income_security_and_social_services · USDOJ-OJP-OVC

OVC FY 2021 Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime

Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2021-91005

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $1.0M

Total Program Funding

$4.5M

Expected Awards

Deadline

June 14, 2021

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OVC FY 2021 Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime. 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. Through this solicitation, OVC seeks to... up to $1,000,000 per award; $4,500,000 total program funding; ~4 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

City/township governments, Other eligible entities, Public universities/colleges, Nonprofits (non-501c3), Private universities/colleges (+5 more)

Who Should NOT Apply

Organizations not matching the eligible applicant types listed above

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto R...
•Deadline: 2021-06-14

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Competitiveness: Very high — extremely limited awards available

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. Through this solicitation, OVC seeks to provide funding to organizations that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology in innovative ways to interact directly with crime victims and/or to provide information, referrals, crisis assistance, and longer-term help.

Attachments

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Full Announcement

O-OVC-2021-91005-OVC_FY21_ADVTECH-V2_SI-91005.pdf

Who Can Apply

For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Eligible Applicant Types

City/Township GovernmentsOther (see NOFO for details)Public Colleges & UniversitiesNonprofits without 501(c)(3)Private Colleges & UniversitiesFederally Recognized Tribal Governments501(c)(3) NonprofitsCounty GovernmentsOther Tribal OrganizationsState Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $1.0M
Total Program Funding: $4.5M
Expected Number of Awards: 4
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: April 29, 2021

Application Deadline: June 14, 2021 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 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 webpage, 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 JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or at 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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 OVC 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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