The Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women is offering grants to enhance criminal justice responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The program aims to strengthen collaborations among various stakeholders to address these crimes effectively. Applications are welcome from state, local, and tribal entities, courts, victim service providers, coalitions, and rape crisis centers. The grants support the coordinated efforts of the criminal justice system and community-based organizations to address these serious violations of the law. Deadline for applications is February 16, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 291037
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OVW-2017-11921 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | OVW FY 2017 Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Grant Program (also known as the Arrest Program) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 55 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.590 — Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 04, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 16, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $50,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $900,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | State, local, tribal, and territorial courts (including juvenile courts), victim services providers (including state, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions and government rape crisis centers (in a state other than a territory)) |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Description: | The United States Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) (www.ovw.usdoj.gov) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications for the Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Grant Program (formerly known as the Grants to Encourage Arrest and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program). This program furthers the Department of Justices mission by encouraging partnerships between state, local, and tribal governments, courts, victim service providers, coalitions and rape crisis centers, to ensure that sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking are treated as serious violations of criminal law requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system and community-based victim service organizations. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Full Description |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Michele John
Grant Program Specialist 202-616-5342 Michele.John@usdoj.gov Email:Michele.John@usdoj.gov |
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Michele John Grant Program Specialist 202-616-5342 Michele.John@usdoj.gov Email: Michele.John@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.590 | PKG00230069 | Jan 04, 2017 | Feb 16, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
291037 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
291037 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
291037 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
291037 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
291037 SF424B-1.1.pdf
291037 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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