DOJ Crime Victim Grants 2026: OVC, OVW, VOCA

DOJ Crime Victim Assistance Grants: OVC, OVW, and VOCA Routes (2026)

This guide is for: Development directors and program staff at domestic violence shelters, sexual assault centers, legal aid organizations, tribal victim services programs, and other nonprofits trying to access federal victim services funding directly from DOJ, not through a state intermediary.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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Full answer: In 2026, DOJ funds victim services through three distinct channels: VOCA formula grants that go to states and then flow down to local nonprofits via subgrants (CFDA 16.575), OVC competitive discretionary grants that nonprofits can apply for directly (CFDA 16.582), and OVW competitive grants for domestic violence and sexual assault programs (multiple CFDAs including 16.736 for transitional housing and 16.524 for legal assistance). According to USASpending.gov FY2024 data, CFDA 16.582 alone produced 237 awards averaging $692,000, totaling approximately $163 million. OVW disbursed over $690 million in FY2024 across formula and competitive programs combined. This guide focuses on the competitive programs nonprofits can apply for without going through a state.

Data note: Award counts and averages cited in this guide reflect USASpending.gov records for FY2024. CFDA 16.582 figures (237 awards, $692K average, $163M total) are drawn from that database. Current opportunity status was refreshed June 18, 2026 against OVC current funding opportunities, the OVC Crime Victims Fund page, OVW funding opportunities, OJP's Grant Application Resource Guide, and JustGrants application-submission training.

According to OVC's Crime Victims Fund page, the Fund balance was over $3.6 billion as of April 2026 and annual formula allocations move with the obligation cap. According to OVC's current funding page, FY 2026 OVC opportunities include Services for Victims of Crime, Services for Victims of Technology-Facilitated Abuse, and Technology to Support Services for Victims of Crime with June 23, 2026 Grants.gov deadlines and June 29, 2026 JustGrants deadlines. The same OVC page listed VOCA victim assistance and compensation formula grants with July 8, 2026 Grants.gov deadlines and July 15, 2026 JustGrants deadlines, and TVSSA with an August 6, 2026 Grants.gov deadline and August 13, 2026 JustGrants deadline; all of these have closed. Check OVC's current funding opportunities page for the next cycle. According to OVW's funding page, FY 2026 discretionary opportunities remain program-specific and include deadlines that vary by program. According to OJP's May 2026 Grant Application Resource Guide, applicants still move through SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and JustGrants, and OJP recommends starting SAM.gov work at least 30 days before the Grants.gov deadline.

Our analysis of DOJ crime victim grant searches shows 3 applicant types: local nonprofits trying to understand VOCA subgrants, established victim service agencies seeking direct OVC or OVW awards, and tribal or culturally specific organizations looking for targeted federal routes. For example, a domestic violence shelter with years of survivor services and signed legal aid partnerships may be a strong OVW legal assistance candidate, while a general nonprofit with no victim services history is a bad fit for direct OVC discretionary funding. Use Grantsights' grant database, federal grants for nonprofits, and domestic violence grants before deciding which DOJ route deserves staff time.

Where official sources stop: OVC, OVW, JustGrants, and VOCA pages show the funding systems, but they do not tell a local provider whether direct federal competition is the right next move. Our DOJ screen separates state VOCA subgrants, direct OVC discretionary grants, OVW domestic violence and sexual assault routes, tribal set-aside paths, and national technical-assistance awards. A local shelter with no signed legal, hospital, or prosecutor partners should usually fix the service network before pursuing a direct OVC or OVW application.

Consider a victim services nonprofit with strong crisis counseling data but no signed prosecutor or hospital agreement. That profile is a weak fit for a SANE/SAFE expansion application, so the better move is to pursue state VOCA renewal while using the year to secure healthcare and law-enforcement MOUs. A tribal applicant with the same service gap would evaluate TVSSA first because the application mechanics and competition risk are different.

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VOCA Formula Grants vs. OVC Discretionary vs. OVW: Three Different Programs

Most victim services nonprofits start their federal funding search by looking up "crime victim assistance grants" and land on VOCA. But VOCA formula grants (CFDA 16.575) don't work the way people expect. The federal money goes to state agencies, not directly to community organizations. Each state designating agency runs its own competitive subgrant cycle, sets its own priorities, and determines which local programs receive awards.

