OVW Fiscal Year 2026 STOP Formula Grant Program
Formula grants to designated state offices in states and specified U.S. territories to support prosecution, adjudication, victim protection, and related efforts addressing violence against women.
RESTRICTED TO: STATE LOCAL GOV · TRIBAL ENTITIES · NONPROFITS
⚑ Only the designated state office under 28 C.F.R. § 90.11 may apply; not open to universities · Formula grant to states and specified territories; universities could appear only as downstream partners/subrecipients, not direct applicants
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| IPPRA | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 15 none | university cannot apply directly (ineligible) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 5 none | no commercialization signal |
Description
The STOP Formula program provides grants to states and territories for use by state, local, and Indian Tribal governments, courts, and victim service providers for the more widespread apprehension, prosecution, and adjudication of persons committing violent crimes against women and for the protection and safety of victims.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are limited to: state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Only the designated state office, pursuant to 28 C.F.R. § 90.11, may apply.
Apply
View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Office on Violence Against Women <OVW.STOP@usdoj.gov>
Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.
Legacy IPPRA LLM assessment (v2.0, for comparison)
12/100 · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-07-06
This is a formula grant for violence-against-women services, law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and victim protection, not a research opportunity. IPPRA’s policy/behavioral expertise could be relevant only indirectly through evaluation or victim-service research, but the solicitation is aimed at designated state offices and public universities are not eligible applicants, which caps fit very low.
Legacy scoring history
| 2026-07-06 | 12 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a formula grant for violence-against-women services, law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and victim protection, not a research opportunity. IPPRA’s policy/behavioral expertise could be relevant only indirectly through evaluation or victim-service research, but the solicitation is aimed at designated state offices and public universities are not eligible applicants, which caps fit very low. |
| 2026-07-06 | 0 | gpt-5.4-mini | This is a formula grant restricted to designated state offices, so a public university like the University of Oklahoma is not eligible to apply or be a named research partner. While the program relates to violence against women and victim safety, it is not a research opportunity aligned with IPPRA’s portfolio in a way that could support a direct role. |