OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative

OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative is sponsored by Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). Designed to promote and evaluate effective investigation and prosecution responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, encouraging law enforcement agencies and/or prosecutors’ offices to expand and improve their capacity to effectively investigate and/or prosecute these crimes.

OMB No. 1122-0020 | Approval Expires 05/31/2025 # U.S. Department of Justice # Office on Violence Against Women # OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (EIP) Initiative # Grants. gov Funding Opportunity Number # Assistance Listing Number > Deadline to submit Standard Form/SF-424 in Grants.

gov: July 8, 2025, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time > Deadline to submit application in JustGrants: July 10, 2025, by 8:59 PM Eastern Time 2 # Basic Information ........................................................................ 4 Executive Summary .....................................................................................................

4 Key Dates .................................................................................................................... 4 Resources for Applying ................................................................................................ 5 # Eligibility ......................................................................................

6 Eligible Applicants........................................................................................................ 6 Other Program Eligibility Requirements ....................................................................... 7 Types of Applications ...................................................................................................

7 Ineligible Entities and Disqualifying Factors ................................................................. 8 # Program Description ................................................................... 8 Purpose Areas .............................................................................................................

9 Statutory Considerations............................................................................................ 10 Sexual Assault Statutory Set Aside ........................................................................... 10 Priorities .....................................................................................................................

10 Program Requirements .............................................................................................. 11 Program-specific Unallowable Costs ......................................................................... 11 Limited Use of Funds .................................................................................................

13 Activities Requiring Prior Approval ............................................................................. 13 Type of Award............................................................................................................ 13 # Application Contents and Format............................................

13 Letter of Intent............................................................................................................ 13 Application Contents .................................................................................................. 13 Formatting and Technical Requirements ...................................................................

14 Proposal Abstract ...................................................................................................... 14 Data Requested with Application ............................................................................... 15 Summary Data Sheet.................................................................................................

15 Proposal Narrative ..................................................................................................... 15 Budget and Associated Documentation ..................................................................... 17 Memorandum of Understanding and Supporting Documents ....................................

21 Additional Application Components ........................................................................... 22 3 Disclosures and Assurances...................................................................................... 23 # Submission Requirements and Deadlines..............................

24 Prior to Application Submission ................................................................................. 24 How to Apply.............................................................................................................. 25 Submission Dates and Times ....................................................................................

26 Application Submission Checklist .............................................................................. 26 # Application Review Information............................................... 29 Responsiveness Review ............................................................................................

29 Review Criteria .......................................................................................................... 29 Review and Selection Process .................................................................................. 29 Risk Review ...............................................................................................................

30 # Award Notices ........................................................................... 31 # Post-Award Requirements and Administration...................... 31 Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements ................................

31 Post-Award Reporting Requirements ........................................................................ 32 # Other Information ...................................................................... 32 Public Reporting Burden - Paperwork Reduction Act Notice .....................................

32 Appendix A: Pre-Award Risk Assessment ................................................................. 33 Appendix B: Summary Data Sheet ............................................................................ 35 4 The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is accepting applications for funding in response to this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

Created in 1995, OVW administers grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and subsequent legislation and provides national leadership on issues of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. OVW grants support coordinated community responses that provide services to victims and hold offenders accountable.

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.

Funding Opportunity Details Federal Agency Name U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Funding Opportunity Title OVW FY 2025 Enhancing Investigation and Prosecution Announcement Type Initial Grants. gov Funding Opportunity Assistance Listing Number 16. 590 Statutory Authority Full -Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, Pub.

Law No . 11 9-4. Expected Total Amount of Funding $8,000,000 Anticipated Number of Awards 15 Expected Award Amount(s) $500,000 to $750,000 Expected Award Period(s) 36 months This table contains deadlines and other important dates.

5 Funding Opportunity Release Date On or about May 21, 2025 Sam. gov Registration/Renewal Recommend completing process by May 26 , Grants. gov Registration/Renewal Recommend completing process by May 26 , Letter of Intent (Optional) June 12, 2025 at OVW.

ICJR@usdoj. gov Grants. gov Deadline July 8, 2025, by 11:59 PM Eastern Time (ET) JustGrants Deadline July 10, 2025, by 8:59 PM ET Decision Notification Date OVW anticipates notifying applicants of funding decisions by October 1, 2025 For assistance with the application process or questions about this funding opportunity, contact the resources listed below.

