The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is offering this grant to support its Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative. This initiative uniquely enables well-established specialized courts to guide novice or developing courts and programs. This OVW grant is for significantly improving responses to domestic violence cases, ensuring victim safety and offender accountability. Successful mentor courts, acting as national models, will share expertise through site visits, peer linking, and assisting others in implementing best practices. The purpose is to effectively enhance judicial responses to these difficult cases nationwide, fostering a network of excellence in handling domestic violence cases across the country.
Opportunity ID: 359055
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | O-OVW-2025-172285 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 8 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.029 — Office on Violence Against Women Special Projects |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 19, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 19, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $150,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Current OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Initiative grantees or Courts with an existing specialized court system for handling domestic violence cases. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Description: | The OVW Domestic Violence Mentor Court Technical Assistance Initiative (Mentor Court Initiative) creates a unique opportunity to recognize well-established specialized courts and enable them to guide novice or developing courts and court-based programs that wish to significantly improve their responses to domestic violence cases to ensure victim safety and offender accountability. These well-established courts successfully serve as national models and share their expertise by hosting site visits, linking courts with peer courts facing similar challenges, and assisting other domestic violence courts to implement best practices to respond effectively to these difficult cases. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full announcement |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
For assistance with the requirements of this NOFO, email OVW at OVW.DVMentorCourts@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
OVW.DVMentorCourts@usdoj.gov Email:OVW.DVMentorCourts@usdoj.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For assistance with the requirements of this NOFO, email OVW at OVW.DVMentorCourts@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026. OVW.DVMentorCourts@usdoj.gov Email: OVW.DVMentorCourts@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.029 | PKG00290833 | May 19, 2025 | Jul 08, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
359055 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf