Policy Watchtower/Consultation
DOJ opens 30-day comment period on STOP match worksheet affecting tribal subawards
Justice DepartmentConsultationOct 27, 2026
Check: Comments on the Justice Department form that calculates STOP match at are open until 2026-11-27, and the form tracks dollars sent to tribes.
What it does
STOP (Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors) is a program that sends federal money to states, which pass it to subgrantees by a set statutory formula. The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) uses a worksheet to set the required non-federal share (match) at , and the worksheet records the award amount and the amount sub-awarded to tribes and victim service providers. The state is exempted from matching the portion of its award that goes to a tribe, so tribal grants offices that receive STOP subawards should understand how that exempt amount is documented.
Why it matters for tribal funding
Tribes eligible. Tribes or Native organizations are among those who can apply or are covered, alongside others.
Who it covers: Tribal governments.
What to do next
- Submit any comments by 2026-11-27 through www.reginfo.gov by searching OMB Control Number 1122-0034 or the collection title.
Sources
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- Federal Register: tribal termsNoticeOct 27, 2026
Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension of Previously Approved eCollection eComments Requested; STOP Match Calculation Worksheet
Quoted from the source: “The state is exempted from matching the portion of the state award that goes to a victim service provider for victim services or that goes to a tribe.”
Quoted from the source: “Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until November 27, 2026.”
Quoted from the source: “Affected Public- State, local and Tribal governments.”
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