If you're a domestic violence shelter in Kansas, your VOCA funding doesn't come from Washington. It comes from the Kansas Governor's Grants Program office, which receives Kansas's population-based allocation from OVC and then administers a state subgrant competition. The federal government sets minimum requirements, including that at least 10% of assistance funds go to underserved populations and that grantees cannot use VOCA funds to serve as an insurer. Beyond those rules, states have substantial discretion over award size, eligibility, and priorities.

That structure matters for strategy. To access VOCA formula money, you need to know your state's administering agency and its subgrant calendar, not the federal timeline.

OVC discretionary grants (CFDA 16.582) are a different animal. These go directly from OVC to the recipient organization, without a state intermediary. OVC competes them through Grants.gov and JustGrants using notices of funding opportunity. They typically fund demonstration projects, training and technical assistance programs, or service initiatives addressing specific population gaps, including human trafficking victims, elder abuse victims, tribal communities, and underserved populations broadly.

OVW grants come from a separate DOJ office with a narrower mission: domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. OVW administers both formula programs (the STOP grants at CFDA 16.588, which go to states) and competitive discretionary programs that nonprofits can enter directly. The two most significant competitive OVW programs for local organizations are the Transitional Housing Assistance Grants (CFDA 16.736) and the Legal Assistance for Victims program (CFDA 16.524).

None of these programs competes with the others. An organization can receive OVC discretionary funding, VOCA subgrants through its state, and OVW competitive grants simultaneously, provided the projects are distinct and costs don't overlap. Many established victim services organizations maintain all three funding streams.

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FY2024 Award Data: OVC Discretionary Grants (CFDA 16.582)

According to USASpending.gov FY2024 data, the Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants program (CFDA 16.582) produced 237 awards with an average award of approximately $692,000 and a total obligation of around $163 million. That's a meaningful program, but it's also highly fragmented across dozens of distinct solicitations covering very different issue areas.

OVC doesn't run a single annual "discretionary grant" competition. Instead, it posts 20 to 40 separate NOFOs each fiscal year, each targeting a specific problem area. In FY2024, the menu included:

Services for Victims of Human Trafficking (the largest competitive solicitation by number of awards). OVC made 32 awards totaling approximately $26 million under this program in FY2024. Awards were structured across five purpose areas, with amounts ranging from $440,000 per award under Purpose Area 1 (capacity building for organizations in underserved communities) to $950,000 per award under Purpose Area 2 (broad-based services). This program accepts applications from nonprofits, states, local governments, and tribal entities.

Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations supports the creation or expansion of SANE/SAFE programs using a coordinated community response model. Awardees must coordinate across law enforcement, healthcare facilities, and victim advocacy. OVC also funds a parallel national Training and Technical Assistance initiative to support new SANE programs, which is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard competitive grant.

Trauma Recovery Center Demonstration Project (FY2024, posted May 2024). This initiative establishes trauma recovery centers in communities significantly affected by violence and focuses on connecting survivors to victim compensation. It's a relatively new OVC priority that grew out of models in California and other states.

Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking is a program that targets state and tribal jurisdictions specifically. Nonprofits are not directly eligible for this one. It's awarded to state agencies and recognized tribal governments that apply on behalf of service delivery networks.

Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside (TVSSA) is technically a formula-style allocation, not a competitive grant, though it flows through CFDA 16.582. Every federally recognized tribe that applies receives an award. OVC has distributed approximately $596 million through this program from FY2018 through FY2024. Tribes may apply independently, designate another entity to apply on their behalf, or participate in a tribal consortium.

The Crime Victims Fund (CVF), which finances all OVC activity, had a balance exceeding $3.6 billion as of early 2026. Congress sets an annual obligation cap on disbursements. The FY2024 cap was approximately $1.95 billion. Five percent of the cap, after special set-asides, is reserved for OVC discretionary grants. The Tribal Set-Aside has received 5% of the obligation cap annually since FY2019.

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Who Wins OVC Competitive Grants

The organizations winning OVC discretionary grants fall into several distinct categories, and knowing which type fits which program matters.

National training and technical assistance providers win the largest individual awards. These are organizations like the National Crime Victim Law Institute (NCVLI), which partnered with Equal Justice Works on a $5 million OVC award to launch the Crime Victims Advocacy Program. That award placed 21 attorney Fellows at legal services organizations across the country to provide civil legal representation to crime victims in underserved communities. Large TTA awards like this go to established organizations with national reach and significant prior OVC grant history.

