Grant Reference Guide | Resources for Applicants | Program Specific Resources
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) invites you to apply for our programs. Submit your application to Grants.gov. Please carefully review and follow the instructions that follow.
The Grants.gov Applicant User Guide is available. Access at your convenience.
If you have technical questions regarding Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Contact Center at 800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov (24 hours a day, 7 days a week except federal holidays). If you have programmatic questions, please contact the Office on Violence Against Women at 202-307-6026.
OVW developed the Grant Program Reference Guide to assist potential grantees in applying for current OVW programs. The Guide offers applicants detailed assistance to all OVW Programs. This Guide is not a substitute for any of OVW's program-specific solicitations or any of the applicable statutes, regulations, or policies that govern OVW's programs. Applicants are responsible for reading each solicitation in its entirety and for following the instructions set forth in each solicitation.
OVW Grant Program Reference Guide (PDF)
Grant Writing Tips (PDF)
Sample Budget Detail Worksheet and Summary (PDF)
Financial Guide (PDF)
Federal Financial Report SF425 (PDF)
Budget Detail Worksheet (PDF)
Sample Audit Letter (PDF)
Sample Certification Letter (PDF)
Sample Letter of Intent (PDF)
Sample Letter of Nonsupplanting for Grant Applicants(PDF)
Supplanting Examples (PDF)
Sample Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
Sole Source Justification Guidelines (PDF)
Standard Forms and Instructions
Tips for Providing Match (PDF)
Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Applications
Sample Internal Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
Frequently Asked Questions on Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program (PDF)
Fiscal Year 2005 Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Recipients' Policy Guidebook (PDF)
Resources for other programs
Guiding Principles for Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Grant Program (PDF)
Bea Hanson |
Acting Director |
Office on Violence Against Women |
145 N St., NE, Suite 10W.121 Washington, D.C. 20530 202-307-6026 Fax: 202-305-2589 |