Arizona organizations working on domestic and sexual violence have a funding opportunity to review this month. The Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family (GOYFF) announced approximately $2.5 million through its STOP Violence Against Women grant competition. Applications close September 28, 2026, at 5 p.m. Arizona time.
The opportunity at a glance
- Annual award ceiling: $150,000 per recipient, potentially renewable for two additional years.
- Applicants: 501(c)(3) nonprofits based in Arizona, community organizations serving victims, Tribal Nations, coalitions and communities, and city, county and state government entities.
- Focus: survivor services and stronger responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking and dating violence.
- Match: the announcement requires a 25 percent nonfederal contribution, in cash or in kind, except for Tribal governments and entities providing victim services.
- Application access: a free Euna account, formerly eCivis, is required for the complete solicitation and submission.
- Reference: RFGA-STOP-GOYFF-010127-00.
The optional August 31 information session has passed. Applicants should consult the current portal materials and any amendments for controlling requirements.
Start with a specific gap in safety
The Community-Safety Exchange recommends beginning with a problem an organization can document and realistically address. Where does a survivor’s effort to get help stall? Is it the first call, access to an advocate, communication among agencies, or the ability to reach a service in a rural community?
A proposal becomes more useful when it describes that point of failure precisely. “Improve collaboration” leaves too much unanswered. A clearer plan identifies who receives a request, who responds, how quickly the response should occur, and what happens if the next provider is unavailable.
These are planning suggestions, not a statement that any particular activity or expense is eligible. Applicants need to check proposed work against the solicitation before building a budget around it.
Check capacity before committing to a proposal
An organization should assign someone to read the full application package first. Confirm the applicant category, allowable costs, award period, match treatment, required attachments, reporting obligations, and submission process. A summary can identify an opportunity; it cannot replace the funder’s instructions.
Then test the budget against delivery. If the project depends on a new employee, who will supervise that person and cover absences? If it depends on a partner, has that partner agreed to the proposed responsibilities? If reimbursement timing could affect operations, how will the organization manage cash flow?
A smaller, workable proposal is more defensible than a broad promise supported by uncertain staffing. The budget should make the service plan believable.
Define success from the survivor’s perspective
Our suggested measures include time to a first response, successful connections to services, barriers that remain unresolved, and voluntary feedback about whether support was useful and accessible. Organizations should select measures appropriate to their work and protect confidentiality when reporting results.
A count of meetings or training participants can describe activity. It should be accompanied by an explanation of what that activity is intended to change for people seeking safety.
Organizations considering this opportunity should retrieve the complete application package now and set an internal deadline ahead of the state’s cutoff. That leaves time to resolve eligibility questions, secure partner commitments, check attachments, and confirm that the portal has accepted the submission. The purpose is practical: turn a funding opportunity into services a survivor can actually reach.
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