Opportunity ID: 346762

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVW-2023-171488
Funding Opportunity Title: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response – Solicitation
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: 60
Assistance Listings: 16.590 — Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Mar 10, 2023
Last Updated Date: Apr 25, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 20, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 27, 2023
Archive Date: –
Estimated Total Program Funding: –
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $375,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
County governments
City or township governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to: States, Indian Tribal Governments; state and local courts (including juvenile courts); units of local government; state, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions; or victim service providers in the United States or U.S. territories. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office on Violence Against Women
Description: This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. §§ 10461-10465 and implemented through regulations at 28 C.F.R. Part 90, Subpart D. The Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program (ICJR Program) (CFDA# 16.590) encourages state, local, and tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims, by requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system. The foundation of the ICJR Program is a Coordinated Community Response (CCR). A CCR brings together a diverse group of community partners to work together to address the widespread impact of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to provide multiple pathways to support, healing, and accountability for families. For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of program goals and objectives, see:

OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs Webpage.
Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage.
Program-specific sections in OVW’s most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs.

What’s New About this OVW Program

As a result of the passage of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022), the following changes have been made to the ICJR Program:

Applicants may now apply to support comprehensive civil legal services, outside of assistance seeking orders of protection. Applications that include civil legal services must limit direct civil legal services to no more than 30% of project activities.
Applicants may apply to two new purpose areas: (25) developing statewide databases on sexual assault nurse examiners; and (26) supporting alternative methods of reducing crime in communities that supplant “punitive” programs or policies (i.e., ones that penalize victims for requesting law enforcement or emergency assistance or because of criminal activity at a victim’s residence); and
Applicant jurisdictions (other than courts) must certify that: (1) no later than three years after receiving their first award post VAWA 2022, their laws, policies, and practices ensure that prosecutors’ offices implement training on victim-centered approaches in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases; and also have in place victim-centered polices, and protocols disfavoring the use of material witness petitions and bench warrants to obtain victim-witness testimony; and (2) their laws, policies, and practices prohibit prosecution of a minor for prostitution.

Additional changes to the ICJR Program include:

Applicants may no longer propose more than 50% of grant funds to be used to develop and disseminate training as a grant deliverable;
If an application proposes to pass through more than 50% of grant funds to one organization, the applicant must include an explanation of why the entity receiving the funds did not apply as the lead applicant.
Link to Additional Information: Full Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov
Email:OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Extending the Grants.gov deadline from April 20 to April 27, 2023. Extending the JustGrants deadline from April 27 to May 2, 2023. Apr 25, 2023
Mar 10, 2023

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVW-2023-171488
Funding Opportunity Title: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response – Solicitation
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: 60
Assistance Listings: 16.590 — Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Mar 10, 2023
Last Updated Date: Apr 25, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 20, 2023
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 27, 2023
Archive Date: –
Estimated Total Program Funding: –
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $375,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
County governments
City or township governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to: States, Indian Tribal Governments; state and local courts (including juvenile courts); units of local government; state, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions; or victim service providers in the United States or U.S. territories. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office on Violence Against Women
Description: This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. §§ 10461-10465 and implemented through regulations at 28 C.F.R. Part 90, Subpart D. The Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program (ICJR Program) (CFDA# 16.590) encourages state, local, and tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims, by requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system. The foundation of the ICJR Program is a Coordinated Community Response (CCR). A CCR brings together a diverse group of community partners to work together to address the widespread impact of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to provide multiple pathways to support, healing, and accountability for families. For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of program goals and objectives, see:

OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs Webpage.
Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage.
Program-specific sections in OVW’s most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs.

