OVW Fiscal Year 2026 Local Law Enforcement Grants for Enforcement of Cybercrimes Program
Opportunity number: O-OVW-2026-172629
Program owner: U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women
Summary: Federal grants for states, Indian Tribes, and units of local government to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals.
The Office on Violence Against Women supports efforts by states, Indian Tribes, and units of local government to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals.
Covered cybercrimes are criminal offenses involving use of a computer to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear to, or intimidate an individual, as well as the nonconsensual distribution of an adult’s intimate images. Eligible applicants are limited to states, Indian Tribes, and units of local government.
Who is eligible?
Applicant types: State governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; units of local government, including county, city or township, and special district governments
Eligible applicants are limited to states, Indian Tribes, and units of local government. Police departments and sheriff’s offices are not expressly identified as independent applicant classes in the supplied synopsis; agency-specific eligibility should be confirmed in the full announcement.
What can the funding be used for?
Efforts to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals, including computer-facilitated harassment, threats, stalking, extortion, coercion, fear or intimidation, and distribution of an adult’s intimate images without consent.
How to apply
Electronic submission is required. Applicants must consult the linked full announcement for complete submission instructions and any separate Grants.gov or DOJ submission deadlines.
Program contact
Office on Violence Against Women
[email protected]
202-307-6026
Official sources
- Grants.gov Public API checked September 2, 2026
Grant details can change. Confirm all requirements on the official source before applying.