Regional and state-level direct service organizations win the bulk of awards in programs like Services for Victims of Human Trafficking, Expanding Access to SANE Services, and culturally specific victim services. These organizations typically have a track record in their target population, demonstrated coordination with local law enforcement and healthcare, and an evidence base or strong practice evidence for their service model. Safe Horizon in New York has received VOCA-backed funding as one of the country's largest victim services providers, serving more than 250,000 survivors annually across domestic violence, sexual assault, and crime victim programs. The National Domestic Violence Hotline in Austin, Texas, has received OVC-aligned funding to operate its 24/7 crisis line and chat services, which logged more than 66,000 contacts in a single month at peak demand periods. These established organizations often compete for OVC national-scope TTA awards or serve as intermediaries that host demonstration projects.

Legal aid organizations compete well for awards focused on legal services. The Texas Advocacy Project in Austin received a $439,618 OVC award to provide trauma-informed civil legal and social services to victims of sex and labor trafficking in Texas. The award covered a three-year period of performance. Legal aid organizations in this space typically need to show both direct service capacity and coordination with anti-trafficking task forces.

Tribal victim services organizations and tribal governments access OVC funding through both competitive grants and the non-competitive TVSSA. According to USASpending.gov FY2024 data, OVC awarded approximately $596 million through the TVSSA from FY2018 through FY2024, making tribal communities one of the most consistently funded segments of the OVC portfolio. VOCA's mandate has always treated tribal victim services as a priority.

Domestic violence organizations and sexual assault centers can win OVC discretionary grants, but they're more likely to access OVC-administered funding through their state VOCA administering agency (the subgrant path) or through OVW competitive programs, which are specifically designed around the VAWA framework. An organization that serves primarily DV and SA survivors should look at both agencies. Organizations serving veterans or working in homeless shelters may also want to explore grants for homeless shelters and grants for veterans nonprofits as complementary funding streams.

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What DOJ.gov Doesn't Tell You About OVC and OVW Grants

The agency grant pages describe programs. The award databases show recipients. Neither tells you what determines whether your application is competitive or whether applying is worth your organization's time.

VOCA formula funding levels have declined from their peak, and most state subgrant pools are smaller than they were three years ago. According to the Congressional Research Service, the Crime Victims Fund corpus grew dramatically between 2013 and 2017 due to large Department of Justice settlements deposited into the CVF. States received dramatically larger VOCA allocations in those years, expanding program capacity significantly. Since then, CVF deposits have normalized and Congress has maintained obligation caps, resulting in lower VOCA formula allocations in FY2024 compared to the peak years. Nonprofits that received large VOCA subgrants in 2017-2020 and are now renewing should verify their state's current VOCA allocation before budgeting for renewal amounts comparable to prior years. The gap between peak allocations and current levels is substantial in some states.

Most OVC discretionary solicitations are not designed for your local direct service organization. Domestic violence shelters and sexual assault centers sometimes apply to OVC programs specifically structured for national training and technical assistance providers, state agencies, or university researchers. Those applications don't score competitively because they're not the audience the program was designed to serve. Before investing time in any OVC discretionary NOFO, read the eligible applicant section and the purpose area descriptions carefully. If the purpose areas describe national-scope TTA, multi-state demonstrations, or state agency capacity building, that's not a local direct service competition.

JustGrants technical failures have cost legitimate applicants their submissions. DOJ uses JustGrants for all OJP and OVW applications, and the system has experienced documented technical problems including portal errors during high-traffic deadline periods. OVC has issued guidance stating it will not grant extensions due to technical difficulties on the applicant's end, but has provided limited relief for JustGrants-side failures. Organizations applying to DOJ competitive grants should submit the JustGrants package at least 72 hours before the deadline, not on deadline day. Grantsights research on OVC award data and NOFO history shows that new applicant organizations are less likely to be funded in programs that have funded the same organizations for three or more consecutive cycles, because established grantees have a demonstrated track record reviewers can score directly.

OVW competitive program amounts have held steady while the cost of services has risen. The OVW Transitional Housing program has capped awards at $400,000 to $500,000 per cycle for multiple years. The cost to provide 6 to 24 months of transitional housing with support services for survivors has increased significantly since those caps were established. Organizations that won this grant five years ago at $450,000 and are building a new application need to show how they'll deliver the same program at the same ceiling with higher actual costs, which means demonstrating diversified revenue or realistic cost efficiency.

