Deadline: 31 May 2018
Applications are open for 2018 National Identity Theft Victims Assistance Network Expansion Program (NITVAN II) that will strengthen and increase the outreach and capacity of victim services to better address the rights and needs of victims of identity theft and cybercrime across the nation.
The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) was competitively selected to lead activities for the National Identity Theft Victims’ Assistance Network Expansion Program (NITVAN II) with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), This effort seeks to further develop and expand the NITVAN networks and support systems established nationwide for victim service providers and advocates addressing identity theft and identity theft within the context of cybercrime.
The purpose of NITVAN II is to help expand the outreach and capacity of victim service programs to better address the rights and needs of victims of identity theft through the establishment of collaborative regional, statewide, and community-based coalitions dedicated to improving the response to victims of identity theft, with additional and growing emphasis on victims of identity theft within the context of cybercrime. For the purposes of this grant, cybercrime is defined as the use of an online platform to engage in activities where another individual’s personally identifiable information (PII) is targeted or used as a principal tool for financial/personal gain.
Funding Information
Each will be awarded up to $50,000, for a period of one year (October 2018-September 2019), to engage in coalition activities within their designated service area.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants are limited to public or private victim serving entities. This includes nonprofit organizations (including American Indian Nation nonprofit organizations), faith-based and community organizations, federally recognized American Indian Nation governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), as well as local and state government entities.
- Commercial “for-profit” organizations and federal agencies are not eligible to apply.
- Up to ten (10) entities will be competitively selected. Of the ten (10) selected, at least one will be law enforcement and one will be an American Indian Nation government entity.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit NITVAN II.