The Office for Victims of Crime is offering a grant to enhance services for polyvictims in Family Justice Centers, building on previous initiatives. Up to six FJCs will be funded to implement assessment tools, expand partnerships, and improve case management for polyvictims. Additionally, one organization will receive funding to provide technical assistance to selected sites. The aim is to create new pathways of hope and healing for individuals affected by multiple victimizations. A pre-application webinar will be held on May 20, 2019. Application deadline is July 8, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 315798
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OVC-2019-15643 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | OVC FY 2019 Transforming Family Justice Center Services: Creating New Pathways of Hope and Healing for Polyvictims |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 7 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.582 — Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 09, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 09, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $6,100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Purpose Area 1: Family Justice Center Polyvictimization Implementation Sites: Governmental agencies that serve as the lead agency of a Family Justice Center (FJC); governmental agencies with an FJC established as a separate department or program within a city or county agency (including federally recognized Indian tribal governments, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; however, a determination by the Secretary of the Interior is not required for tribes to which federal recognition was extended by virtue of Public Law 115-121, the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017.) Also eligible are nonprofit, nongovernmental, community-based domestic violence or sexual assault agencies that serve as the lead agency of an FJC; 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations created expressly for leadership and management of an FJC; and governmental and nonprofit organizations that serve as the lead of a comprehensive co-located service center primarily serving victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, which involves victim services, civil legal services, law enforcement, and prosecution.
Purpose Area 2: Polyvictimization Technical Assistance Provider: Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations). All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office for Victims of Crime |
| Description: | OVC seeks to expand the work and lessons learned from OVC’s FY 2016 demonstration initiative, “A Pathway to Justice, Healing, and Hope: Addressing Polyvictimization in a Family Justice Center.” Purpose Area 1: OVC expects to fund up to six FJCs or similar co-located service model agencies to: implement the validated assessment tool (see Appendix A); increase partnerships with traditional and non-traditional FJC services to serve identified polyvictims more holistically; expand case management services to include a thorough understanding of the specific needs of the survivors; and build capacity within their communities to leverage existing and new resources for crime victims. Purpose Area 2: OVC anticipates funding one organization to provide comprehensive technical assistance to the Purpose Area 1 sites selected under this program. OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on May 20, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by July 8, 2019. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Funding Opportunity |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please 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 Email:grants@ncjrs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 315798 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> FY19-Transforming-FJC-Services-for-Polyvictims-508.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | 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 Email: grants@ncjrs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.582 | OVC-2019-15764 | OVC FY 2019 Transforming Family Justice Center Services: Creating New Pathways of Hope and Healing for Polyvictims Purpose Area 2 Technical Assistance Provider | PKG00250839 | May 09, 2019 | Jul 08, 2019 | View |
| 16.582 | OVC-2019-15763 | OVC FY 2019 Transforming Family Justice Center Services: Creating New Pathways of Hope and Healing for Polyvictims Purpose Area 1 Sites | PKG00250838 | May 09, 2019 | Jul 08, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
315798 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
315798 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
315798 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
315798 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
315798 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
315798 SF424B-1.1.pdf
315798 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
315798 DOJ_Questionnaire_1_1-1.1.pdf
Package 2
Mandatory forms
315798 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
315798 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
315798 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
315798 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
315798 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
315798 SF424B-1.1.pdf
315798 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
315798 DOJ_Questionnaire_1_1-1.1.pdf
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