OVC FY 2020 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program

The summary for the OVC FY 2020 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program 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 2020 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program: The goal of this program is to assist state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in developing or enhancing victim specialist programs that connect victims and families to much-needed services. Awards will be made under four purpose areas based on the type of law enforcement agency (small, mid-size, large, or tribal). Priority will be given to applicants that: (1) address specific challenges that rural communities face, (2) serve high-poverty areas or persistent-poverty counties, or (3) offer enhancements to public safety in economically distressed communities (Qualified Opportunity Zones). OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by April 20, 2020.

Federal Grant Title:	OVC FY 2020 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program
Federal Agency Name:	Office for Victims of Crime (USDOJ-OJP-OVC)
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services Law Justice and Legal Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	OVC-2020-17556
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	16.582
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	April 20th, 2020
Original Application Deadline:	April 20th, 2020
Posted Date:	February 19th, 2020
Creation Date:	February 19th, 2020
Archive Date:	No date given
Total Program Funding:	$11,685,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$825,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$270,000
Expected Number of Awards:	25
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	February 19th, 2020

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: The following entities are eligible to apply: • Public law enforcement agencies (state, local, and tribal agencies). Tribal agencies must be public law enforcement agencies of federally recognized Indian tribes. Additionally, an organization that is acting as the authorized designee of a federally recognized Indian tribe may apply. While all applications from tribal agencies will require a tribal resolution or other satisfactory evidence of legal authority from the tribe as part of the application, only organizations that are tribal designees MUST submit this documentation as part of their application. Priority consideration will be given to applicants who have not received funding under the OVC FY 2018 Law Enforcement-Based Direct Victim Services Program. Recipients of OVC FY 2019 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program funding are not eligible to apply for this FY 2020 solicitation. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Funding Opportunity
Grant Announcement Contact: For requirements of this solicitation, contact OVC’s National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll free at 800–851–3420; via TTY at 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only); email to [email protected]; fax to 301–240–5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., eastern time, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., eastern time, on the solicitation closing date.
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