What’s New About this OVW Program

As a result of the passage of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022), the following changes have been made to the ICJR Program:

Applicants may now apply to support comprehensive civil legal services, outside of assistance seeking orders of protection. Applications that include civil legal services must limit direct civil legal services to no more than 30% of project activities.
Applicants may apply to two new purpose areas: (25) developing statewide databases on sexual assault nurse examiners; and (26) supporting alternative methods of reducing crime in communities that supplant “punitive” programs or policies (i.e., ones that penalize victims for requesting law enforcement or emergency assistance or because of criminal activity at a victim’s residence); and
Applicant jurisdictions (other than courts) must certify that: (1) no later than three years after receiving their first award post VAWA 2022, their laws, policies, and practices ensure that prosecutors’ offices implement training on victim-centered approaches in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases; and also have in place victim-centered polices, and protocols disfavoring the use of material witness petitions and bench warrants to obtain victim-witness testimony; and (2) their laws, policies, and practices prohibit prosecution of a minor for prostitution.

Additional changes to the ICJR Program include:

Applicants may no longer propose more than 50% of grant funds to be used to develop and disseminate training as a grant deliverable;
If an application proposes to pass through more than 50% of grant funds to one organization, the applicant must include an explanation of why the entity receiving the funds did not apply as the lead applicant.
Link to Additional Information: Full Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov
Email:OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVW-2023-171488
Funding Opportunity Title: OVW Fiscal Year 2023 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response – Solicitation
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: 60
Assistance Listings: 16.590 — Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies and Enforcement of Protection Orders Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Mar 10, 2023
Last Updated Date: Mar 10, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: –
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 20, 2023
Archive Date: –
Estimated Total Program Funding: –
Award Ceiling: $1,000,000
Award Floor: $375,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
City or township governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
State governments
County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to: States, Indian Tribal Governments; state and local courts (including juvenile courts); units of local government; state, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions; or victim service providers in the United States or U.S. territories. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Office on Violence Against Women
Description: This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. §§ 10461-10465 and implemented through regulations at 28 C.F.R. Part 90, Subpart D. The Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program (ICJR Program) (CFDA# 16.590) encourages state, local, and tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims, by requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system. The foundation of the ICJR Program is a Coordinated Community Response (CCR). A CCR brings together a diverse group of community partners to work together to address the widespread impact of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and to provide multiple pathways to support, healing, and accountability for families. For additional information about this program and related performance measures, including how awards contribute to the achievement of program goals and objectives, see:

OVW grant program information: OVW Grants and Programs Webpage.
Program performance measures under the Measuring Effectiveness Initiative: VAWA Measuring Effectiveness Initiative webpage.
Program-specific sections in OVW’s most recent report to Congress on the effectiveness of VAWA grant programs.

What’s New About this OVW Program

As a result of the passage of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022), the following changes have been made to the ICJR Program:

Applicants may now apply to support comprehensive civil legal services, outside of assistance seeking orders of protection. Applications that include civil legal services must limit direct civil legal services to no more than 30% of project activities.
Applicants may apply to two new purpose areas: (25) developing statewide databases on sexual assault nurse examiners; and (26) supporting alternative methods of reducing crime in communities that supplant “punitive” programs or policies (i.e., ones that penalize victims for requesting law enforcement or emergency assistance or because of criminal activity at a victim’s residence); and
Applicant jurisdictions (other than courts) must certify that: (1) no later than three years after receiving their first award post VAWA 2022, their laws, policies, and practices ensure that prosecutors’ offices implement training on victim-centered approaches in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking cases; and also have in place victim-centered polices, and protocols disfavoring the use of material witness petitions and bench warrants to obtain victim-witness testimony; and (2) their laws, policies, and practices prohibit prosecution of a minor for prostitution.

Additional changes to the ICJR Program include:

Applicants may no longer propose more than 50% of grant funds to be used to develop and disseminate training as a grant deliverable;
If an application proposes to pass through more than 50% of grant funds to one organization, the applicant must include an explanation of why the entity receiving the funds did not apply as the lead applicant.
Link to Additional Information: Full Announcement
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov
Email:OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov

Related Documents

Packages

Agency Contact Information: For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at 202-307-6026.
OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov
Email: OVW.ICJR@usdoj.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
16.590 PKG00280473 Mar 10, 2023 Apr 27, 2023 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

346762 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf

346762 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

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