STOP Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Fund

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2027 VAWA Competitive RFA for Law Enforcement, Prosecution and Courts

Notification of release for the 2027 VAWA Competitive RFA for Law Enforcement, Prosecution and Courts on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.

2027-2028 VAWA Competitive RFA (PDF) »

2027-2028 VAWA Competitive Application Instructions (PDF) » 

Amendments, Clarifications and Questions/Answers for the 2027 VAWA Competitive RFA (PDF) »  Posted 9/2/2026

A total of $3,008,891 is available to support law enforcement, prosecution and courts.  Anticipate up to 11 awards that will include three noncompetitive awards for courts and statewide training projects. Funds will support projects that develop and strengthen effective responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking. Applications for smaller projects are also considered/encouraged. All competitive applicants are considered new and must compete equally under each allocation category. There are priority points for projects utilizing funding to support meaningful access to sexual assault services and priority points for delivering services in frontier counties. For assistance with the requirements of this Application, contact Diana Fleming at Diana.L.Fleming@doj.oregon.gov

2027 VAWA Competitive Special Projects RFA for Law Enforcement and Prosecution

Notification of release for the 2027 VAWA Competitive Special Projects RFA for Law Enforcement and Prosecution on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

2027 VAWA Competitive Special Projects RFA (PDF) » 

2027-2028 VAWA Competitive Special Projects Application Instructions (PDF) » 

Amendments, Clarifications and Questions/Answers for the 2027 VAWA Competitive  SP RFA (PDF) »  Posted 9/11/2026

A total of $202,857 is available to support law enforcement and prosecution training and/or project focused on development and implementation of policies, procedures and protocols that strengthen coordinated responses.  Anticipate 1 – 2 awards. Funds will support projects that develop and strengthen effective responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking in a multi-disciplinary or multi-jurisdictional collaboration. Building trauma-informed systems and fostering partnerships among criminal justice professionals will be at the heart of this application. This grant is not intended for direct service provision. There are priority points for projects utilizing funding to support meaningful access to sexual assault services and priority points for delivering services in frontier counties. For assistance with the requirements of this Application, contact Diana Fleming at Diana.L.Fleming@doj.oregon.gov

Dedicated to Reducing Violent Crimes Against Women

STOP Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) funds are received from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women to reduce violent crimes against women. The funds are allocated to the following:

  • Nonprofit, non-governmental, or tribal victim services providers (45%)
    • Non-competitive joint application process
  • Law enforcement (25%)
    • Three-year competitive application process
  • Prosecution (25%)
    • Three-year competitive application process
  • Courts (5%)
    • Non-competitive process

The following programs received competitive or non-competitive funds in FY 2025-2026:

STOP VAWA funds are allocated annually to the Oregon Department of Justice, Crime Victim and Survivor Services Division and are sub-granted to victim service organizations throughout the state (PDF)».  STOP VAWA funds are not awarded to individuals.

VAWA Federal Rules and State Guidelines

State Guidance:

Federal Rules and Guidance:

STOP VAWA Implementation Plan for Oregon

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) approved the FY 2026 – 2029 Implementation Plan (IP) and appendices for use effective August 3, 2026. The 2022 – 2025  IP was effective through August 2, 2026.

The IP must be submitted to OVW every four years. The IP demonstrates a comprehensive, coordinated plan reflecting the strengths and needs of the states in regard to use of STOP VAWA Formula Grant Funds.

The Oregon DOJ CVSSD Advisory Committee, VAWA Implementation Planning Subcommittee, along with representatives from under-served populations, population-specific organizations, the nine federally-recognized tribes and interested stakeholders that include law enforcement, prosecution, courts, and victim services are involved in the planning process and will meet annually to discuss progress on statewide funding priorities and goals and objectives.  Please refer to the VAWA Implementation Planning Timeline (PDF)» for a list of general activities and topics to be addressed at an annual meeting in FY 2027, 2028 and 2029 (update in progress).

If you would like to be included in this process please contact Diana Fleming at Diana.L.Fleming@doj.oregon.gov or Amanda Shinkle at Amanda.L.Shinkle@doj.oregon.gov.

Tribal Nations in Oregon

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