income_security_and_social_services · USDOJ-OJP-OVC

OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant

Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2021-19002

Closed

Total Program Funding

$1093.3M

Expected Awards

Deadline

July 6, 2021

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant. Office for Victims of Crime. The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. Under this solicitation, the Office for Victims... $1,093,332,726 total program funding; ~56 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

State governments, Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Territories and possessions of the United States
•Deadline: 2021-07-06

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What This Grant Funds

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. Under this solicitation, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will award each eligible state and territory victim assistance program an annual grant to support eligible crime victim assistance programs in that state or territory. Eligible crime victim assistance programs are those that are "operated by a public agency or nonprofit organization, or a combination of such agencies or organizations or of both such agencies and organizations, and provide services to victims of crime," and that meet the other requirements set out in 34 U.S.C. § 20103(b)(1).

Attachments

PDF

Full Announcement

O-OVC-2021-19002-OVC_FY21_VOCA_VA-V1_SI-119002.pdf

Who Can Apply

Territories and possessions of the United States. All states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to receive an annual VOCA victim assistance formula grant. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements specified in VOCA, 34 U.S.C. § 20103(b). All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Eligible Applicant Types

State GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)

Funding Details

Total Program Funding: $1093.3M
Expected Number of Awards: 56
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: grant

Key Dates

Posted: May 19, 2021

Application Deadline: July 6, 2021 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the SF424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., ET Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation closing date. Pre-Application Webinar OVC will conduct one pre-application webinar during which OVC staff will review the solicitation requirements and conduct a question and answer session with interested potential applicants. Participation is optional. When the webinar has been scheduled, the details and registration information will be available at https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/funding-webinars. grants@ncjrs.gov

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