OVW Contact Phone: 202 -307 -6026 Email: OVW. ICJR@usdoj. gov For assistance with SAM.

gov Website: https://sam. gov/content/help Hours of Operation: 8:00 a. m.

to 8:00 p. m. ET Monday-Friday For assistance with Grants.

gov Email: support@grants. gov Website: https://www. grants.

gov/support Hours of operation: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (closed federal holidays) For assistance with JustGrants Phone : 866 -655 -4482 Email: OVW. JustGrantsSupport@usdoj. gov • Application Companion Guide • Resources for Applicants page • Budget Information on OVW Website • JustGrants Application Submission Training 6 Eligible applicants are limited to: 1.

Tribal, state, territorial, county, and/or local law enforcement agencies that investigate crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking. 2. Tribal, state, territorial, county, and/or local prosecutors’ offices that prosecute crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking.

Note: Tribal governments, states, and units of local government may apply on behalf of law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices that lack authority to apply on their own. The following definitions apply: • A public agency charged with policing functions, including any of its component bureaus. (34 U.S.C.

§ 12291(a)(23)). • Any public agency charged with direct responsibility for prosecuting criminal offenders. (34 U.S.C.

§ 12291(a)(28)). • Departments or individuals under the direction of the Indian tribe that maintain public order. (34 U.S.C.

§ 12291(a)(21)). Indian Tribal Governments • The governing body of an Indian Tribe, or • A Tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native Village or regional or village corporation (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq.))

, that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians (34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(43)). • State governments, including the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands (34 U.S.C.

§ 12291(a)(37)). 7 Units of Local Government • Any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State (or territory) (34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(47)).

Other Program Eligibility Requirements In addition to being an eligible entity, applicants also must meet the requirements below. All certification and other eligibility related documents must be current for this application and developed in accordance with this NOFO.

In addition to being an eligible entity, applicants must partner with a victim service provider or state, territorial, or Tribal domestic violence and/or sexual assault coalition. • Formal partnership must be clearly documented via a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that must be submitted with the application.

Note: Tribal applicants that are unable to submit a signed MOU as part of their application may instead submit a signed Letter of Commitment (LOC). If funded, the Tribal applicant will be required to submit a signed MOU as a deliverable by the end of the first year of their award.

• Applicants may allocate up to $50,000 to compensate victim service providers for their work to support project activities that do not include providing direct victim services. This can include, but is not limited to, establishing or enhancing referral policies/protocols, assisting with training efforts, and developing or updating guidelines for communicating with victims.

Definition of victim service provider A “victim service provider” is a nonprofit, nongovernmental or tribal organization or rape crisis center, including a state or Tribal domestic violence and/or sexual assault coalition, that assists or advocates for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, including a domestic violence shelter, faith-based organization or other organization, with a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.

(34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(50)). This year, OVW will accept applications for this program from the following applicants: Applicants that have never received funding under this program.

Sub-Type: In addition to identifying as a new applicant, applicants must identify as one of the sub- 1. Law enforcement-focused 3. Dual law enforcement and prosecution-focused Ineligible Entities and Disqualifying Factors Applications submitted by ineligible entities or that do not meet all other program eligibility requirements will not be considered for funding .

In addition, an application deemed deficient in one or more of the following areas may not be considered for funding: 1. Program-specific unallowable costs 3. Completeness of application contents An application will be removed from consideration if the applicant does not comply fully with all applicable unique entity identifier and SAM.

gov requirements (see Submission Requirements and Deadlines section for more information on these requirements). An applicant with past performance issues, long-standing open audits, or an open criminal investigation also may not be considered for funding. Limit on Number of Applications OVW will consider only one application for this program per organization for the same service area (i.e., the geographic area to be served).

If an applicant submits multiple versions of the same application, OVW will review only the most recent system-validated version submitted before the deadline. This program has no matching or cost-sharing requirement. This program is authorized by the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, Pub.

Law No. 119-4. For a brief description of this program, see the Executive Summary . For more information about OVW programs, including how recipients of OVW grant funding achieve program goals, see: OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs webpage .

