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Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors (STOP) Violence Against Women Formula Grant is a grant from the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) that funds state and tribal governments in developing and strengthening criminal justice and victim service responses to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
The program supports training for law enforcement and prosecutors, direct services for survivors, legal advocacy, and coordination among service systems. Eligible applicants are state agencies designated to receive STOP formula funds on behalf of their state. Award amounts vary by state population and formula allocation.
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Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) | STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program | United States Department of Justice Information for Victims in Large Cases Grants to Tribal Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program Sexual Assault Services Formula Grant Program (SASP) State and Territorial Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalitions Program STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program The STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program is awarded to states and territories.
It enhances the capacity of local communities to develop and strengthen effective law enforcement and prosecution strategies to combat violent crimes against women and to develop and strengthen victim services in cases involving violent crimes against women.
Each state and territory must allocate 25 percent for law enforcement, 25 percent for prosecutors, 30 percent for victim services (of which at least 10 percent must be distributed to culturally specific community-based organizations), 5 percent to state and local courts, and 15 percent for discretionary distribution. In 2024, OVW gave out 56 awards totaling $175. 85 million.
To view grantees under this program and others for previous fiscal years, please visit OVW's awards webpage . STOP and SASP Administrators Contact List Resources and FAQs for Grantees Archive of Closed Solicitations
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, U. S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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Improving Criminal Justice Responses Program is sponsored by Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), U.S. Department of Justice. Supports partnerships among state, local, and tribal governments, courts, victim service providers, coalitions, and rape crisis centers to enhance the criminal justice response to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
OVW Fiscal Year 2025 Grants to Enhance Community-based Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Program is sponsored by U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). Supports maintenance and replication of services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking in community-based programs.