Opportunity Information: Apply for OVW 2019 16569
The OVW FY 2019 Measuring Success in the Criminal Justice System's Response to Domestic/Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking: A Pilot Project is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW), intended to improve how the criminal justice system measures its effectiveness in responding to Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) crimes. Rather than funding direct services or enforcement operations, this pilot focuses on building practical outcome measures that OVW-funded law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and courts can use to track whether their work is actually improving victim safety, offender accountability, and overall case handling in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking matters.
The core goal of the project is to develop and pilot test a set of indicators, essentially a small, usable menu of performance and outcome measures that can gauge "success" in a way that is grounded in real-world criminal justice practice. OVW is looking for indicators that help grantees move beyond basic activity counts (such as number of trainings held or number of cases opened) and toward meaningful measures that can support data-driven decision-making. The intent is that these measures can be adopted by OVW grantees working in law enforcement, prosecution, and court-based programs to monitor progress, identify gaps, and adjust policies or practices based on evidence.
A key feature of this opportunity is its emphasis on practicality and limited burden. OVW explicitly notes that the indicators do not have to be comprehensive. They do not need to cover every stage of the justice process from initial report through final case disposition, and they do not need to address every VAWA crime. Instead, OVW prioritizes a focused set of measures that are most useful and feasible for agencies to implement without creating excessive reporting requirements. To meet OVW's expectations, the indicators developed through the pilot must meet several criteria: they must be authentically tied to recognized good practices in criminal justice responses to VAWA crimes; they must align with the types of activities OVW grantees can actually carry out using OVW funds; they must help grantees make better decisions using data; they must be feasible to implement across real operational environments; and they must be minimally burdensome so agencies can sustain their use.
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means OVW anticipates a more active partnership role with the recipient than in a standard grant, often involving collaboration, regular input, or shared development during the project period. The funding activity category is listed under Information and Statistics as well as Law, Justice and Legal Services, reflecting the measurement and justice-system improvement focus. OVW expected to make one award, with an award ceiling of $500,000, indicating a single pilot effort intended to generate broadly usable products for the field rather than multiple local demonstration projects.
Eligibility for this opportunity was broad and included state governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments); and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education for the nonprofit categories). The funding opportunity number is OVW 2019 16569, under CFDA 16.026. The opportunity was posted on May 3, 2019, with an original closing date of June 17, 2019.
In practical terms, the deliverable OVW wanted from this pilot was a tested, field-relevant set of outcome indicators that OVW grantees can realistically use to evaluate and improve criminal justice responses to domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The larger purpose is to strengthen accountability and effectiveness across OVW-funded criminal justice initiatives by giving agencies clearer, better tools to measure what is working, what is not, and where changes in policy, training, coordination, or case practices might lead to better outcomes.Apply for OVW 2019 16569
- The Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women in the information and statistics, law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW FY 2019 Measuring Success in the Criminal Justice System's Response to Domestic/Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking: A Pilot Project" 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 May 03, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 17, 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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State 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.
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FAQs: OVW FY 2019 Measuring Success Pilot Project (OVW 2019 16569)
What is the OVW FY 2019 Measuring Success in the Criminal Justice System's Response pilot project?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW). The pilot is focused on improving how the criminal justice system measures whether its response to Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) crimes is effective, by developing and testing practical outcome indicators that OVW-funded agencies can use.
What is the main purpose of this pilot project?
The core purpose is to develop and pilot test a small, usable menu of performance and outcome measures (indicators) that can help OVW-funded law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and courts measure "success" in real-world practice. The intent is to support data-driven decision-making and improvement in responses to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
What types of crimes or case types does the pilot address?
The pilot is focused on VAWA crimes, specifically domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Is this funding meant for direct victim services or enforcement operations?
No. This pilot is not intended to fund direct services or enforcement operations. It is designed to build and test outcome measures that agencies can use to evaluate and improve their criminal justice responses.
What does OVW mean by "indicators" in this opportunity?
Indicators are performance and outcome measures that help gauge whether criminal justice work is improving key results such as victim safety, offender accountability, and overall case handling. The pilot emphasizes moving beyond simple activity counts (for example, number of trainings held or number of cases opened) to measures that are more meaningful for evaluating effectiveness.
Why is OVW emphasizing measures beyond activity counts?
Because activity counts do not necessarily show whether outcomes are improving. OVW is looking for indicators that can help grantees understand what is working, identify gaps, and make decisions based on evidence about policies, practices, coordination, training, and case handling.
What outcomes are the indicators expected to help measure?
The indicators are intended to help agencies assess improvements in victim safety, offender accountability, and overall criminal justice case handling in domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking matters.
Do the indicators need to cover every stage of the criminal justice process?
No. OVW explicitly states the indicators do not have to be comprehensive. They do not need to cover every stage from initial report through final case disposition.
Do the indicators need to address every VAWA crime?
No. OVW prioritizes a focused set of measures and notes the indicators do not need to address every VAWA crime.
What qualities must the indicators have to meet OVW expectations?
Based on the opportunity description, the indicators developed through the pilot must be practical and minimally burdensome, and they should:
- Be authentically tied to recognized good practices in criminal justice responses to VAWA crimes
- Align with the types of activities OVW grantees can actually carry out using OVW funds
- Help grantees make better decisions using data
- Be feasible to implement across real operational environments
- Be minimally burdensome so agencies can sustain their use
How many awards did OVW expect to make under this opportunity?
OVW expected to make one award, indicating a single pilot effort intended to produce broadly usable products for the field.
What was the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling was $500,000.
What type of award is this (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The award was structured as a cooperative agreement. This typically means OVW anticipated an active partnership role with the recipient, with collaboration and regular input during the project period, rather than a more hands-off approach often associated with standard grants.
What are the funding activity categories associated with this opportunity?
The funding activity category is listed under Information and Statistics and also Law, Justice and Legal Services, reflecting the measurement and justice-system improvement focus.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included:
- State governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in this nonprofit category)
- Nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in this nonprofit category)
What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA number?
The funding opportunity number is OVW 2019 16569, and the CFDA number listed is 16.026.
When was the opportunity posted and when was it originally due?
The opportunity was posted on May 3, 2019, with an original closing date of June 17, 2019.
What is the intended deliverable or end product of the pilot?
The intended deliverable is a tested, field-relevant set of outcome indicators that OVW grantees (law enforcement, prosecution, and courts) can realistically use to evaluate and improve criminal justice responses to domestic/dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
How is OVW framing the burden on agencies that would use these indicators?
OVW emphasizes practicality and limited burden. The indicators are expected to be feasible in real operational environments and minimally burdensome so agencies can sustain their use without excessive reporting requirements.
How are these indicators expected to be used by OVW grantees?
OVW expects the indicators to help grantees monitor progress, identify gaps, and adjust policies or practices based on evidence, strengthening accountability and effectiveness across OVW-funded criminal justice initiatives.
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