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OVW Programs: Separate Agency, Different Competition

OVW (Office on Violence Against Women) is a standalone office within DOJ, not part of OJP or OVC. It administers its own competitive grant portfolio under the Violence Against Women Act, and the competitive programs are a better fit for most direct-service domestic violence and sexual assault nonprofits than OVC discretionary grants.

OVW announced more than $690 million in FY2024 awards across all its programs, combining formula grants to states and competitive awards to direct service providers. The key competitive programs for nonprofits are summarized below:

Transitional Housing Assistance Grants (CFDA 16.736). In FY2024, OVW made 78 awards totaling $41.64 million under this program. Awards range from $400,000 to $500,000 per award for projects that provide 6 to 24 months of transitional housing with support services for survivors who are homeless or in need of transitional housing because of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Eligible applicants include domestic violence and sexual assault victim service providers, tribes, states, and local governments. Cost sharing is not required.

Legal Assistance for Victims (CFDA 16.524). In FY2024, OVW expected to make 45 awards totaling $31.8 million, with individual awards ranging from $600,000 to $900,000. This program funds direct civil and criminal legal services for adult and youth victims (ages 11 to 24) of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sexual assault. Covered legal matters include family court proceedings, immigration cases, housing disputes, protection orders, and employment matters arising from the abuse. Eligible applicants are victim service providers and legal services organizations with demonstrated capacity to serve these populations.

Community-Based Services for Survivors (CFDA 16.063 / Financial Assistance). OVW funded 52 grants totaling approximately $22.975 million under this program in FY2024, with individual awards ranging from $300,000 to $500,000. Applicants must be victim service providers, tribes, or tribal organizations with a documented history of providing flexible financial assistance to survivors. This program targets culturally specific and population-specific organizations.

Rural Program. OVW made 54 awards totaling $36.09 million under the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking program in FY2024. This program targets organizations serving survivors in rural and underserved geographic areas and allows a wider range of partnerships.

STOP Violence Against Women Formula Grant Program (CFDA 16.588). This is OVW's largest formula program, distributing $175.85 million in 56 awards to states and territories in FY2024. It's not a program nonprofits apply to directly. STOP funds flow to states, which must by statute allocate 30% to victim services (with 10% of that total going to culturally specific organizations), 25% to law enforcement, 25% to prosecutors, and 5% to courts. To access STOP funds, contact your state VAWA administrator.

Grants to Engage Men and Boys as Allies and Restorative Practices Pilot Sites are newer programs launched under the VAWA 2022 reauthorization. The Restorative Practices program received more than $15 million in FY2024 plus $8 million for research and evaluation. These represent new entry points for organizations with programs in those areas that don't already have an OVW relationship. Organizations reentering the criminal justice system may also qualify for Second Chance Act reentry grants.

National Deaf Services Program. OVW awarded $3 million to Activating Change, a California-based organization, under the National Deaf Services Program initiative. Activating Change works to reduce barriers and strengthen services for Deaf crime victims, a population that has historically faced significant service gaps due to communication access and cultural mismatch in mainstream victim services settings.

According to USASpending.gov FY2024 data, OVW's combined competitive grant portfolio touched organizations in all 50 states, six U.S. territories, and numerous tribal nations.

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Eligibility and Key Requirements

Both OVC and OVW have baseline registration requirements that apply regardless of which program you're entering.

SAM.gov registration. Your organization must have an active registration in SAM.gov, which assigns a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). If you haven't registered yet, our guide on how to register on SAM.gov walks through the process step by step. This registration must be current at the time of application and maintained throughout the grant period. Allow at least two weeks for initial registration and annual renewals, longer if your organization has never registered before.

JustGrants account. DOJ uses JustGrants (justicegrants.usdoj.gov) as its grants management system for all OJP and OVW awards. Organizations must have a JustGrants account set up before they can complete and submit a full application. Both a Grant Award Administrator and a Financial Manager role must be designated.

Two-step application process. Applications are submitted in two steps: Step 1 is the SF-424 submitted through Grants.gov (typically due first), and Step 2 is the full application narrative and budget submitted through JustGrants (typically due several days after the Grants.gov deadline). Missing either deadline is fatal to the application.

Financial management training. Both the Grant Award Administrator and Financial Manager must complete OJP financial management and grant administration training within 120 days of award acceptance, or must have completed it within the prior three years.

