OVW Fiscal Year 2023 State and Territory Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program Solicitation | O OVW 2023 171652

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The OVW Fiscal Year 2023 State and Territory Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program Solicitation is a mandatory federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It is designed to support the ongoing, statewide or territory-wide work of domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions, recognizing that these coalitions are core infrastructure in efforts to prevent and respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The program is listed under CFDA 16.556 and is authorized by federal statute at 34 U.S.C. 10441(c), with an additional statutory set-aside connected to the Sexual Assault Services Program (SASP) at 34 U.S.C. 12511(d) specifically for state and territory sexual assault coalitions.

At a practical level, this funding is intended to strengthen coalition capacity to lead, coordinate, and improve systems and services across an entire state or territory. Coalitions typically serve as conveners and statewide technical assistance providers, helping local programs align with best practices, survivor-centered and trauma-informed approaches, and coordinated community responses. Because the solicitation is structured as a set-aside under the STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program statute, it functions as dedicated support for coalition-level work rather than direct service funding for individual local providers, and it reflects the federal view that coalition leadership and coordination are essential to achieving broad, lasting reductions in violence.

Eligibility is narrowly defined: applicants must be state and territory domestic violence and sexual assault coalitions located in the United States or U.S. territories. In other words, the opportunity is not open to the general nonprofit field, local service providers that are not recognized coalitions, universities, or local governments unless they are the designated statewide or territorial coalition entity as contemplated by the program. The solicitation points applicants to the Eligibility Information section for the detailed definitions and any documentation requirements tied to coalition status.

The opportunity falls under the funding activity category of Law, Justice and Legal Services, and the funding instrument is a grant. The posted award ceiling is $340,618, indicating the maximum amount expected per award under this solicitation. The posting also notes “ExpectedAwards” without providing a number in the source data included, which usually means the exact count depends on appropriations, eligibility, and application volume. The opportunity was created on April 19, 2023, and the original closing date was August 2, 2023, establishing the application window for FY 2023 submissions.

OVW emphasizes performance measurement and accountability for this program through its Measuring Effectiveness Initiative under VAWA. Applicants and recipients are expected to align funded activities with OVW program goals and to report using OVW’s performance measures, which are intended to track how coalition activities contribute to improved coordinated responses, better policy and practice, and strengthened systems that support survivors. The solicitation directs interested parties to OVW’s Grants and Programs webpage for program background and to VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative resources for the specific performance measures, and it also references OVW’s report to Congress on VAWA grant program effectiveness as a place where program-specific outcomes and objectives are discussed.

Key administrative identifiers for this grant opportunity include the Funding Opportunity Number “O-OVW-2023-171652” and the title “OVW Fiscal Year 2023 State and Territory Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program Solicitation.” Overall, the solicitation is best understood as targeted, formula-related support to maintain and enhance the statewide and territory-wide coalition role in building effective prevention and response systems for gender-based violence, with a clear statutory basis, restricted eligibility, and defined federal reporting expectations.

• The Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW Fiscal Year 2023 State and Territory Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalitions Program Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.556.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-04-19.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-08-02. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $340,618.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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