The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is offering a grant for the Domestic Violence Mentor Court Initiative. This initiative seeks to identify and support well-established specialized courts to serve as mentors. This grant is for the purpose of enabling these mentor courts to guide other court systems and programs. The goal is to significantly enhance court responses to cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. The program aims to ensure improved victim safety and heightened offender accountability across the justice system. Applicants must carefully review the entire Call for Concept Papers and ensure all application requirements are met for consideration.
Opportunity ID: 205373
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OVW-2013-3391 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | OVW FY 2013 Court Training and Improvements Program: Domestic Violence Mentor Court Initiative Call for Concept Papers |
| 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: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.013 — Violence Against Women Act Court Training and Improvement Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Nov 01, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 07, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 07, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jan 06, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $150,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $37,500 |
| Award Floor: | $10,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) City or township governments County governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Description: | The Mentor Court Initiative creates a unique opportunity to recognize well-established specialized courts and enable them to guide other courts and court-based programs that wish to significantly improve their court responses to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking cases and ensure victim safety and offender accountability.
Please read the Call for Concept Papers in its entirety before beginning your application. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that the application is complete and that all eligibility requirements have been met at the time of application submission. OVW may remove an application from consideration if the application is incomplete. Final award decisions are not appealable. |
| Link to Additional Information: | OVW FY 2013 Court Training and Improvements Program: Domestic Violence Mentor Court Initiative Call for Concept Papers |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Krista Blakeney-Mitchell
Phone 202-305-2651 Email:Krista.Blakeney-Mitchell@usdoj.gov |
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Krista Blakeney-Mitchell Phone 202-305-2651 Email: Krista.Blakeney-Mitchell@usdoj.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16.013 | OVW-2013-3391 | OVW FY 2013 Court Training and Improvements Program: Domestic Violence Mentor Court Initiative Call for Concept Papers | PKG00150790 | Nov 01, 2012 | Dec 07, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
205373 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
205373 Project-1.1.pdf
205373 Budget-1.1.pdf
205373 SF424B-1.1.pdf