Data that recipients collect and report: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage . 9 What recipients have achieved and some of the evidence-based approaches they may have used: OVW’s most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs. Funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes: 1.

To fund law enforcement officers, prosecutors, investigators, and systems-based victim assistants dedicated to handling cases involving domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. 2. To promote enhanced criminal justice data collection, tracking, use, and reporting regarding domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

3. To enhance law enforcement and prosecution responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as part of a coordinated community response. This may include one or more of the following: a.

Identification, implementation, and evaluation of trauma-informed investigation and prosecution strategies; b. Implementation of policies, practices, and protocols designed to ensure that domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking are promptly and thoroughly investigated and appropriately charged and prosecuted; c.

Fostering greater accountability, transparency, and building of community trust related to the investigation and prosecution of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and/or d.

Providing and supporting training for law enforcement officers and prosecutors who handle investigations related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, including but not limited to: providing strategies to build a case based on trauma-informed, victim-centered, and offender-focused practices.

1 Limitation on funds for training: No more than 20 percent of an EIP Initiative award may be used to fund training and technical assistance for law enforcement and prosecutors. This excludes the amount that must be set aside for OVW training and technical assistance.

(See Budget section for more details) Rule about funding for victim advocacy : Applicants can propose to use grant funds for system-based advocacy, meaning advocacy services provided by people who work for a law enforcement agencies, prosecution, or court or court-related agency. The funds cannot be used for community-based advocacy, meaning advocacy services provided by people who are not employed by a criminal justice agency.

> 1Note: Resources for law enforcement agencies and prosecutors’ offices developing projects under purpose area 3 can be found on OVW’s website at Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) | Resources | United States Department of Sexual Assault Statutory Set Aside When awarding funds, OVW must ensure that “not less than 25 percent [of appropriated funds] shall be available for projects that address sexual assault, including stranger rape, acquaintance rape, alcohol or drug facilitated rape, and rape within the context of an intimate partner relationship.

” (34 U.S.C. § 10461(g)). Therefore, applicants proposing to address sexual assault may receive special consideration during the application review process.

To receive special consideration, applicants must allocate at least 25 percent of their proposed grant funded activities and budget expenses to addressing sexual assault. During the application review process, OVW will assess whether applicants propose to meaningfully address sexual assault committed by both non-intimate partners and within the context of an intimate partner relationship.

This can include, but is not limited to: • Hiring investigators and prosecutors dedicated solely to addressing sexual assault. • Training investigators and prosecutors to conduct trauma-informed, victim-centered, and perpetrator focused investigations (and victim-interviewing of adults and youth over age 11). • Dedicating resources to address alcohol- and drug-facilitated sexual assault.

• Developing, reviewing and/or revising and implementing policies and procedures focused on investigation and prosecution of sexual assault. • Developing and/or participating in a Sexual Assault Response Team (SART). • Tracking and using data to improve investigations and prosecutions of sexual assault.

Note: Applicants are not required to address the sexual assault statutory set aside; however, all applicants must identify on their Summary Data Sheet the percentage of the proposed project that addresses sexual assault.

Applications that fare well in merit review and substantively address one or more of the priorities listed below, to the extent consistent with the program’s authorizing statute, may receive priority consideration for funding: 1.

Measures to combat human trafficking and transnational crime, particularly crimes linked to illegal immigration and cartel operations, that support safety and justice for trafficking victims who have also suffered domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and/or stalking; 2.

Projects to provide victim services, especially housing, and improve law enforcement response in rural and remote areas, Tribal nations, and small towns that often lack resources to effectively combat domestic violence and sexual assault; and 3. Proposals submitted by states or units of local government that certify they comply with federal immigration law, including 8 U.S.C. § 1373.

11 Applicants that receive funding under this program will be required to engage in the following activities: 1. Participate in OVW-sponsored training and technical assistance (TTA). 2.

Collect and report performance indicators. Forms, instructions, training, and related tools for each OVW program are available on the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage . 3.

Participate in an assessment or evaluation, if OVW conducts one that requires recipient involvement. 4. Participate in training on effective, trauma-informed investigation and prosecution strategies.

