OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant

The summary for the OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant 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 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant: The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. Under this solicitation, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will award each eligible state and territory victim assistance program an annual grant to support eligible crime victim assistance programs in that state or territory. Eligible crime victim assistance programs are those that are "operated by a public agency or nonprofit organization, or a combination of such agencies or organizations or of both such agencies and organizations, and provide services to victims of crime," and that meet the other requirements set out in 34 U.S.C. § 20103(b)(1).

Federal Grant Title:	OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant
Federal Agency Name:	Office for Victims of Crime (USDOJ-OJP-OVC)
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	O-OVC-2021-19002
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	16.575
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	July 6th, 2021
Original Application Deadline:	July 6th, 2021
Posted Date:	May 19th, 2021
Creation Date:	May 19th, 2021
Archive Date:	October 31st, 2021
Total Program Funding:	$1,093,332,726
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$0
Expected Number of Awards:	56
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	July 14th, 2021

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Territories and possessions of the United States. All states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to receive an annual VOCA victim assistance formula grant. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements specified in VOCA, 34 U.S.C. § 20103(b).   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 technical assistance with submitting the SF424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support, or email at [email protected]. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays.

For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ's Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or [email protected]. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., ET Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays.

An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline.

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at [email protected]. Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation closing date.

Pre-Application Webinar

OVC will conduct one pre-application webinar during which OVC staff will review the solicitation requirements and conduct a question and answer session with interested potential applicants. Participation is optional. When the webinar has been scheduled, the details and registration information will be available at https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/funding-webinars.
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