and local courts (including juvenile courts)
- State, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions
- Victim services providers in the U.S. or U.S. territories
For full eligibility details, see the Eligibility Information section of the NOFO.
Application Process
- Applications must be submitted via Grants.gov by the deadline.
- Review the full announcement and instructions for detailed requirements.
- No cost sharing or matching is required.
- For technical assistance with Grants.gov, refer to their help resources.
Additional Information
- The program is listed under Assistance Listing 16.590: Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program.
- The focus is on improving coordinated community responses, enhancing victim safety, and ensuring effective enforcement of protection orders.
- Both new and continuation projects are eligible.
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