5. Integrate effective and trauma-informed investigation and prosecution strategies into agency policies and procedures. Program-specific Unallowable Costs Applications proposing activities described below may have points deducted during the review process or may be removed from consideration.

Activities that Compromise Victim Safety and Recovery or Undermine Offender Accountability OVW will not fund activities that compromise victim safety and recovery, deter healing for victims, and/or undermine offender accountability. See the Application Companion Guide for more details about these activities, including program-specific information. The activities listed below are out of the program scope and will not be funded.

1. Research projects. Funds under this program may not be used to conduct research, defined by 28 C.

F. R. § 46.

102(d) as a systematic investigation designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge. However, assessments conducted for internal improvement purposes only may be allowable. For information on distinguishing between research and assessments, see the Application Companion Guide .

2. Promoting or facilitating the violation of federal immigration law. 3.

Inculcating or promoting gender ideology as defined in Executive Order 14168, Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government . 4.

Promoting or facilitating discriminatory programs or ideology, including illegal DEI and “diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility” programs that do not advance the policy of equal dignity and respect, as described in Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity .

This prohibition is not intended to interfere with any of OVW’s statutory obligations, such as funding for HBCUs, culturally specific services, and disability programs. 12 5. Activities that frame domestic violence or sexual assault as systemic social justice issues rather than criminal offenses (e.g., prioritizing criminal justice reform or social justice theories over victim safety and offender accountability).

6. Generic community engagement or economic development without a clear link to violence prevention, victim safety, or offender accountability. 7.

Programs that discourage collaboration with law enforcement or oppose or limit the role of police, prosecutors, or immigration enforcement in addressing violence against women. 8. Awareness campaigns or media that do not lead to tangible improvements in prevention, victim safety, or offender accountability.

9. Initiatives that prioritize illegal aliens over U.S. citizens and legal residents in receiving victim services and support. 10.

Excessive funding for consulting fees, training, administrative costs, or other expenses not related to measurable violence prevention, victim support, and offender accountability. 11. Any activity or program that unlawfully violates an Executive Order.

12. Victim services other than system-based advocacy as described above under “Rule about funding victim advocacy” on page 9. Grant funds are intended to support the work of law enforcement and/or prosecutors’ offices to expand and improve their capacity to effectively investigate and/or prosecute domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

These funds cannot be used by victim service providers to provide direct victim services. The definition of a victim service provider can be found in the Other Program Eligibility Requirements section of this NOFO. 13.

Prevention activities. Grant funds may not be used for prevention activities. 14.

Family violence. Grant funds may not be used to investigate, prosecute, and/or provide services in cases involving violence between a parent or guardian and child or violence between siblings. Grant funds also may not be used for caregiver abuse of elders and other vulnerable adults unless the caregiver is the victim's intimate partner.

These limitations do not apply to grant funds directed toward addressing sexual assault. 15. Services for victims under age 11.

Grant funds may not be used to investigate, prosecute, and/or provide services in cases involving victims under the age of 11, unless: 1) the domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking was part of a pattern of conduct that began when the victim was under age 11 and continued after the victim reached the age of 11, and/or 2) services for the child under age 11 are ancillary to those available to the child’s parent or guardian who is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or stalking.

16. Sex offender registries. Grant funds may not be used to create sex offender registries.

Note: Recipients should serve all eligible victims as required by statute, regulation, or award Grant funds under this program also may not be used for the following costs: 3. Purchase of real property. 4.

Physical modifications to buildings, including minor renovations (such as painting or carpeting). Recipients of an award under this program may use up three percent of the funds to assess the need for internal improvements (e.g. convening listening sessions to identify service gaps in the community; surveying participants about the quality of the training.)

The OVW research decision tree in the Application Companion Guide describes how applicants can ensure that such assessments are not prohibited human subjects research.

Activities Requiring Prior Approval Recipients must receive prior approval before using grant funds to support surveys, regardless of their purpose, to ensure they are within the scope of the award and meet the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (see the Application Companion Guide for more information). Awards will be made as grants.

# Application Contents and Format Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent stating their intention to apply. The letter should be submitted to OVW at OVW. ICJR@usdoj.

gov by June 12, 2025. This letter does not obligate the applicant to apply, and applicants that do not submit this letter can still apply. See the OVW website for a sample Letter of Intent .

