OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Administrative Funding Adjustment Technical Assistance Solicitation Invitation to Apply | O OVW 2022 171411

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The OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Administrative Funding Adjustment Technical Assistance Solicitation (Invitation to Apply) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 16.526. It is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(11) and sits within the Law, Justice, and Legal Services funding activity category. The focus is not on direct service delivery grants to local programs, but on strengthening the national infrastructure that helps OVW-funded projects succeed through targeted training and technical assistance.

At its core, the opportunity supports OVW's Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (often shortened to the TA Initiative). The central purpose is to provide direct training and technical assistance to both existing and potential OVW recipients and their subrecipients so they can implement OVW-funded projects more effectively and with stronger outcomes. In practical terms, this kind of support typically includes developing resources and tools, delivering trainings and learning opportunities, offering hands-on consultation to grantees, and helping organizations troubleshoot implementation challenges that can arise when operating programs funded under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) framework.

The solicitation makes clear that the TA Initiative is meant to strengthen and build capacity across the country among two broad groups: (1) civil and criminal justice system professionals and (2) victim service providers. The goal is to improve how these professionals and organizations respond to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. A major theme is improving coordinated and effective responses, including fostering partnerships among organizations that historically have not worked closely together. That emphasis reflects a common OVW approach: better victim safety and offender accountability often require collaboration across systems (for example, advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, courts, healthcare, campus officials, culturally specific providers, and others) rather than isolated efforts.

This particular posting is framed as an administrative funding adjustment solicitation, meaning it is structured as an invitation to apply rather than a broad open competition. Eligibility is explicitly limited to two entities: Justice Innovation and Arizona State University. While the general eligible applicant categories listed in the source data include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education institutions), and "others," the solicitation narrows eligibility to the two named applicants, which is an important constraint for anyone assessing whether they can apply.

Key administrative details include an original closing date of September 7, 2022, and an award ceiling of $500,000. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which usually indicates that OVW expects substantial involvement in shaping, monitoring, or collaborating on the funded work compared to a standard grant. In many federal contexts, that can mean more ongoing coordination with the program office on deliverables, project direction, or evaluation and reporting expectations.

The solicitation also points applicants and readers to OVW program information and performance measurement resources, including OVW grant program materials and the VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative. This signals that funded technical assistance work is expected to align with OVW's established goals and performance measurement approach, and that awards are meant to contribute to measurable improvements in grantee capacity and project implementation. The reference to OVW's report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs further reinforces that the TA work is intended to support proven or promising strategies and to help grantees implement programs in ways that align with what OVW has identified as effective in the field.

In summary, this opportunity funds specialized training and technical assistance capacity intended to help OVW grantees and prospective grantees implement VAWA-related projects successfully, improve justice system and victim service responses to interpersonal violence, and strengthen cross-sector partnerships nationwide. It is a targeted, invitation-only administrative adjustment solicitation with a $500,000 ceiling and eligibility restricted to Justice Innovation and Arizona State University.

• The Office on Violence Against Women in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW Fiscal Year 2022 Administrative Funding Adjustment Technical Assistance Solicitation Invitation to Apply" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.526.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-09-02.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-09-07. (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.
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others.

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