Resources for Applicants

Solicitation Companion Guide | Resources for Applicants | Program-Specific Resources

Solicitation Companion Guide

OVW developed the Solicitation Companion Guide to assist potential grantees in applying for grants from OVW. The Guide offers general assistance on all OVW grant programs, including information on post-award requirements for applicants who receive awards. It is not a substitute for program-specific solicitations or for the applicable statutes, regulations, or policies that govern OVW's programs.

Applicants should read individual solicitations in their entirety and follow the instructions set forth in each solicitation. Visit the Open Solicitations page to learn which grant programs are currently accepting applications.  

Download the FY 2019 OVW Solicitation Companion Guide.

Return to the top

Resources for applicants

Budget Information

• Budget Information and Sample Budget Detail Worksheet (PDF)
• Cost Allocation Information (PDF)
• Abuse in Later Life Sample Budget Detail Worksheet (PDF)
• Grants Financial Management Division Budget Training (webinar for FY2019 applications)

Samples

• Sample Certification of Compliance with STOP Formula Grant Program Statutory Eligibility Requirements (PDF)
• Justice for Families Required Certifications Chart and Sample Letters (PDF)
• Sample Delivery of Legal Assistance Certification Letter (PDF)
• Sample Letter of Intent (PDF)
• Sample Summary of Current and Pending OVW Projects (PDF)
• Sample Summary of Current and Pending Non-OVW Federal Grants to Do the Same or Similar Work (PDF) (Technical Assistance Solicitation Only)
• Sample Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation (PDF)
• Sample Audit Letter (PDF)
• Sample Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
• Sample Letter of Nonsupplanting (PDF)
• Sample Assurance of Meaningful Involvement Letter (PDF)

Faith-Based Organizations

• Frequently Asked Questions on DOJ’s Regulation, “Partnerships with Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations” (28 C.F.R. pt. 38)
• Office for Civil Rights: Partnerships with Faith-Based and Other Neighborhood Organizations
• In accordance with DOJ’s interpretation of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 as set forth in a June 29, 2007 Memorandum of Opinion issued by the Office of Legal Counsel, funded faith-based organizations may prefer co-religionists for employees in programs funded by OVW if they can certify that they meet certain criteria. For more information, see FAQ – Nondiscrimination Grant Condition in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, Nondiscrimination Provisions and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the applicable certification form(PDF).

Tips and Examples

• Grant Writing Tips (PDF)
• Tips for Providing Match (PDF)
• Supplanting Examples (PDF)

Blank Forms

• Standard Forms and Instructions (not to be used for Budget Detail Worksheet)
• Revised Confidentiality Acknowledgement Form (PDF)
• Applicant Financial Capability Questionnaire (PDF)

Financial Guides and Policies

• 2017 DOJ Financial Guide (PDF)
• 2014 OVW Financial Guide (PDF)
• 2013 OVW Financial Guide (PDF)
• Sole Source Justification Guidelines (PDF)
• Indirect Cost Rate Policy (PDF)

Return to the top

Program-specific resources

Solicitation Webinars

• Justice For Families (for FY2019 applications)
• Legal Assistance For Victims Program (for FY2019 applications)
• Rural Program (for FY2019 applications)
• Underserved Program (for FY2019 applications)
• Consolidated Youth Program (for FY2019 applications
• Campus Program Pre-application Webinar Script (for FY2019 applications)
• ​Campus Program Pre-application Webinar PowerPoint​ (for FY2019 applications)
• Training and Technical Assistance (for FY2019 solicitations)

STOP Program

• Sample Certification of Compliance with STOP Formula Grant Program Statutory Eligibility Requirements (PDF)

Campus Program

• Sample Certification Letter (PDF)
• Sample Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)

Improving Criminal Justice Responses Program 

• Sample Certification of Eligibility Letter (PDF)
• Sample HIV Certification, Assurance, and Exemption Letters (PDF)

Legal Assistance for Victims Program

• Sample Internal Memorandum of Understanding (PDF)
• Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Recipients' Policy Guidebook (PDF)

Justice for Families Program

• Guiding Principles for Safe Havens: Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange Programs (PDF)

Rural Program

• Rural Eligibility Documentation Process (PDF)

Transitional Housing Program

• Transitional Housing: Models and Rent Structures (PDF)
• Sample Letter of Experience (PDF)

Technical Assistance Program

• Technical Assistance Sample Summary of Current and Pending Non-Federal Grants to Do the Same Work (PDF)

Return to the top