Deadline: 17-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 for the Building State Technology Capacity program.
The primary goal of this program is to implement statewide technology programs to enhance victims’ access to services, foster innovation and efficiency in the provision of services, improve the quality of services, and improve the accessibility and responsiveness of victim service organizations.
Objectives
Successful applicants will achieve this goal through the following objectives:
- Conduct strategic planning to identify gaps in technology and implement the strategic plan to enhance statewide technological capacities.
- Implement technological enhancements to improve the state’s technological capacity as relevant to victim services.
- Collaborate with community stakeholders, victim service providers, subrecipient organizations, and other allied professionals on the technology needs of the state.
- Conduct a comprehensive assessment to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
- Perform data collection and participate in evaluation activities to determine if the program is meeting stated goals and objectives.
- Other objectives as identified by OVC.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $3,600,000.00
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $600,000.00
- Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/21 12:00 AM
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 6
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments, Other
- Territories and possessions of the United States
- Other organizations are also eligible to apply for funding when such an application is in partnership with the SAA for the applicant’s state.
- 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.
- To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient.
- All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
- OVC may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2021 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333261