Opportunity ID: 333191

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVC-2021-96003
Funding Opportunity Title: OVC FY 2021 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 6
Assistance Listings: 16.582 — Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Apr 30, 2021
Last Updated Date: Apr 30, 2021
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 15, 2021
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 15, 2021
Archive Date:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,800,000
Award Ceiling: $300,000
Award Floor: $0

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Private institutions of higher education
County governments
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: For purposes of this solicitation, "state" means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO.

All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Current OVC FGMC grantees who received funding from the OVC FY 2020 FGMC solicitation are not eligible to apply for funding under this solicitation.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office for Victims of Crime
Description: The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.

This program will support projects to build or enhance a community response to female genital mutilation and cutting (FGMC). Grantees will work to increase services, education, and community partner engagement to stop the victimization of girls through FGMC, at the community level.

Link to Additional Information: Funding Opportunity
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage , 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., ET Monday – Friday; and 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., ET Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays.

An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline.

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only) or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. 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.
grants@ncjrs.gov
Email:grants@ncjrs.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 333191 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> O-OVC-2021-96003-OVC FY21 FGM-V1_SI-96003.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support webpage , 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., ET Monday – Friday; and 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., ET Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays.

An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline.

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only) or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. 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.
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 PKG00266820 Apr 30, 2021 Jun 15, 2021 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

333191 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf

333191 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

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