Applications must include the required documents and meet the program eligibility requirements. For a checklist of all required items, see the Application Submission Checklist section of this NOFO. 14 OVW will not contact applicants for missing items on the list below.

Applications must include ALL the following to be considered for funding: Required Application Components Number of Possible Points Purpose of the Proposal 20 Budget worksheet and narrative 20 Memorandum of Understanding and Supporting Documents MOU or Letter of Commitment from Tribal applicants) 5 Formatting and Technical Requirements Applications must follow the requirements below for all attachments, unless otherwise noted.

OVW may deduct points for applications that do not adhere to these requirements: 1. Double-spaced text (charts may be single-spaced) 4. Arial font, type no smaller than 11-point, except for footnotes, which may be 9-point 5.

Correctly numbered pages 6. No more than 15 pages for the Proposal Narrative 7. Documents in the following formats: Microsoft Word (.

doc), PDF files (. pdf), or Text Documents (. txt) 8.

Headings and sub-headings that correspond to those identified below for each application component The Proposal Abstract must provide a short summary (no more than 2,000 characters) of the proposed project, including names of lead applicant and project partners, project title, purpose of the project, primary activities for which funds are requested, who will benefit (including geographic area to be served), and products and deliverables.

The abstract should not summarize past accomplishments. The Proposal Abstract must be entered into a text box in JustGrants. It will not be scored but will be used throughout the review process.

15 Data Requested with Application Applicants must complete the Pre-Award Risk Assessment questionnaire in JustGrants. The questionnaire will not be scored. The questions are listed in Appendix A of this NOFO.

(1 to 4 pages maximum, single or double-spaced) The Summary Data Sheet must be completed and submitted as an attachment under the Additional Application Components section in JustGrants. It will not be scored. Refer to Appendix B for the list of (75 points , 15 pages maximum, double-spaced) The Proposal Narrative must include the sections outlined below.

Note: Proposed dual law enforcement and prosecution focused projects should demonstrate throughout the Proposal Narrative how each organization will meaningfully contribute to the project. Purpose of the Proposal (20 points) 1. Describe the populations in the service area and the needs the project will address.

2. If applicable, describe how the proposal will address priority one (human trafficking and transnational crime) and/or priority two (under-resourced rural and remote areas, Tribal nations, and small towns). 3.

Describe the characteristics of the service area. Be sure to include any demographic or population specific information including data on domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. 4.

Identify challenges or needs in current investigation and/or prosecution practices for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault (including non-intimate partner sexual assault), and stalking cases that the project would address. 5. List the law enforcement agency and/or prosecutor’s office this application proposes to support.

6. Describe the applicant’s relationship with victim service providers and community-based organizations, and how those partnerships inform policies, procedures, and training. What Will Be Done (40 points) The application must provide a clear link between the proposed activities and the need identified in the “Purpose of the Proposal” section above.

This section should not include any of the activities listed as unallowable costs in the Program Description section of this NOFO. 1. Describe how the proposed project will address the needs identified in the Purpose of the Proposal section above.

2. Identify the purpose area(s) targeted by the project. Describe how the purpose area(s) will address the challenges and gaps stated in the Purpose of the Proposal section.

3. In chart format (sample below), describe the applicant and any project partners’ activities and the anticipated goals or objectives of each. Include 36 months of project activities: 4.

List and describe all deliverables or products, if any (e.g., a video, brochure, curriculum, training, website, presentation, or other media), that will be created under this project. 5. Describe the training needs of the law enforcement agency and/or prosecutor’s office.

6. Describe what steps the applicant and any proposed partner(s) will take to make proposed services accessible to people with disabilities, people with limited English proficiency, and people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. 7.

Measuring Success: EIP recipients will report on required performance metrics over the 36 months of their award period. These measures of success will be connected to the areas of investigating and/or prosecuting domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking that the project aims to improve upon.

Performance metrics will be provided by OVW and may be based on Measuring Criminal Justice Success in Responding to VAWA Crimes . If > Activity #1 Responsible > Individual/Organization > Activity #2 Role Responsible Timeline > Activity #1 Role Responsible Timeline > (Example: Year 1, Q2) 17 funded, recipients will be asked to provide baseline measurements where possible.

