Grant Funding Opportunity
The Victim and Survivor Services (VSS) grant is designed to provide support to organizations providing counseling, advocacy, and intervention services to victims and survivors of crime. The grant will be competitive, and all applications will go through a review process.
This grant application will be open to public and nonprofit organizations, including Native American Tribal Governments, that operate within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to provide free services to victims and survivors of crime.
Timeline
October 14, 2025 Anticipated release of Call for Grant Applications (CGA) on
COMMBUYS and application available on eGrants
October 21, 2025 Virtual FY27 Application Workshop (optional) 10:00am-12:00pm.
Register below
October 28, 2025 In-Person FY27 Application Workshop (optional) 1:00pm-3:00pm.
Register below
November 3, 2025 Deadline: Intent to Apply form due via eGrants
November 19, 2025 Virtual eGrants Technical Assistance Session (optional)
10:00am-11:30am. Register below
November 21, 2025 Deadline to submit questions regarding CGA.
All questions and answers will be posted on COMMBUYS and
www.mass.gov on or before November 25, 2025
December 2, 2025 Grant Application Submission Deadline 12:00 p.m. EST via eGrants
April 2026 Victim and Witness Assistance Board vote on award
recommendations
April 2026 Organization award notification and contracting process
via eGrants
July 1, 2026 Start date for FY27 VSS grant
June 30, 2027 End date for FY27 VSS grant
Webinars
Pre-Application Information Sessions
MOVA hosted two pre-application information sessions in the late summer of 2025. The recording, slides, questions and answers, and resources from those sessions can be found below.
- FY27 VSS Information Session Presentation Slides
- FY27 VSS Information Session Presentation Recording
- FY27 VSS Information Session Questions and Answers
- Resources:
Grant Application Workshops and Technical Assistance Session
MOVA will host two grant application workshops to walk through the application, requirements, and process. The workshops will have the same content, but one will be in person and one will be virtual and recorded. Registration is required to participate. Click on the links below to register.
MOVA will also host an optional, virtual technical assistance session focused on eGrants on November 19th. Click on the link below to register.
Peer Reviewers Needed
MOVA is seeking grant application reviewers for the FY27 VSS grant opportunity. The review period will occur over 3 weeks in December, and reviews will be due to MOVA on December 23, 2025. There will be a mandatory virtual reviewer orientation on December 1, 2025, 1-2:30 pm.
Peer reviewers will be compensated based on the number of applicants and reviews; more information about compensation and the orientation will be forthcoming. It is anticipated that each reviewer will provide feedback and scoring for approximately 10 applications; however, this may change depending on the number of applications received and reviewers available.
If interested, complete this Peer Reviewer Questionnaire no later than Thursday, October 30, 2025. You will be notified no later than mid-November if you are selected as a peer reviewer.
If you have questions about this opportunity, please email Ashlee Renich-Malek, Grants Administration Specialist, at movagrants@mass.gov.