OVW FY 2019 Research and Evaluation Solicitation | OVW 2019 16029

Opportunity Information: Apply for OVW 2019 16029

The OVW FY 2019 Research and Evaluation Solicitation (Funding Opportunity Number OVW 2019 16029) is a discretionary grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). It sits within OVW's Research and Evaluation (RampE) Initiative, which is focused on building practical, evidence-based knowledge about how communities can better prevent and respond to domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. The core idea is to support rigorous research and evaluation that helps the field understand what works, for whom, under what conditions, and why, so that programs funded under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) can better align day-to-day practice with strategies that have demonstrated effectiveness.

RampE is designed to fund studies that examine approaches for two major, connected goals: improving services and outcomes for victims, and strengthening strategies for holding offenders accountable. Rather than limiting applicants to one narrow research model, the solicitation explicitly supports a wide range of research and evaluation methods. This includes qualitative approaches (such as interviews, focus groups, and case studies), mixed-method designs that combine qualitative and quantitative data, and quasi-experimental evaluations that can estimate program impacts when randomized control trials are not feasible or appropriate. A defining emphasis is on researcher-practitioner partnerships, meaning the projects are expected to be grounded in real-world practice settings and shaped by collaboration between researchers and the organizations, agencies, or communities doing the work.

Eligible applicants cover a broad cross-section of potential research and implementation partners. Government entities at the state, county, and city or township level can apply, as can public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education. The opportunity is also open to federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other Native American tribal organizations, as well as nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in that category). This eligibility structure reflects the program's intent to encourage partnerships across systems such as justice, advocacy, public health, social services, and academia, including projects that are tailored to tribal communities and other distinct local contexts.

From a funding standpoint, awards are grants with an award ceiling of $450,000 per award, and OVW anticipated making about 6 awards under this solicitation. The opportunity was created on January 28, 2019, with an original closing date of March 25, 2019. The activity categories associated with the solicitation include information and statistics, law/justice/legal services, and science and technology/other research and development, highlighting that the program is meant to produce actionable evidence and usable findings, not just academic outputs.

In practical terms, this solicitation supports projects that evaluate existing interventions, test or assess promising practices, and generate empirical knowledge that can be applied by VAWA-funded communities and partners. The program is oriented toward strengthening the evidence base in the violence against women field by pairing methodological rigor with on-the-ground relevance, so findings can inform policy, improve program design, and ultimately enhance safety, accountability, and victim well-being.

• The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the information and statistics, law, justice and legal services, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification), science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW FY 2019 Research and Evaluation Solicitation" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.026.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jan 28, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 25, 2019. (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 $450,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township 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, Private institutions of higher education.

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