Deadline: 14-Jun-21
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for funding that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology in innovative ways to interact directly with crime victims and/or to provide information, referrals, crisis assistance, and longer-term help.
This program furthers the Department’s mission by supporting organizations that encourage the use of technology to improve responses, services, and access for victims of crime.
Goals
- The goal of this program is to develop innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology to improve response, services, and access for victims of crime.
- The goal of this program is to enhance or expand capacity of a national victim service hotline.
Objectives
The objective of this program is to identify gaps in technology that can be enhanced by building the organization’s technological capacity to increase access and provide timely victim services that are sustainable, safe, and align with OVC Model Standards.
The objective of this program is to expand a national hotline to interact directly with crime victims and/or to provide information, referrals, crisis assistance, and longer-term help. The hotline should be staffed by experienced case managers who provide direct service provision and personalized support to crime victims, using trauma-informed approaches that protect the safety and confidentiality of victims. The hotline, at a minimum, should incorporate the following approaches:
- Utilize skilled case managers who can assess the needs of the victim and identify relevant next steps.
- Identify appropriate reporting agencies, and provide information to callers to assist them in reporting, or connect callers directly (as a warm hand-off) with the appropriate agency.
- Provide resources and referrals to other applicable services as needed.
- Provide contact information to national or local level resources per the specific needs of the caller.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $1,500,000.00
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $4,500,000.00
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/21 12:00 AM
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 4
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants: City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, State governments, Other
- Other: For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333170
