OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Administrative Funding Adjustment ICJR Invitation to Apply

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), part of the U.S. Department of Justice, is responsible for leading efforts to reduce violence against women and administer justice for victims. The OVW supports communities across the United States in developing effective responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. In this funding opportunity, the OVW is issuing a special administrative funding adjustment invitation to a pre-identified applicant for continuation work under a previously awarded grant program. The purpose of this grant is to enable the selected applicant—the Stark County Board of Commissioners—to apply for continued funding under the Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response (ICJR) Program. The funding supports the continuation of specific, previously approved initiatives aimed at improving the criminal justice response to domestic violence and related crimes. This invitation-only opportunity is part of the OVW’s administrative funding adjustment (AFA) process, which is used when an existing grantee is invited to apply for additional funding to support ongoing project work under previously established terms. The scope, purpose, funding amount, and performance period for this award will match the parameters of the original ICJR award provided in Fiscal Year 2024. No new projects or significant modifications are solicited. Instead, the AFA is a mechanism to provide continuity for effective programs already demonstrating impact. As outlined, all application instructions and guidelines will align with the original solicitation, except where modified by the invitation notice. This is a non-competitive, discretionary funding opportunity. Only the designated applicant named in the invitation (Stark County Board of Commissioners) is eligible to apply. The funding instrument is a grant, with an expected single award amount of $500,000. There are no cost-sharing or matching requirements for this opportunity, simplifying the continuation process for the invited applicant. The application submission deadline is December 10, 2025. All application materials must be submitted in accordance with the instructions outlined in the OVW’s Fiscal Year 2024 ICJR Program Solicitation. Technical assistance is available through OVW, and applicants with questions should contact Aisha Battle at Aisha.Battle@usdoj.gov. Given the nature of the invitation, the performance period and evaluation mechanisms are expected to mirror the previous ICJR funding cycle. This administrative funding adjustment does not represent a recurring or open funding opportunity for other applicants. It is specific to prior awardees invited to maintain or expand effective project implementation within the original grant’s intent.