$6M OVC FY2026 National Mass Violence Center Grant
- Ty Boone
- Jul 16
- 3 min read
The Office for Victims of Crime has opened a significant federal funding opportunity to support the continued operation of the National Mass Violence Center.
This is not a typical local victim-services grant. OVC expects to make only one award to an organization capable of providing national leadership, training, technical assistance, behavioral health resources, and crisis-response support following incidents of mass violence and domestic terrorism.
The selected organization must already have the infrastructure, expertise, partnerships, and internal capacity to operate at a national level. This opportunity is open to eligible nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education, but eligibility alone does not equal readiness.
Grant Breakdown
OVC FY2026 National Mass Violence Center
The National Mass Violence Center supports communities preparing for and responding to incidents of mass violence. Its work includes helping jurisdictions strengthen emergency-response plans, develop recovery centers, coordinate victim services, and address the behavioral health needs of survivors, families, first responders, and affected communities.
The funded organization will be expected to provide both in-person and virtual support while developing nationally relevant resources, tools, training, and response strategies.
Funding Agency: Office for Victims of Crime
Expected Initial Award: Up to $6 million
Anticipated Number of Awards: One
Initial Award Period: 12 months beginning October 1, 2026
Potential Funding Period: Up to five years
OVC intends to provide an initial award of up to $6 million for the first year. Subject to federal funding availability, organizational performance, and the progress of the work, the recipient may receive four additional supplemental awards of up to $6 million per year.
The initial award and potential supplemental funding could total up to $30 million over five years.
Award Type: Cooperative agreement
Match Requirement: No cost sharing or matching funds required
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants include:
Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status
Nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status
Only one application may be submitted by each applicant. Partnerships are allowed, but one organization must serve as the primary applicant and the other participating organizations must be included as subrecipients.
The primary applicant should have the staff and operational capacity to perform the core work directly. Organizations should not apply merely to serve as a pass-through for another entity.
Program Priorities
The selected organization will be expected to:
Develop resources for victims, clinicians, first responders, and other stakeholders
Integrate behavioral and mental health services into mass-violence response efforts
Provide in-person and virtual support to affected communities
Help jurisdictions strengthen emergency-management and victim-response plans
Develop and update best practices for responding to mass violence and domestic terrorism
Use technology to deliver services, training, tools, and resources nationally
Analyze the effects of mass violence and provide actionable information to practitioners and policymakers
Application Deadlines
Grants.gov deadline: July 22, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET
JustGrants deadline: July 27, 2026, at 8:59 p.m. ET
The organization must complete the SF-424 submission through Grants.gov before it can submit the full application in JustGrants.
Review the complete OVC FY2026 National Mass Violence Center funding notice.
An opportunity of this size requires far more than a compelling program narrative. OVC is looking for an organization with national credibility, established response expertise, strong financial controls, experienced personnel, and the capacity to manage a federal cooperative agreement with substantial government involvement.
If your organization is still trying to determine whether it can responsibly compete for and manage federal funding at this level, that assessment must happen before the proposal is written.
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