The Office for Victims of Crime is offering the FY 2018 Training and Technical Assistance Grant to fund VOCA Victim Assistance Program agencies or partnering organizations. The grant aims to support training initiatives, victim assistance academies, conferences, and scholarships for service providers in the field of crime victim assistance. Up to 30 awards of $1.5 million each are expected to be granted, totaling up to $12 million. The grant period extends until September 30, 2021. Applicants must apply by June 18, 2018, with a pre-application webinar scheduled on May 22, 2018, for further details.
Opportunity ID: 305264
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OVC-2018-14200 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | OVC FY 2018 Discretionary Training and Technical Assistance Program for VOCA Victim Assistance Grantees |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Income Security and Social Services Law, Justice and Legal Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 30 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.582 — Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 17, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 18, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 18, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $12,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $1,500,000 |
| Award Floor: | $25,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are limited to state administering agencies for the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance Program Formula Grants, authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 20103(a) and (b). Outside organizations are also eligible to apply for funding when such an application is made in partnership with the VOCA Victim Assistance Program state administering agency of the applicant’s state.
All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee. OVC welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees). The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award, including administering the funding and managing the entire program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office for Victims of Crime |
| Description: | The purpose of this solicitation is to fund VOCA Victim Assistance Program state administering agencies (SAAs) or outside organizations who partner with existing SAAs to provide training within the applicant’s state. Activities funded through this program may include, but are not limited to, the establishment or enhancement of state victim assistance academies, statewide training initiatives, crime victim-related conferences, basic training for new programs, or scholarships to attend conferences and/or training for service providers and others who work with victims of crime. OVC expects to make up to 30 awards of up to $1.5 million each, with an estimated total amount awarded of up to $12 million. The anticipated period of performance for these grants will be from the award date through September 30, 2021. OVC will conduct one pre-application webinar on May 22, 2018, from 1:002:00 p.m. e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by June 18, 2018. |
| 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 the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll free at 800–851–3420; via TTY at 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only); email 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 close date.
grants@ncjrs.gov Email:grants@ncjrs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll free at 800–851–3420; via TTY at 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only); email 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 close 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 | PKG00242249 | May 17, 2018 | Jun 18, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
305264 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
305264 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
305264 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
305264 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
305264 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
305264 SF424B-1.1.pdf
305264 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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