Deadline: 28 April 2020
The OVW (Office on Violence Against Women) is a component of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), is seeking applications for its National Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center.
The National Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center (NDVHP TARC) will provide customized and intensive training and technical assistance to jurisdictions interested in implementing a domestic violence homicide prevention (DVHP) intervention. This project may develop and/or enhance a community assessment tool that will be used to assess a jurisdiction’s capacity to implement a DVHP intervention, maintain a resource center about existing and new DVHP interventions, and provide training, technical assistance, and resources for each of the professions, to include law enforcement, domestic violence victim service providers, prosecutors, judges and other court staff, involved in implementing a DVHP intervention.
The primary purpose of the OVW Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (TA Initiative) is to provide direct technical assistance to existing and potential grantees and sub-grantees 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.
In FY 2020, funds under the NDVHP TARC may be used to develop and deliver high-quality training, TA, and resources to OVW grantees, sub-grantees, and potential grantees on implementing DVHP interventions. TTA may include, but is not limited to:
- Developing/enhancing and deploying a community assessment with a team of experts.
- Development and implementation of strategic plans specific to implementing a DVHP intervention.
- On-site TTA.
- Regional trainings.
- National trainings.
- On-line training including webinars or web-based resources.
- Virtual or telephonic consultation.
OVW Priority Areas
In FY 2020, OVW is interested in supporting the priority areas identified below. The NDVHP TARC is designed to address three OVW Priority Areas and applicants are encouraged to incorporate one or more of these priorities into their proposed project, as appropriate. Applications proposing activities in the following areas will be given special consideration.
- Reduce violent crime against women and promote victim safety through investing in law enforcement, increasing prosecution, and promoting effective prevention.
- Increase efforts to combat stalking. 3. Address the specific challenges that rural communities face in responding to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding: $3,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $3,000,000
- Anticipated Start Date: July 1, 2020
- Length of Award Period: 39 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants for this call for concept paper are limited to:
- Institutions of higher education.
- Nonprofit organizations.
- To ensure fairness, the applicant cannot be an entity that developed or is developing a risk, lethality, danger, or similar DVHP assessment, tool, model, or intervention. Entities that developed or are developing a domestic violence homicide prevention intervention will be involved in the NDVHP TARC to provide TTA on their specific intervention and will be involved in the development of the community readiness assessment.
- The applicant must have:
- A documented history of managing large-scale projects both financially and programmatically.
- The capacity to coordinate a consortium of TTA providers.
- Expertise in identifying and recruiting subject matter experts.
- Expertise in developing standardized assessment tools.
- Expertise working with state, tribal, local, or territorial government and community stakeholders.
- Knowledge of domestic violence homicide prevention interventions.
How to Apply
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a nonbinding Letter of Intent at the address given on the website. This letter confirms that the applicant has registered with SAM and Grants.gov. Submitting a Letter of Intent will not obligate a potential applicant to submit an application. Interested applicants who do not submit a Letter of Intent are still eligible to apply.
Applications for this call for concept papers will be submitted through Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=324899