OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program

Key Facts

Status: Forecasted

Posted date: June 5, 2026

Close date: August 11, 2026

Opportunity ID: 362696

Opportunity number: O-OVW-2026-172636

Opportunity category: Discretionary

Agency name: Office on Violence Against Women

Agency code: USDOJ-OJP-OVW

Award floor: $1,000,000

Award ceiling: $1,500,000

Cost sharing required: No

Funding Instrument Types
  • Grant
Category of Funding Activity
  • Law, Justice and Legal Services
Eligible Applicants
  • Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
  • Others
Tools
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:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
  • eligible_applicants:others
  • funding_instrument_type:grant
  • opportunity_category:discretionary
  • status:forecasted
Description

The OVW Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program supports Tribal governments in preparing to exercise or exercising STCJ over non-Indians who commit covered crimes within the Tribe’s jurisdictional boundaries. Covered crimes are assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order.

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program
The OVW Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program supports Tribal governments in preparing to exercise or exercising STCJ over non-Indians who commit covered crimes within the Tribe’s jurisdictional boundaries. Covered crimes are assault of Tribal justice personnel; child violence; dating violence; domestic violence; obstruction of justice; sexual violence; sex trafficking; stalking; and violation of a protection order.
[Forecasted] OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Special Tribal Criminal Jurisdiction (STCJ) Grant Program
Forecasted
Office on Violence Against Women
Law, Justice and Legal Services
Grant
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Others
2026-06-05