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OVC FY 2022 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant

Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2022-171314

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Total Program Funding

$1608.8M

Expected Awards

56

Deadline

June 23, 2022

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OVC FY 2022 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant. Office for Victims of Crime. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), seeks applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program. This program furthers the Department’s mission by... $1,608,841,915 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: 2022-06-23

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What This Grant Funds

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), seeks applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Formula Grant Program. This program furthers the Department’s mission by providing grants to support the provision of services to victims of crime throughout the nation. This solicitation incorporates the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide by reference. The OJP Grant Application Resource Guide provides guidance to applicants on how to prepare and submit applications for funding to OJP. If this solicitation expressly modifies any provision in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide, the applicant is to follow the guidelines in this solicitation as to that provision. This solicitation expressly modifies the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide by not incorporating the "Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation; Waiver" provisions in the "Financial Information" section of the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide or the "Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation" provisions in the "Application Attachments" section. It also deviates from the "Application Elements and Formatting Instructions" section of the Guide, specifically in the "Budget Preparation and Submission Information" provisions, in that this application does not require submission of a budget as described in those provisions.

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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
$1608.8M
Expected Number of Awards
56
Cost Sharing Required?
No
Funding Instrument
grant

Key Dates

Posted: April 29, 2022
Application Deadline: June 23, 2022 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (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.-9 p.m., eastern time (ET) Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m., ET, Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center (this is the OVC contact) by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP 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 in the webinar is optional. When the webinar has been scheduled, the details and registration information will be available at: https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/funding-webinars. joel.hall@usdoj.gov

joel.hall@usdoj.gov

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View the full NOFO and submit your application on Grants.gov