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OVC FY 2019 Enhancing Language and Other Access to Services

Office for Victims of Crime · OVC-2019-15654

Closed

Award Range

$0$200K

Total Program Funding

$2.0M

Expected Awards

10

Deadline

June 26, 2019

GRANTQUICK SUMMARYPlain-English Overview

OVC FY 2019 Enhancing Language and Other Access to Services. Office for Victims of Crime. This program seeks to enhance language access services for crime victims to break down barriers that prevent many individuals from reporting crimes and accessing the services they need after crime victimization. Funding will support the provision of direct services, the development of language... up to $200,000 per award; $2,000,000 total program funding; ~10 awards expected.

Who Should Apply

Other eligible entities

Who Should NOT Apply

Individuals and organizations outside the specified eligible types

Key Requirements (Plain English)

  • Eligible applicants are limited to public agencies; federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior)...
  • Deadline: 2019-06-26

💡 GrantQuick Tip

Clearly demonstrate alignment with funding priorities and provide measurable outcomes.

Competitiveness: High — limited number of awards

What This Grant Funds

This program seeks to enhance language access services for crime victims to break down barriers that prevent many individuals from reporting crimes and accessing the services they need after crime victimization. Funding will support the provision of direct services, the development of language access plans, and will expand the capacity of community-based organizations within linguistically specific communities to address the needs of victims of all types of crime. OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on May 14, 2019, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by June 26, 2019.

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Who Can Apply

Eligible applicants are limited to public agencies; federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior); nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations); faith-and community-based organizations; and colleges or universities (including tribal institutions of higher education). Organizations funded under this solicitation in FY 2018 are not eligible to apply. All recipients and subrecipients must forgo any profit or management fee. OVC welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees).1 The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award, including administering the funding and managing the entire project. Under this solicitation, only one application by any particular applicant entity will be considered. An entity may, however, be proposed as a subrecipient (subgrantee) in more than one application. OVC may elect to make awards for applications submitted under this Fiscal Year 2019 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)

Funding Details

Maximum Award
$200K
Total Program Funding
$2.0M
Expected Number of Awards
10
Cost Sharing Required?
No
Funding Instrument
cooperative_agreement

Key Dates

Posted: April 26, 2019
Application Deadline: June 26, 2019 (0 days remaining)

Agency Contact

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact OVC’s National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll free at 800–851–3420; via TTY at 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only); email to grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301–240–5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., eastern time, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m., eastern time on the solicitation closing date. grants@ncjrs.gov

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Ready to apply?

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