Opportunity Information: Apply for OVW 2018 13820
The OVW FY 2018 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It is designed for colleges and universities to build stronger, more coordinated campus responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The central idea is that these crimes require a campus-wide, community-linked approach that prioritizes victim safety, expands and improves survivor services, and strengthens accountability for offenders.
A major focus of the program is supporting comprehensive coordinated community responses. That means campuses are expected to bring together the key people and departments that touch prevention, reporting, investigation, support services, and discipline. The opportunity emphasizes collaboration among campus victim service providers, campus safety or law enforcement, health providers, housing staff, administrators, student leaders, faith-based leaders, representatives from student organizations, and members of campus disciplinary boards. Instead of operating in separate silos, these groups are encouraged to create shared strategies, protocols, and communication pathways so survivors experience a more consistent, supportive, and effective response across the institution.
The program also stresses that campus efforts should not stop at the campus boundary. Effective responses are expected to connect with local off-campus partners in the criminal justice system and the victim services community. This includes building working relationships with local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors offices, courts, and nonprofit, nongovernmental victim advocacy and victim service organizations. The intent is to ensure that survivors who want or need off-campus help can access it quickly, and that cases involving criminal conduct can be handled in a coordinated way that improves safety and strengthens accountability.
On the service and response side, the funding supports activities that develop and strengthen trauma-informed victim services. In practical terms, this points to improving how survivors are treated at every step of the process, from initial disclosure to ongoing support, while reducing the chance of re-traumatization. Campuses are encouraged to expand victim services and advocacy programs and to make sure survivors have access to holistic supports, which can include advocacy, safety planning, medical and mental health referrals, housing-related assistance, academic accommodations, and help navigating disciplinary and criminal justice processes.
On the prevention and systems side, the program supports strategies to prevent, investigate, and respond to these offenses. The opportunity encourages campuses to create or revitalize large-scale efforts that treat sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking as serious crimes and conduct violations. This includes adopting effective, culturally relevant policies and protocols, and implementing prevention approaches that fit the campus community. The message campuses are expected to communicate is clear: these offenses will not be tolerated, perpetrators will face meaningful consequences, and supportive services are available to victims.
In terms of eligibility and basic award details, applicants must be institutions of higher education, including public and state-controlled colleges and universities as well as private institutions of higher education. The assistance listing is CFDA 16.525. The funding instrument is a grant, and the activity category is listed as Education (with an additional "Other" category noted in the source data). The opportunity number is OVW 2018 13820. The application window opened with a creation date of January 9, 2018, and the original closing date was February 22, 2018. OVW anticipated making about 45 awards, with an award ceiling of $750,000 per award.
Overall, this grant program is aimed at helping campuses move beyond isolated initiatives and toward coordinated, survivor-centered systems that combine prevention, strong victim services, effective investigations and disciplinary processes, and close collaboration with local community and criminal justice partners. The expected result is a safer campus environment where reporting pathways are clearer, services are more accessible and trauma-informed, and institutional and community responses work together to reduce harm and increase accountability.Apply for OVW 2018 13820
- The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the education, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW FY 2018 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.525.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 09, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 22, 2018. (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 $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 45 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the OVW FY 2018 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It supports colleges and universities in building stronger, coordinated campus responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
2. What is the overall purpose of this grant program?
The program is meant to help campuses move beyond isolated initiatives and develop coordinated, survivor-centered systems that improve safety, expand and strengthen victim services, and increase accountability for offenders.
3. What types of violence and crimes does the program focus on?
The program focuses on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, treating them as serious crimes and conduct violations that require coordinated prevention and response.
4. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are institutions of higher education, including public and state-controlled colleges and universities as well as private institutions of higher education.
5. Which federal office administers this grant?
The grant is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office on Violence Against Women (OVW).
6. What is the assistance listing (CFDA) number for this opportunity?
The assistance listing is CFDA 16.525.
7. What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is OVW 2018 13820.
8. What type of funding instrument is used?
The funding instrument for this opportunity is a grant.
9. What activity category is associated with the program?
The activity category is listed as Education, with an additional "Other" category noted in the source data.
10. What is meant by a "comprehensive coordinated community response" in this program?
It means a campus-wide approach that intentionally brings together the people and departments involved in prevention, reporting, investigation, survivor support, and discipline, and connects them through shared strategies, protocols, and communication pathways so survivors receive a consistent, supportive response.
11. Which campus groups are expected to be involved in the coordinated response?
The opportunity emphasizes collaboration among campus victim service providers, campus safety or law enforcement, health providers, housing staff, administrators, student leaders, faith-based leaders, representatives from student organizations, and members of campus disciplinary boards.
12. Does the program require partnerships beyond the campus?
Yes. The program stresses that campus efforts should connect with local off-campus partners in the criminal justice system and the victim services community.
13. What types of off-campus partners are encouraged?
Examples include local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors offices, courts, and nonprofit, nongovernmental victim advocacy and victim service organizations.
14. Why does the program emphasize off-campus coordination?
The intent is to ensure survivors who want or need off-campus support can access it quickly, and to coordinate cases involving criminal conduct in ways that improve safety and strengthen accountability.
15. What kinds of victim services does the grant support?
The funding supports activities that develop and strengthen trauma-informed victim services, including expanding victim services and advocacy programs and improving how survivors are treated from initial disclosure through ongoing support.
16. What does "trauma-informed" mean in the context of this program?
In practical terms, trauma-informed services focus on improving survivor experience at every step of the process while reducing the chance of re-traumatization.
17. What examples of holistic supports for survivors are mentioned?
Examples include advocacy, safety planning, medical and mental health referrals, housing-related assistance, academic accommodations, and help navigating disciplinary and criminal justice processes.
18. What prevention and systems work can be supported by the grant?
The program supports strategies to prevent, investigate, and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, including adopting effective, culturally relevant policies and protocols and implementing prevention approaches that fit the campus community.
19. What message are campuses expected to communicate as part of these efforts?
The opportunity emphasizes a clear institutional message: these offenses will not be tolerated, perpetrators will face meaningful consequences, and supportive services are available to victims.
20. How many awards did OVW anticipate making?
OVW anticipated making about 45 awards.
21. What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $750,000 per award.
22. When did the application window open and close for this opportunity?
The creation date was January 9, 2018, and the original closing date was February 22, 2018.
23. What is the central idea behind the program design?
The central idea is that these crimes require a campus-wide, community-linked approach that prioritizes victim safety, expands and improves survivor services, and strengthens accountability for offenders.
24. What kind of campus change is the program trying to encourage?
The program is aimed at helping campuses reduce siloed operations by creating shared strategies and coordinated protocols among relevant departments and partners.
25. What outcomes does the program aim to achieve?
Expected results include a safer campus environment, clearer reporting pathways, more accessible and trauma-informed services, and stronger coordination between institutional and community responses to reduce harm and increase accountability.
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