Deadline: 14-Oct-22
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) has launched its Firearms Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (TA Initiative) (CFDA 16.526) to provide direct training and technical assistance to existing and potential OVW recipients and subrecipients to enhance their efforts to successfully implement projects supported by OVW grant funds.
OVW's TA Initiative is designed to strengthen and build the capacity of civil and criminal justice system professionals and victim service providers across the nation to respond effectively to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking and foster partnerships among organizations that have not traditionally worked together to address these crimes.
Program Scope
Activities supported by this program are determined by statute, federal regulations, and OVW policies. If an applicant receives an award, the funded project is bound by this solicitation, the DOJ Financial Guide, including updates to the financial guide after an award is made, the Solicitation Companion Guide, and the conditions of the award.
Purpose Areas
The purpose of the OVW FTAP Special Initiative is to provide specialized, jurisdiction specific training and technical assistance to the 12 FTAP pilot sites related to the implementation of state, tribal, and/or federal domestic violence firearms policies and laws.
OVW Priority Areas
In FY 2022, OVW, through its grant programs, is supporting the priority areas identified below. The FTAP Special Initiative reflects these priorities and all applicants, including the Culturally Specific Training and Technical Assistance Consortium (CS TAC), must incorporate one or more of them into their proposed project.
- Advance racial equity as an essential component of ending sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.
- Increase access to justice for all survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking, including through exploration of survivor-centered criminal justice system reform.
- Strengthen efforts to prevent and end sexual assault, including victim services and civil and criminal justice responses.
- Improve outreach, services, civil and criminal justice responses, prevention, and support for survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking from underserved communities, particularly LGBTQ and immigrant communities.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 3
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards 3: $2,500,000.00
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $3,000,000.00
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible entities for the FTAP Special Initiative are national, tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations.
- Eligible applicants must have the capacity to provide training and technical assistance on a national level. In rare circumstances, OVW may support institutions of higher education; state, local, or tribal governments or governmental agencies (e.g., police departments, prosecutor's offices, or probation departments); or local nonprofit organizations.
- However, in such circumstances, those entities must describe in detail their demonstrated history or providing TTA and include justification in the application that they have delivered TTA to a national audience.
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