Specific program requirements. Beyond the basics, individual NOFOs layer on their own requirements:

For OVW grants, most solicitations require applicants to describe their organization's history of serving the relevant population, their coordinated community response partnerships (law enforcement, prosecutors, victim advocates, courts), and their approach to culturally responsive and trauma-informed service delivery.

For OVC human trafficking grants, applicants must address survivor engagement in program design and describe how their approach reflects a trauma-informed framework. Purpose Area 2 (full-service programs) requires coordination with local anti-trafficking task forces and, where applicable, immigration legal services.

For SANE/SAFE programs, OVC expects applicants to demonstrate coordination between healthcare facilities, law enforcement, and victim advocacy organizations. This coordinated community response model is a scoring criterion, not just a suggestion.

For Tribal programs under TVSSA, there's no competition. Every federally recognized tribe that submits an application receives a population-based allocation. The application involves a two-step process: population certification (signaling intent to apply) and a full application through JustGrants.

VINE (Victim Information and Notification Everyday). VINE is the national automated victim notification system that alerts registered victims when an offender's custody status changes. VINE participation shows up as a requirement primarily in VOCA state formula grants, not in most OVC discretionary or OVW competitive grants. However, OVC has funded Building State Technology Capacity grants of $600,000 to support VINE implementation at the state level, so VINE infrastructure is part of OVC's broader victim services ecosystem even if it's not an eligibility criterion for most direct service grants.

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What OVC Reviewers Look For

OVC competitive grants are reviewed by panels of subject matter experts. The reviewers score applications against criteria laid out in the NOFO, and the structure is consistent enough across programs that a few principles apply broadly.

Match the program to your actual work. A common mistake is pivoting to chase a grant in a problem area the organization has never worked in before. OVC awards go to organizations that have done work in the problem area. If your application describes a human trafficking program you're planning to build from scratch, it will score lower than one from an organization that already serves trafficking victims and is expanding capacity. OVC's competitive programs reward demonstrated expertise over aspiration.

Be specific about the population and geography you serve. Vague references to "underserved communities" don't score well. Reviewers want to see data: census figures, service gap analyses, local crime statistics, or state victim compensation data showing unmet need in your area. Applications that can point to specific local data, like caseload numbers, unmet legal needs surveys, or law enforcement referral patterns, make the need more concrete and the project design more credible.

Show your coordinated community response partnerships before you apply. For programs like SANE/SAFE expansion or human trafficking services, OVC reviewers look for signed MOUs or letters of commitment from partner organizations: hospitals, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors' offices, legal aid organizations. Some partnership sections list several organizations but include no signed MOUs. That's a red flag for reviewers. An application describing future partnerships is weaker than one that documents existing relationships and explains how the grant will strengthen or expand them.

Demonstrate organizational capacity, not just mission alignment. OVC reviewers evaluate whether the applying organization can actually administer a federal grant. That means showing prior grant administration experience, a qualified project director, a realistic timeline, appropriate indirect cost rate (or explanation of why direct costs cover everything), and a budget that matches the narrative.

Survivor-informed design. Across OVC and OVW programs, reviewers increasingly expect applicants to demonstrate how survivor voices shaped the program design. This doesn't require a formal survivor advisory board, though that helps. It means explaining specifically how you learned what this population needs and how that knowledge influenced your proposed model.

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Best Fit and Bad Fit Checklist for DOJ Victim Assistance Grants

Before applying, compare current solicitations in Grantsights' grant database, then check how to write a federal grant proposal, how to register on SAM.gov, and grants for domestic violence programs if the project involves civil legal services or survivor advocacy.

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How to Find and Use Past Winner Data

The most useful research tool for OVC and OVW grants is the award database at USASpending.gov. You can search by CFDA number (16.582 for OVC discretionary, 16.524 for OVW legal assistance, 16.736 for OVW transitional housing) and filter by fiscal year to see all awards made, recipient names, states, and amounts.

What USASpending tells you that agency websites don't: you can see which organizations win repeatedly, which geographic areas are underrepresented, which award amounts cluster for your program type, and whether any organization in your region is already funded for work similar to yours. Grantsights analysis of USASpending.gov FY2024 records for CFDA 16.582 shows that 237 OVC discretionary awards went to 172 distinct recipients, meaning roughly 65 organizations held multiple simultaneous OVC awards. Understanding which organizations hold multiple grants in your program area shapes your competitive analysis before you write a word.

