Grant opportunity

OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Demonstration Program on Trauma-Informed, Victim Centered Training for Law Enforcement on Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (Abby Honold) Program

The Abby Honold Program helps law enforcement improve how they respond to domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from the time of a victim’s initial report throughout the investigation.

GrantResearch fundingEducationAI
Funder
Office on Violence Against Women / Department of Justice
Closes 2026-07-27
Closes 2026-07-27: Jul 27, 2026
Award
up to USD 500,000
Applicant
Organizations and institutions
Discipline
Education and Higher Education
Region
United States
Posted
Jun 9, 2026

Call summary

Overview

The Abby Honold Program helps law enforcement improve how they respond to domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from the time of a victim’s initial report throughout the investigation.

Who can apply

Eligible applicants include: State, territorial, local, and/or Tribal law enforcement agencies.

What it supports

  • Education and Higher Education
  • United States
  • Opportunity number: O-OVW-2026-172637.

Funding and duration

  • up to USD 500,000

Closes 2026-07-27

Closes 2026-07-27: Jul 27, 2026

How to apply

Use the official Grants.gov listing for the application package, attachments, forms and agency-specific instructions. Submit by 2026-07-27 unless the agency updates the official listing.

Call details

Source-based overview

The Abby Honold Program helps law enforcement improve how they respond to domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from the time of a victim’s initial report throughout the investigation. Eligibility: Eligible applicants include: State, territorial, local, and/or Tribal law enforcement agencies. Opportunity number: O-OVW-2026-172637. Closing date: 2026-07-27. Funding: up to USD 500,000.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants include: State, territorial, local, and/or Tribal law enforcement agencies.

Funding and benefits

up to USD 500,000

Themes and supported activities

Education and Higher Education

United States

Opportunity number: O-OVW-2026-172637.

Deadline and timeline

Closes 2026-07-27: Closes 2026-07-27: Jul 27, 2026.

Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.

How to apply

Use the official Grants.gov listing for the application package, attachments, forms and agency-specific instructions. Submit by 2026-07-27 unless the agency updates the official listing.

Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.