Deadline: 11 May 2017
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for funding under the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 “Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth State Demonstration Project.
The program seeks to address the enduring issue of child and youth victimization through state-level demonstration projects. Although many systems exist to respond to issues caused by child and youth victimization, these systems often fail to communicate and collaborate effectively to get to the root of the problem.
Program Objectives
- Establish a collaborative body/network of stakeholders. This must consist of all of the relevant systems (e.g., child welfare, juvenile justice, victim services), professionals, community groups, and stakeholders (including families that have interfaced with the systems).
- Conduct a gap analysis/needs assessment. States will work with their stakeholders and an OVC-identified TA provider to more fully identify all of the relevant systems and stakeholders, review and analyze existing policies and protocols of the partnering agencies, and identify strengths and gaps in services and resources.
- Develop a strategy. States will continue to work with their stakeholders and an OVC identified TA provider to develop a strategy based on the state’s needs and resources. This strategy will also include developing a systematic method to screen for victimization across entities, developing protocols and procedures to ensure children and families receive appropriate services, and delivering staff training to implement and sustain the practice statewide.
- Implement the strategy. States will continue to work with their stakeholders and an OVC identified TA provider to implement the strategy, grow their network as needed, identify and make changes as needed, identify lessons learned to share broadly, and identify how the program will be sustained after OVC grant funding has ended.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $500,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are limited to public agencies (i.e. state agencies, federally recognized Indian tribal governments (as determined by the Secretary of the Interior)), and units of local government.
- Units of government may partner as co-applicants, when necessary, to achieve the goals of this solicitation; however, a lead agency must be identified. Lead applicants must partner with a collaborative body/network of stakeholders that includes representatives of state government, victim services, law enforcement, health services (physical, mental, and behavioral), juvenile justice, courts, judges, educators, and other state, tribal, and local entities.
- Partners should collectively have expertise in victim services (including victim compensation), child and youth victimization, child welfare, juvenile justice, law enforcement, mental health, law (as it pertains to this population), information technology, and other key components identified by the applicant.
- OVC may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2017 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.