The Office for Victims of Crime is offering the OVC Technology Innovation Grant to nonprofit organizations looking to advance the use of technology to directly assist crime victims. With funding ranging from $500,000 to $2.25 million per award and a total of up to $15 million available, this grant aims to support innovative projects that improve victim services on a national scale. Projects should focus on developing technology solutions for information provision, referrals, crisis assistance, and long-term support. The grant period is 24 months, starting on October 1, 2018. Application deadline is June 25, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 305613
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OVC-2018-14043 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | OVC FY 2018 Vision 21: Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime |
| 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: | 10 |
| Assistance Listings: | 16.582 — Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 24, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 25, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $15,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $500,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations) with the financial and administrative capacity to manage a federal award funding for a national-scope project or a regional project which could be replicated nationally to serve crime victims within the United States. Applicants must demonstrate a unique capability and strong desire to reach and serve victims of crime through a project that is national in scope or nationally replicable. A nonprofit organization does not have to have 501(c)(3) status to apply for grant funding under this solicitation.
All recipients and subrecipients must forgo any profit or management fee. Applicants are permitted to submit proposals (each with a separate application) for multiple projects under this solicitation. OVC welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any other organization(s) must be proposed as subrecipient(s) (“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. OVC may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2018 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Office for Victims of Crime |
| Description: | This program will provide project funding to eligible nonprofit organizations that propose to develop, use, and strategize the use of technology in innovative ways to interact directly with crime victims and provide information, referral, crisis assistance, and longer term help. Through this solicitation, OVC seeks to support organizations which demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology initiatives on a national or nationally replicable scale to improve response, services, and access for victims of crime. OVC expects to make up to 10 awards in the range of $500,000 to $2.25 million each, with an estimated total amount awarded up to $15 million. OVC expects to make awards for a 24 month period of performance, to begin on October 1, 2018. Apply by June 25, 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 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
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Related Documents
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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 | PKG00242522 | May 24, 2018 | Jun 25, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
305613 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
305613 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
305613 Project_Abstract_1_2-1.2.pdf
305613 OtherNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
305613 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
305613 SF424B-1.1.pdf
305613 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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