The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is offering the Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution (EIP) Initiative grant. This grant is specifically designed to promote and evaluate highly effective responses to incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Its primary purpose is to enable law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices to significantly expand and improve their capacity for thorough investigation and successful prosecution of these complex crimes. The initiative aims to enhance victim safety and autonomy, ensure that offenders are held accountable for their actions, and cultivate greater trust between law enforcement agencies and the broader community, thereby strengthening the overall justice system.
Opportunity ID: 359035
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | O-OVW-2025-172400 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 15 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.590 — Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 16, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 16, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2025 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2025 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $8,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) State governments County governments City or township governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are limited to: state, territorial, county, local, and/or Tribal law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices that investigate or prosecute crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking in the United States or U.S. territories. States, units of local government, and Tribal governments may apply on behalf of law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices that lack authority to apply on their own. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Description: | The Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution (EIP) Initiative is designed to promote and evaluate effective investigation and prosecution responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The EIP Initiative encourages law enforcement agencies and/or prosecutors’ offices to expand and improve their capacity to effectively investigate and/or prosecute these crimes, and, in so doing, support victim safety and autonomy, hold offenders accountable, and promote agency trust within the surrounding community. |
| 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.ICJR@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov Email:OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For assistance with the requirements of this NOFO, email OVW at OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026. OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov Email: OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.590 | PKG00290778 | May 16, 2025 | Jul 08, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
359035 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
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