OVC FY 11 National Field Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects

Post Date

May 19th 2011

Application Due Date

July 5th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

OVC-2011-3041

CFDA Number(s)

16.582

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Income Security and Social Services
Law, Justice and Legal Services

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Applicants are limited to private nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations); faith-based and community-based organizations; colleges or universities including tribal institutions of higher education); and public agencies, tribal governments, or tribal organizations that can demonstrate knowledge and understanding of one or more of the victimization areas described in this solicitation, and that have the staff resources and capability to develop or enhance national-scope resources for the crime victims field in one or more of the victimization areas described in this solicitation. A private nonprofit organization does not have to have 501(c)(3) status to apply for grant funding under this solicitation.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $150000 - $300000

Grant Description

Discretionary grants ranging from $150,000 to $300,000 (depending on the focus area) will be awarded to develop or enhance training, technical assistance, promising practices, models, and programs that are national in scope and that either address gaps in the field in the areas of training and technical assistance or develop promising practices, models, or programs through demonstration projects. Funding will be used to improve the capacity of victim service providers and allied practitioners to advance crime victims' rights and services in the following areas: child pornography, drunk and impaired driving, mortgage fraud, sexual assault within correctional settings, coordinated state-tribal crime victim services, long-term mental health and other consequences of mass violence, services for young male victims of color, using technology to improve and enhance victim services, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning crime victims' access to mainstream victim services.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Justice

• Office:

  Office of Justice Programs

• Agency Contact:

  For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants.gov Customer
  Support Hotline at 1-800-518-4726.

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grants.gov Customer

• Agency Email Address:

  support@grants.gov

• Location:

  Office for Victims of Crime

• More Information:

  Funding Opportunity