income_security_and_social_services · USDOJ-OJP-OVC

OVC FY 2021 Building State Technology Capacity

Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2021-92006

Closed

Award Range

$0 – $600K

Total Program Funding

$3.6M

Expected Awards

Deadline

June 17, 2021

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OVC FY 2021 Building State Technology Capacity. 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. This solicitation is seeking applications... up to $600,000 per award; $3,600,000 total program funding; ~6 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities, State governments

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

•Territories and possessions of the United States Other organizations are also eligible to apply for funding when such an application is in partner...
•Deadline: 2021-06-17

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Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

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. This solicitation is seeking applications from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula Assistance and Compensation Program State Administering Agencies (SAA) to implement statewide technology programs to enhance victims’ access to services, foster innovation and efficiency in the provision of services, improve the quality of services, and improve the accessibility and responsiveness of victim service organizations.

Attachments

PDF

Full Announcement

O-OVC-2021-92006-OVC_FY21_VOCA_Tech-V3_SI-92006.pdf

Who Can Apply

Territories and possessions of the United States Other organizations are also eligible to apply for funding when such an application is in partnership with the SAA for the applicant’s state. 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. OVC may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2021 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations.

Eligible Applicant Types

Other (see NOFO for details)State Governments

Funding Details

Maximum Award: $600K
Total Program Funding: $3.6M
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Cost Sharing Required?: No
Funding Instrument: cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: May 3, 2021

Application Deadline: June 17, 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 833-872-5175. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. - 9. p.m., ET, Monday - Friday; and 9 a.m. - 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 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. grants@ncjrs.gov

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