Office for Victims of Crime

Description

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. This solicitation has two purpose areas for application: Purpose Area 1: OVC is seeking applications from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula Assistance and Compensation Program State Administering Agencies (SAA) to implement statewide technology programs to enhance victims’ access to services, foster innovation and efficiency in providing services, improve the quality of services, and improve the accessibility and responsiveness of victim service organizations.Purpose Area 2: OVC is seeking applications under the Grants for State-Run Hate Crime Hotlines provision of 2021 (34 U.S.C. 30507(e)) to establish state-run hate crime hotlines to assist victims who might otherwise be reluctant to report these crimes.Agencies can apply for both purpose areas, but they must submit a separate application for eachStatutory Authority: This project is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 20103(c)(1)(A), for Purpose Area 1; and 34 U.S.C. 30507(e), for Purpose Area 2.

Who can apply

• State governments

Contact

For technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. <br/> <br/>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. to 9 p.m. eastern time Monday-Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays. <br/> <br/>For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY: 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., eastern time Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the solicitation closing date. <br/> <br/>Pre-Application Webinar <br/> <br/>OVC will conduct one pre-application webinar during which OVC staff will review the solicitation requirements and conduct a question-and-answer session with interested potential applicants. Participation in the webinar is optional. When the webinar has been scheduled, the details and registration information will be available at: https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/funding-webinars. <br/>grants@ncjrs.gov
grants@ncjrs.gov