OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Grants to Support Families in the Justice System (Justice for Families) Program
Status: Forecasted
Posted date: June 1, 2026
Close date: July 16, 2026
Opportunity ID: 362635
Opportunity number: O-OVW-2026-172608
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Office on Violence Against Women
Agency code: USDOJ-OJP-OVW
Award floor: $650,000
Award ceiling: $800,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Grant
Category of Funding Activity
- Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible Applicants
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others
- State governments
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:usdoj_ojp_ovw
- category_of_funding_activity:law_justice_and_legal_services
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
- eligible_applicants:county_governments
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_organizations_other_than_federally_recognized_tribal_governments
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:others
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:grant
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:forecasted
The Justice for Families program supports activities to improve the response of the civil and criminal justice system to families with a history of domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, or in cases involving child sexual abuse. Activities should improve the capacity of courts and communities to respond to families through court-based and court-related programs; supervised visitation and safe exchange of children and youth by and between parents; training for people who work with families in the court system; and civil legal assistance and advocacy services to victims and nonoffending parents. Eligible applicants are Tribal, state, and local governments, courts, nonprofit organizations, legal services providers, and victim service providers.