In their proposal, applicants should describe the current state of their data collection and identify resources available to measure the success or impact of their proposed project. If the applicant’s jurisdiction participates in the National Incident Based Reported System (NIBRS), the applicant may be required to share information relevant to this program.

Metrics can include but are not limited to: • Number of cases or reports that a law enforcement agency refers for prosecution compared to the number of declinations by law enforcement without engagement with a prosecutor’s office. • Average investigator caseloads. • Number/percentage of cases charged by prosecutors compared to prosecution declinations.

• Average time from initial report to arrest to prosecution decision to case resolution. • Number/percentage of domestic violence reports that include risk assessments and/or result in the arrest of the offender. • Retention and attrition rates of specialized personnel.

Who Will Implement the Proposal (15 points) 1. Identify the key people and organizations, including project partners involved in the proposed project. 2.

Demonstrate that the people and organizations identified have the capacity to address the stated need for the project and can successfully implement the proposed project activities. 3. Describe the roles and responsibilities of the law enforcement agency and/or prosecutor’s office, and project partner(s), in relation to the project activities detailed in the What Will Be Done section.

Budget and Associated Documentation OVW awards are governed by the provisions of 2 C. F. R.

Part 200 and the DOJ Financial Guide . Applicants must submit a detailed budget and budget narrative and upload the applicable associated documentation under each heading, as described below. The budget worksheet and budget narrative will be reviewed separately from the Proposal Narrative.

The associated documentation will not be scored, but failure to include it may result in removal from consideration or a delay in access to funding.

For additional information on budget requirements and allowable costs, see the Budget Information , the Sample Budget Narrative (including Excel file), and the Creating a Budget webinar on the OVW Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative Applicants must upload in JustGrants a detailed budget and budget narrative for all applicable cost categories.

OVW strongly encourages using a spreadsheet (e.g., Excel, Numbers, etc.) for the budget worksheet. The budget narrative must describe each line item requested in the budget and explain all costs included in the budget, including how the costs of goods and services are determined and how they will fulfill the objectives of the project. Budgetary requirements vary among programs.

The budget should be reasonable and based on the resources needed to implement the proposed project in the applicant’s specific geographic location. The award period is 36 months. Budgets, including the total “estimated funding” on the SF-424 , must reflect 36 months of project activity.

OVW anticipates that the award period will start on October 1, 2025. Funding levels under this program for FY 2025 are: 1. $500,000 for projects with a focus on prosecution .

2. $500,000 for projects with a focus on law enforcement . 3.

$750,000 for projects with a dual focus on prosecution and law enforcement . OVW has the discretion to make awards for greater or lesser amounts than requested and to negotiate the scope of work and budget with applicants before making an award or after an award is made but prior to access to funds. • Budgets should cover a project period of 36 months starting October 1, 2025, and ending on September 30, 2028.

Budget requests should not exceed the funding levels listed above, based upon service area population, unless the applicant is addressing the Sexual Assault statutory consideration. • No more than 20 percent of an EIP Initiative award may be used to fund training and technical assistance activities. This excludes the amount that must be set aside for OVW training and technical assistance.

• Grant funds used for victim services must be limited to services provided by “victim assistants,” as defined by 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(49) as a “a person, whether paid or serving as a volunteer, who provides services to victims . .

. under the auspices or supervision of a court or a law enforcement or prosecution agency. ” This includes law enforcement-based advocates and victim-witness coordinators.

• Applicants may allocate up to $50,000 to compensate victim service providers in their budgets to support project activities that do not include providing direct victim services. This can include but is not limited to establishing or enhancing referral policies/protocols, assisting with training efforts, and developing or updating guidelines for communicating with victims. 19 1.

Present a clear link between the specific project activities and the proposed budget items. The budget should not contain items that are not supported by the Proposal Narrative. 2.

Fairly and reasonably compensate all project partners for their full level of effort, unless otherwise stated in the MOU or LOC. 3. Include sufficient funds to provide language access, identify other funds that the applicant has budgeted for language access for this project, or describe other resources that the applicant has secured to ensure meaningful access for persons with limited English proficiency.

See the Accessibility section of this NOFO for more information. 4. Include sufficient funds to provide access for people with disabilities or who are Deaf/hard of hearing, identify other funds