OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Administrative Funding Adjustment ICJR Invitation to Apply | O OVW 2026 172469

Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVW 2026 172469

The OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Administrative Funding Adjustment (AFA) ICJR Invitation to Apply is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), tied to the Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response (ICJR) Program (CFDA 16.590). This is not an open, competitive solicitation for new applicants. Instead, it is an invitation-only funding action for a specific, previously funded entity that OVW has formally asked to submit an application so it can continue work supported under an earlier OVW award.

The purpose of this AFA is administrative continuity. OVW has issued an official request to the invited applicant, along with instructions, to apply for additional funding to keep carrying out specific activities that were already approved and underway under a prior ICJR award. The expectation is that the work plan does not change in substance: the scope, purpose, award amount, and performance period for this new award are intended to match the prior award(s). In practice, this type of action is meant to extend or continue existing implementation, rather than introduce a new project concept, a new service area, or a major shift in programming.

Application requirements are anchored to the original Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) that governed the earlier award. The invited applicant is expected to follow the same program rules, documentation standards, and submission elements laid out in that original NOFO, unless the Invitation to Apply states a specific exception. OVW also points applicants back to the OVW Fiscal Year 2024 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response (ICJR) Program Solicitation for guidance, reinforcing that this AFA is essentially an administrative continuation under established ICJR program expectations rather than a newly designed funding stream.

Eligibility is extremely limited. The only eligible applicant is the Stark County Board of Commissioners, and OVW anticipates making a single award. The anticipated maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $500,000. The opportunity is categorized under Law, Justice, and Legal Services, uses the grant funding instrument type, and is identified by Funding Opportunity Number O-OVW-2026-172469. The listed closing date is December 10, 2025, and the opportunity was created on December 9, 2025, reflecting that the invitation was posted immediately prior to the deadline and is intended for a targeted applicant already coordinating directly with OVW.

In summary, this OVW AFA invitation exists to maintain momentum and continuity for an already funded ICJR initiative in Stark County. It is a streamlined, invitation-based process triggered by OVW, where the applicant applies under largely unchanged rules and carries forward the same approved project parameters as before, with funding up to $500,000 and one expected award.

• The Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Administrative Funding Adjustment ICJR Invitation to Apply" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.590.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-12-09.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-12-10. (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 $500,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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