OVC FY25 Increasing Availability of Medical Forensic Examinations for Victims of Sexual Assault | O OVC 2025 172433

Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVC 2025 172433

The OVC FY25 Increasing Availability of Medical Forensic Examinations for Victims of Sexual Assault grant is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), focused on expanding access to timely, high-quality medical forensic examinations for people who have experienced sexual assault. The core goal is to strengthen the availability and sustainability of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SANE/SAFE) services so victims can receive trauma-informed care and evidence collection services when and where they need them, including in communities where these services are limited or inconsistent.

OVC is looking for applicants that will either build new SANE/SAFE programs or expand existing ones, with practical emphasis on staffing and system coordination. Competitive projects are expected to include activities such as hiring certified SANEs/SAFEs (or increasing access to certified clinicians), improving the operational capacity of SANE/SAFE programs, and setting up or enhancing collaboration across the response network. That coordination typically involves law enforcement agencies, hospitals and other healthcare facilities, and victim advocates, with the intent of reducing barriers for victims, improving the continuity of care, and supporting better-aligned investigative and victim service practices. Another major priority is retention of SANE nurses, including strategies that directly address vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout, which are common challenges in this field and can drive turnover that undermines program availability.

The award is offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally means recipients should expect substantial federal involvement compared with a standard grant, such as closer coordination with OVC on project implementation, reporting, and potentially technical assistance expectations. The funding activity category is Law, Justice and Legal Services under CFDA 16.053. While the notice does not provide extensive program design requirements in the excerpt, the description makes clear that OVC wants projects that increase the actual availability of exams and strengthen the infrastructure needed to keep services operating reliably over time.

Eligibility is broad and includes state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, other tribal organizations, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status), and other eligible entities. For the purpose of this funding notice, the term "state" is defined to include any U.S. state as well as the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The notice also clarifies that "other units of local government" includes towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a state, which helps smaller jurisdictions understand they may qualify.

Key administrative details from the opportunity listing include the funding opportunity number (O-OVC-2025-172433) and an application closing date of August 29, 2025. The award ceiling is listed as $500,000 per award. The listing indicates an expected awards field but does not provide a number in the provided text. The opportunity was created on July 24, 2025. Overall, this NOFO is aimed at improving both immediate access to forensic exams and the longer-term stability of the specialized workforce and cross-agency coordination needed to deliver victim-centered, trauma-informed sexual assault medical forensic services.

• The Office for Victims of Crime in the law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY25 Increasing Availability of Medical Forensic Examinations for Victims of Sexual Assault" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.053.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-07-24.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-29. (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: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others.

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