OVC FY 15 Vision 21 Innovation Grants: Enhancing and Transforming Services for Victims of Crime

The summary for the OVC FY 15 Vision 21 Innovation Grants: Enhancing and Transforming Services for Victims of Crime grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, 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 as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Office for Victims of Crime, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

OVC FY 15 Vision 21 Innovation Grants: Enhancing and Transforming Services for Victims of Crime: Through cooperative agreements in up to 8 program areas, OVC will provide funding to enhance and transform services for victims of crime and to reach and serve more crime victims and address gaps in the crime victims' field. OVC will consider proposals that provide training, technical assistance, capacity building, assessment, or strategic planning with a focus on identifying and addressing gaps in knowledge, assessing or developing and evaluating innovative practices, developing evidence-based training and technical assistance, or developing strategic approaches of leveraging resources to reach and serve more victims. Apply by June 18, 2015.

Federal Grant Title:	OVC FY 15 Vision 21 Innovation Grants: Enhancing and Transforming Services for Victims of Crime
Federal Agency Name:	Office for Victims of Crime (USDOJ-OJP-OVC)
Grant Categories:	Community Development Income Security and Social Services Law Justice and Legal Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	OVC-2015-4258
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	16.582
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	June 18th, 2015
Original Application Deadline:	June 18th, 2015
Posted Date:	May 4th, 2015
Creation Date:	May 4th, 2015
Archive Date:	July 18th, 2015
Total Program Funding:	$6,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$750,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$25,000
Expected Number of Awards:	37
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	May 4th, 2015

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Purpose Areas 1–4, 6, and 8: Eligible applicants are limited to public agencies, including states; federally recognized Indian tribal governments as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, units of local government (including tribal units) private nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations); for-profit organizations (including tribal for-profit organizations); that can demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the area described in this solicitation. Applicants must have the staff resources and capability to develop or enhance programs proposed to address the area of victimization described in the solicitation. A private nonprofit organization does not need to have 501(c)(3) status to apply for grant funding under this solicitation. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fee. Purpose Areas 5 and 7: Eligible applicants are limited to law enforcement professional associations or law enforcement agencies, although applicants may propose partnerships with other organizations or agencies, including crime victim advocacy organizations. Applications in any of the purpose areas that involve two or more entities are welcome; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire program. Only one application per lead applicant will be considered; however, subrecipients may be part of multiple proposals. For additional eligibility information, see Section C. Eligibility Information
Link to Full Grant Announcement: OVC Funding Opportunity
Grant Announcement Contact: For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact Ann Vallandingham, Senior Policy Advisor, by telephone at 202–514–5129.
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