Office for Victims of Crime

Description

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is pleased to announce its Recovery Act - National Field-Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects (NFG) discretionary grant funding opportunity, funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. This competitive solicitation provides funding for training, technical assistance, and demonstration projects that (1) are national in scope (defined as relevant and useful to many or most communities and states across the Nation); and either (2) address gaps in the field in the areas of training and technical assistance; or (3) develop promising practices, models, or programs through demonstration projects. All initiatives must focus on improving the capacity of victim service providers and allied practitioners in advancing rights and services for crime victims in the following areas: elder abuse, sexual assault, victim restitution, child abuse, youth victimization (including cybercrime victimization), victim services in corrections settings, stalking, the implications of forensic technologies for victims, and training and technical assistance on crime victims’ rights.This funding is authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Public Law 111-5), and sections 1402(d)(4), 1404(c)(1)(A), and 1404(c)(3)(E)(ii) of the Victims of Crime Act (Public Law 98-473), which provide funding for demonstration projects, training and technical assistance services for eligible victim assistance programs, and for training and special workshops designed to present and disseminate crime victim-relevant information.Applications for funding should be submitted through the on-line OJP Grants Management System (GMS). For additional information on the Office of Justice Programs’ Recovery Act Grant Programs, please visit the OJP website at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/recovery/.

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others

Contact

Grants Management System (GMS) <br/>1-888-549-9901, option 3
GMS Support Hotline