Slots: OVW will consider only one application per organization (as the lead applicant) in response to each purpose area in this NOFO.
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: Friday, August 1st, 2025, 5pm PT Contact RII.
LOI: August 20, 2025, 5pm PT
External Deadline: September 9, 2025
Award Information
Award Type: Collaboration/Cooperative Agreement
Estimated Number of Awards: 50
Anticipated Award Amount: $150,000 to $1,500,000
Link to Award: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/360088
Process for Limited Submissions
PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template
Materials to submit include:
- (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
- (2) CV – (5 pages maximum)
Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.
Purpose
The purpose of the OVW Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (TA Initiative) is to provide direct training and technical assistance (TTA) to current and potential OVW recipients and subrecipients to enhance their efforts to successfully implement projects supported by OVW grant funds. OVW’s TA Initiative is designed to strengthen and build the capacity of civil and criminal justice system professionals and victim service providers across the nation to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (i.e., the four VAWA crimes) and foster partnerships and collaboration among organizations to address these crimes.
FY 2025 Competitive Targeted Technical Assistance Purpose Areas
1. Training and Technical Assistance for Judges on Elder Abuse
- $500,000 24 months
2. Campus Online Clearinghouse
- $300,000 36 months
3. Campus Victim Services and Advocacy
- $500,000 36 months
4. Engaging Men on Campus
- $500,000 36 months
5. Training and Technical Assistance on Working with College Student Populations
- $400,000 24 months
6. Core Sexual Assault Response Training for Community-based Organizations
- $550,000 24 months
7. Probation and Parole
- $500,000 24 months
8. Trauma-Informed, Victim-Centered Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Training for Law
- Enforcement (The Abby Honold Program)
- $400,000 24 months
9. Training and Technical Assistance for Co-located Service Centers
- $450,000 24 months
10. Serving Military Connected Victims
- $425,000 24 months
11. Mentor Court Enhancement Project
- $300,000 24 months
12. Custody and Visitation Determinations: The SAFeR Approach
- $400,000 24 months
13. Civil Protection Order Guide for Improving Practice Training and Technical Assistance Project
- $300,000 24 months
14. Interstate Civil Legal Assistance
- $800,000 36 months
15. Economic Self-Sufficiency for Victims
- $600,000 36 months
16. Building Collaboration with Faith-Based Organizations
- $500,000 24 months
17. TTA on Addressing Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in the Jewish Community
- $300,000 24 months
18. Training and Technical Assistance for Sexual Assault Response Teams
- $900,000 36 months
19. SAFE Program Training and Resources
- $800,000 24 months
20. Sexual Assault Victims in Correctional Facilities
- $450,000 24 months
21. Training and Technical Assistance on National Forensic Medical Examination Protocols
- $800,000 24 months
22. Human Trafficking Collaboration in Domestic Violence, Dating violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Cases
- $450,000 24 months
23. Training and Technical Assistance on Preventing and Responding to Sexual Abuse of Athletes
- $300,000 24 months
24. VAWA Housing Provisions
- $400,000 36 months
25. Training and Technical Assistance Project on the Impact of Nuisance Ordinances on Victims
- $250,000 24 months
26. Training and Technical Assistance for Transitional Housing Sexual Assault Victim Service Providers
- $400,000 24 months
27. Restorative Practices in Tribal Communities
- $1,000,000 36 months
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.