OVC FY 11 State Victim Assistance Academy Initiative (New)

The summary for the OVC FY 11 State Victim Assistance Academy Initiative (New) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	OVC FY 11 State Victim Assistance Academy Initiative (New)
	CFDA Number:	16.582
	CFDA Description:	Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants
	Federal Agency Name:	Office for Victims of Crime
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education Income Security and Social Services Law Justice and Legal Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	OVC-2011-2837
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Nov 05, 2010
	Creation Date:	Nov 24, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 21, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Dec 21, 2010
	Archive Date:	Dec 21, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	6
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$210,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$35,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - For profit organizations other than small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: This grant opportunity offers up to six first-year awards of $35,000 for the development of State Victim Assistance Academies (SVAA) that will provide comprehensive, academically based, fundamental education and training for victim assistance providers, victim advocates, criminal justice personal, and allied professionals who routinely work with victims of crime. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment from the state Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) victim assistance and compensation program offices to help develop the Academy. Those applying are urged to begin the application process well in advance of the December 21, 2010, deadline.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/solicitation.aspx
Grant Announcement Contact: For technical assistance with submitting the application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 1-800-518-4726 or via e-mail to support@grants.gov or Zoe E. French at zoe.e.french@usdoj.gov. For assistance with any other requirement of this solicitation, contact Richard Greenough, Program Manager, at 202-616-8715 or Richard.Greenough2@usdoj.gov. Grants.gov Technical Issues [support@grants.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • OVC FY 11 National Field Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects; • OVC FY 2011 National Joint Training Conference for VOCA Victim Assistance and Victim Compensation Ad...; • OVC FY 2011 Victim Assistance and Compensation Professional Development Fellowship Program; • OVC FY 11 American Indian and Alaska Native SANE-SART Training and Technical Assistance; • OVC FY 11 Tribal Victim Assistance in Alaska Fellowship Program; • FY 2005 OVC Action Partnerships with Membership and Professional Organizations; • FY 2005 OVC Public Awareness in Underserved Communities; • FY 04 OVC State Victim Assistance Academy Initiative; • FY 2005 OVC Helping Outreach Programs to Expand II Cooperative Agreement; • FY 2004 OVC Sexual Assault Response Team Toolkit