Vision 21: Law Enforcement and the Communities They Serve: Supporting Collective Healing in the Wake of Harm

The summary for the Vision 21: Law Enforcement and the Communities They Serve: Supporting Collective Healing in the Wake of Harm 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.

Vision 21: Law Enforcement and the Communities They Serve: Supporting Collective Healing in the Wake of Harm: OVC will make up $7 million available; of which at least $5 million must be directed to the competitive selection of at least six law enforcement agency demonstration sites in small, medium and large population areas (to be defined by the applicant). The additional funding should be directed to two areas: (1) oversight, administration and technical assistance for the demonstration sites that includes convening of grantee meetings and the development and dissemination of a practical resource guide or compendium at the end of the project; and (2) Up to $500,000 to provide rapid response technical assistance and other resources to other law enforcement agencies and their communities in the aftermath of a law enforcement-involved shooting/high-profile incident.

Federal Grant Title:	Vision 21: Law Enforcement and the Communities They Serve: Supporting Collective Healing in the Wake of Harm
Federal Agency Name:	Office for Victims of Crime (USDOJ-OJP-OVC)
Grant Categories:	Information and Statistics Law Justice and Legal Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	OVC-2016-10780
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	16.582
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	September 7th, 2016
Original Application Deadline:	September 7th, 2016
Posted Date:	August 8th, 2016
Creation Date:	August 8th, 2016
Archive Date:	No date given
Total Program Funding:	$7,000,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$7,000,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	August 16th, 2016

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to private nonprofit organizations, including but not limited to those that work with law enforcement and on criminal justice issues. Applicants must have demonstrated knowledge, expertise, and experience in advancing trauma-informed law enforcement response to victimization, particularly with incidents involving police-involved shootings, and other high-profile and crisis incidents. Additionally, applicants must be able to identify and work with key stakeholders and effectively select and manage a minimum of six law enforcement demonstration sites that will address the impact of trauma within the law enforcement organization and in community responses. Applicants should also have experience in providing technical assistance on trauma-informed culture and responses by law enforcement agencies, and in strategic planning, community collaboration, and coalition building. OVC welcomes applications that involve two or more entities that will carry out the funded federal award activities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the other(s) must be proposed as subrecipient(s). The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire project. Only one application per lead applicant will be considered; however, a subrecipient may be part of multiple proposals.OVC may elect to make awards for applications submitted under this solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Funding Opportunity
Grant Announcement Contact: Lindsay Waldrop, Victim Justice Program Specialist, by telephone at 202-353-0486.
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