Deadline: 12 May 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for the OVC Fiscal Year (FY) 2020: Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime program. This program furthers the Department’s mission by supporting organizations that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology on a national scale (or regional projects that can be replicated nationally) to improve responses, services, and access for victims of crime.
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.
Deliverables
Deliverables include:
- Direct service provision to crime victims, using trauma-informed approaches that protect the safety and confidentiality of victims;
- Culturally and linguistically appropriate community outreach events and materials;
- Resources for service providers and criminal justice stakeholders;
- A final report describing project activities, promising practices, challenges encountered, and solutions to address those challenges in order to improve outcomes for crime victims.
Funding Information
- Estimated maximum dollar amount for each award: $1.5 million
- Period of Performance duration: 24 months
- Period of Performance start date: October 1, 2020
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible to apply:
- Public agencies,
- Institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education),
- Federally recognized Indian tribes,
- For-profit and nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations).
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=325420