OVC also publishes an awards list at ovc.ojp.gov/funding/awards with a searchable table. As of spring 2026, the page has experienced intermittent technical issues, but the underlying data is accessible through USASpending when the OVC awards page isn't loading.

For OVW, the agency publishes both a by-program and a by-state award list at justice.gov/ovw/awards. These pages were returning 403 errors as of early April 2026, likely related to DOJ website transitions. Use USASpending.gov as the backup data source.

How to use the data strategically:

First, identify whether anyone in your state or region is already funded for your target program under the same CFDA. If so, that organization is your primary competition. Review their award description if it's publicly available. Identify what your application offers that's different or why your geography represents a gap.

Second, look at award sizes in prior years to calibrate your budget. If every award in a program has been between $650,000 and $900,000 for the past three cycles, proposing $1.2 million needs specific justification.

Third, note whether the program has funded your type of organization before. If every prior awardee was a state agency or a university-based research center, that tells you something about where OVC sees this program fitting in the ecosystem.

For Grantsights users, the grants directory includes searchable federal programs including OVC and OVW programs, with CFDA numbers and links to current solicitations.

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Application Timeline and Process

Both OVC and OVW follow the federal fiscal year cycle (October 1 through September 30), and both post most of their NOFOs in the first half of calendar year for awards starting the following October 1.

Typical OVC discretionary grant timeline:

• NOFO posted: January through May
• Grants.gov SF-424 deadline: approximately 60 to 90 days after posting
• JustGrants full application deadline: 5 to 7 days after the Grants.gov deadline
• Award notification: 4 to 6 months after the JustGrants deadline
• Period of performance start: October 1 of the award year, or as soon as 30 days after award acceptance for urgent programs

OVW competitive grant timeline:

• NOFOs posted: typically February through June for most competitive programs
• Application deadlines: 60 to 90 days after posting
• Award notifications: varies by program, typically 3 to 5 months after deadline
• OVW strongly recommends all registrations (SAM.gov, Grants.gov, JustGrants) be active and verified before any solicitation deadline opens

FY2025 (announced in 2025, awards starting October 2025 or later):

For the FY2025 cycle, OVC's Services for Victims of Crime NOFO posted in mid-2025 with an August 15, 2025 Grants.gov deadline. The OVC FY25 Improving Outcomes for Child and Youth Victims of Human Trafficking had a Grants.gov deadline of March 11, 2026 and a JustGrants deadline of March 18, 2026. FY25 SANE/SAFE program development grants are also in the pipeline.

For organizations new to federal grant applications, the most important thing to do before any deadline is verify your SAM.gov registration is active, confirm your JustGrants entity has both a Grant Award Administrator and a Financial Manager designated, and read the full NOFO before starting the narrative. The NOFO's evaluation criteria section tells you exactly how points are allocated across your application sections. Write to those criteria directly.

For guidance on structuring a strong submission, see our walkthrough on how to write a federal grant proposal. If your organization qualifies for both OVC and OVW programs, they're not mutually exclusive. Many organizations hold concurrent awards from both agencies for distinct projects. The prohibition is on charging the same costs to two federal grants, not on having two grants simultaneously.

For development staff at nonprofits navigating multiple federal funding opportunities, the Grantsights pricing page covers what subscriber access includes for grant research and program data.

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Sources

• Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) Funding and Awards: program types, award lists, current opportunities
• OVC Current Funding Opportunities: FY 2026 opportunity status and deadlines
• USASpending.gov: CFDA 16.582, 16.524, 16.736 award-level data by fiscal year
• OVC Crime Victims Fund: CVF balance, appropriation history, fund structure
• OVC 2023 Report to the Nation: VOCA Statutory Set-Asides: tribal set-aside totals, EOUSA and FBI victim specialist funding
• OVC 2023 Report to the Nation: Formula Grants: state subgrant statistics, organization counts, victim service data
• OVW Grant Programs: full OVW program list with CFDA numbers
• OVW Funding Opportunities: FY 2026 discretionary program status
• OVW FY2024 Awards by Program: award totals by program
• OVW Transitional Housing Program: program description and eligibility
• JustGrants Resources and Training: application submission training
• OJP Grant Application Resource Guide: SAM.gov, Grants.gov, JustGrants requirements
• Congressional Research Service: The Crime Victims Fund: CVF history, appropriation caps, formula breakdown