OVC is seeking population certifications from federally recognized Tribes to signal their intent to apply for the noncompetitive FY 2026 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Grant Program.

All Population Certifications are due by 11:59 p.m. (Alaska time) on Monday, March 23, 2026.

To facilitate this process, we strongly encourage you to acquaint yourselves with our digital Population Certification form. This form has been designed to streamline and simplify the certification process.

For more complete information, click HERE.

The National Association of VOCA Assistance Administrators (NAVAA), in cooperation with the Office for Victims of Crime, is seeking proposals for innovative and collaborative approaches to promoting community‐wide public awareness of the rights and available services for victims of all types of crimes during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), April 19 to April 25, 2026.

Successful applicants will be awarded up to $5,000 each in reimbursement for approved NCVRW public awareness activities through the NCVRW Community Awareness Project’s program. Public agencies, nonprofit organizations, community‐based victim service organizations, faith‐based organizations, tribal organizations, and community coalitions committed to advocating for the rights and services of crime victims are among those encouraged to apply.

For more information, click HERE.

Apply for Funding to Provide Services to Victims of Human Trafficking

The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, is pleased to announce the following Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs).  We encourage you to review the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide and visit the JustGrants Application Submission Training page to find step-by-step instructions to guide you through the entire funding application process.

Additionally, on-demand, pre-application videos about the mechanics of applying and details on the programmatic areas of the NOFOs will be posted to our Funding Webinars page as they become available.

STOP School Violence Program

OVC FY25 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: March 11; JustGrants: March 18

This NOFO will support jurisdictions to develop and expand a multidisciplinary, collaborative task force approach to better respond to human trafficking through increased victim identification, service provision, and case investigations.

OVC FY25 Housing Assistance for Victims of Human Trafficking

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3

This NOFO will provide funding for housing and support services to victims of human trafficking. The primary focus of this program is to provide transitional housing and supportive services that assist human trafficking victims in moving as quickly as possible into permanent housing and achieving stability.

OVC FY25 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: March 11; JustGrants: March 18

This NOFO will develop, enhance, and coordinate programs and activities geared toward improving outcomes for child and youth victims of sex and labor trafficking.

OVC FY25 Integrated Services for Minor Victims of Human Trafficking

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3

This NOFO will support programs to enhance the availability, quality, and delivery of services tailored to the developmental stages and needs of young (minor) victims of human trafficking.

OVC FY25 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: March 11; JustGrants: March 18

This NOFO will develop, expand, and strengthen victim service programs for victims of all forms of human trafficking throughout the United States and its territories. This program provides funding for comprehensive and specialized services for victims of all forms of human trafficking and is intended for victim services programs serving adults or a combination of adults and minors/youth.

OVC FY25 Preventing Trafficking of Girls

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3

This NOFO will develop or enhance prevention and early intervention services for girls who are at risk of, or are victims of, sex and/or labor trafficking.

OVC FY25 Specialized Human Trafficking Assistance: Supporting Survivor Engagement in Anti-Trafficking Programming

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: February 24; JustGrants: March 3

This NOFO will assist OVC-funded anti-trafficking grantees in ensuring meaningful engagement with and successful outcomes for survivors of human trafficking. Applicants should propose approaches that help build the capacity of anti-trafficking grantees to identify and partner with survivors in their local community, state, or region.

OJP will send one or two emails per week with the recently posted NOFOs. To see all available funding opportunities, visit https://www.ojp.gov/funding/explore/current-funding-opportunities.

Get Ready NOW To Apply for DOJ Funding

You must have active registrations in SAM.gov and Grants.gov before you can apply for Department of Justice funding opportunities.. If you’ve used these systems in the past, check that your registration and users are current.

  • Register today. You can register in SAM.gov and Grants.gov any time—you don’t have to wait until a funding opportunity is open. SAM.gov registrations expire after 12 months and must be renewed every year. Grants.gov accounts deactivate after a year of inactivity or if your SAM.gov registration expires.
  • Update points of contact. Check and update your entity’s POCs in both systems now to prevent delays in completing your application—or miss the application deadline.

For more tips on using SAM.gov and Grants.gov, visit the JustGrants Resources Application Submission Training page.

The DOJ Application Submission Checklist offers step-by-step instructions that guide you through the two-step Department of Justice (DOJ) funding application process.

The checklist describes in detail how to:

  • Register/renew registration in SAM.gov and Grants.gov.
  • Complete the SF-424 and submit the first part of the application in Grants.gov.
  • Move into JustGrants and assign critical user roles.
  • Complete and submit the second part of the application in JustGrants

For more information, click HERE.

