Deadline: 16-Jun-22
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applications for funding to increase access to legal assistance for victims of crime in underserved communities.
Goals
The goal of this solicitation is to further OVC’s efforts to increase legal assistance to crime victims in underserved communities to improve their access to legal services in order to better address their legal needs regarding victimization and to enforce victims’ rights.
- Competitively select approximately 20 legal fellows who will be placed in host organizations in underserved communities throughout the country, particularly those in BIPOC communities, to provide victims’ rights enforcement and civil legal services to victims of crime in those communities. The legal fellowships will be for a 2-year term.
- Provide intensive training and technical assistance (TTA) to the legal fellows.
Objectives
- This program will help bridge the gaps in accessing legal services that currently exist, particularly in underserved communities.
- Design training and technical assistance to enhance the fellows’ knowledge on legal issues and best practices related to crime victimization and victims’ rights enforcement, and to create opportunities for peer learning.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $5,000,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Others
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=339789