OVC FY13 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program-Vision 21 Fellowships

The summary for the OVC FY13 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program-Vision 21 Fellowships 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 FY13 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program-Vision 21 Fellowships: This competitive solicitation will fund two Vision 21 Fellowships. The Legal Assistance Fellowship will be critical in assisting OVC with any implementation efforts related to support of comprehensive, holistic legal assistance for victims of crime. The Strategic Engagement Fellowship will support OVC's efforts across the framework created by Vision 21 to ensure the field has a deeper understanding and awareness of the key issues and a strategic path for engagement. Up to $135,000 is available for each fellowship, with no more than $95,000 to be allocated for salary. Applicants are limited to individuals; organizations are not eligible to apply. The Legal Assistance Fellowship is open only to attorneys. Those applying are urged to begin in advance of the June 10, 2013, deadline.

Federal Grant Title:	OVC FY13 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program-Vision 21 Fellowships
Federal Agency Name:	Office for Victims of Crime
Grant Categories:	Income Security and Social Services Law Justice and Legal Services
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	OVC-2013-3613
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	16.583
CFDA Descriptions:	Children's Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities
Current Application Deadline:	Jun 10, 2013
Original Application Deadline:	Jun 10, 2013
Posted Date:	Apr 25, 2013
Creation Date:	May 10, 2013
Archive Date:	Jul 10, 2013
Total Program Funding:	$270,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$135,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:	2
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This announcement is for two distinct fellowships: the Legal Assistance Fellowship and the Strategic Engagement Fellowship. Applicants must be individuals (organizations are not eligible to apply) who demonstrate the financial and administrative capacity to manage the cooperative agreement; as well as the desire, knowledge, and ability to execute the development of training, technical assistance, public awareness, and other informational resources successfully to meet the needs of victim service providers and allied practitioners who serve crime victims. The Legal Assistance Fellowship is open only to attorneys, with favorable consideration given to those applicants who have a few years of experience working on related legal or policy issues, including (but not limited to) services to low-income individuals or pro bono legal assistance, working on crime victim legal issues, or victims' legal rights. (Please note that there is not a similar eligibility limitation for the Strategic Engagement Fellowship.) Applicants agree to abstain from any outside employment, either compensated or uncompensated, for the duration of the fellowship, unless approved in writing by the Director of OVC. Applicants should read the OVC Fellowship Guidelines that are available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/pdftxt/OVC_Fellowship_Guidelines.pdf.
Grant Announcement Contact: For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726 or 606–545–5035 or via e-mail to [email protected]. Note: The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Meg Morrow (for the Legal Assistance Fellowship), Attorney Advisor, by telephone at 202–353–0591 or by e-mail at [email protected]; or Laura Ivkovich (for the Strategic Engagement Fellowship), Policy Analyst, by telephone at 202–616–3576 or by e-mail at [email protected].

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