BJA FY25 Student, Teachers, and Officers Preventing (STOP) School Violence Program

This NOFO supports programs designed to prevent and reduce school violence by implementing training, developing school threat assessment teams and/or intervention teams to identify violence risks, introducing technologies like anonymous reporting tools, or applying other school safety strategies that assist in preventing violence. The goal is to equip K–12 students, teachers, and staff with tools to recognize, respond to, and prevent acts of violence.

For more information, click HERE.

BJA FY25 National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI)
This funding opportunity seeks to reduce sexual assault and violent crime, hold violent offenders accountable, and deliver support and justice for victims resulting from significant backlogs of unsubmitted and partially tested sexual assault kits (SAKs). Funding will provide resources and support to criminal justice agencies in their efforts to improve their jurisdictional response to sexually motivated crimes.
Closing Date:
Posting Date : 
Solicitation Type: Competitive
Grants.gov Deadline:  October 27, 2025, 11:59 pm Eastern
Application JustGrants Deadline: November 3, 2025, 8:59 pm Eastern
For complete information, click HERE.

 

Apply for OVC FY25 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program Funding Opportunity

The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, is pleased to announce the following Notices of Funding Opportunity (NOFOs).   We encourage you to review the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide and visit the JustGrants Application Submission Training page to find step-by-step instructions to guide you through the entire funding application process. Additionally, on-demand, pre-application webinars about the mechanics of applying and details on the programmatic areas of the NOFOs will be posted to our Funding Webinars page as they become available. OVC will continue to post its FY 25 NOFOs on a rolling basis as they are completed over the next few weeks.  As NOFO’s are posted, you can find them  on the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Current Funding Opportunities page.  OVC FY25 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula Program Funding Opportunities   


APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: September 22; JustGrants: September 29


The purpose of this funding is to support the provision of services to crime victims in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities through a discretionary administrative formula program funded under a set-aside from the Crime Victims Fund (CVF). The program is not competitive and is open only to federally recognized Indian Tribes (applying individually or as consortia), ANCSA regional corporations, and their authorized designees. The funding may be used for a broad range of expenses that are reasonable and necessary to serve crime victims.
Applicants should refer to Application Contents, Submission Requirements, and Deadlines: Budget Detail Form for information on allowable and unallowable costs that may inform the development of their project design  

 

The Justice Department’s Office of Justice Programs, Office for Victims of Crime, is pleased to announce the following Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs).

 

We encourage you to review the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide and visit the JustGrants Application Submission Training page to find step-by-step instructions to guide you through the entire funding application process.Additionally, on-demand, pre-application videos about the mechanics of applying and details on the programmatic areas of the NOFOs will be posted to our Funding Webinars page as they become available.

 

OVC will continue to post its FY25 NOFOs on a rolling basis as they are completed over the next few weeks. As NOFO’s are posted, you can find them on the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) Current Funding Opportunities page. 


OVC FY25 Increasing Availability of Medical Forensic Examinations for Victims of Sexual Assault
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: August 29; JustGrants: September 8

 

This NOFO will provide funding to support the establishment or expansion of SANE/SAFE programs; increase the number of trained and certified SANEs to perform medical forensic exams through hiring and development programs; establish or enhance coordination between law enforcement agencies, healthcare facilities, and victim advocates; and retain SANE nurses by addressing vicarious trauma and burnout.

OVC FY25 National Crime Victim Crisis Hotlines
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Grants.gov: August 20; JustGrants: August 25

 

This NOFO will provide funding to maintain, enhance, or expand the capacity of national hotlines that are essential for providing crisis intervention services, safety planning, information, referrals, and resources for victims of crime in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.


Get Ready NOW To Apply for DOJ Funding


You must have active registrations in SAM.gov and Grants.gov before you can apply for Department of Justice funding opportunities. If you’ve used these systems in the past, check that your registration and users are current.  

  • Register today. You can register in SAM.gov and Grants.gov any time—you don’t have to wait until a funding opportunity is open. SAM.gov registrations expire after 12 months and must be renewed every year. Grants.gov accounts deactivate after a year of inactivity or if your SAM.gov registration expires.
  • Update points of contact. Check and update your entity’s POCs in both systems now to prevent delays in completing your application—or miss the application deadline. 

For more tips on using SAM.gov and Grants.gov, visit the JustGrants Resources Application Submission Training page