Deadline: 15-May-23
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) accepting applications that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology to interact directly with crime victims or to provide information, referrals, crisis assistance, and long-term help.
This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by supporting organizations that encourage the use of technology to improve responses, services, and access for victims of crime.
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
Goals
- The goals of this program are to increase greater access to victim services and build the technological capacity of victim-serving organizations to meet the needs of crime survivors through innovative solutions and trauma-informed approaches.
Objectives
- An applicant should address the objectives listed in the Goals, Objectives, Deliverables and Timeline web-based form.
- Conduct strategic planning activities to identify gaps in technology that can be enhanced by building the organization’s technological capacity to ensure greater access to victim services that are sustainable, secure, and safe.
- Implement technological enhancements to strengthen the organization’s response to crime victims and ensure high-quality services that are trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and centered in victim safety, confidentiality, and privacy.
- Prepare and support staff through training on the technology platform and the organization’s confidentiality and privacy guidelines, appropriate to the services provided and populations served.
- Collaborate with local, state, and community stakeholders to ensure greater coordination of services.
- Conduct training and public awareness activities for professionals and community members to ensure appropriate education and awareness of the proposed technology platform or program services and resources.
- Perform data collection and participate in evaluation activities to determine the effectiveness of the program and whether it is meeting stated goals and objectives.
Priority Areas
- The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
- Priority Considerations Supporting Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government In support of this Executive Order, OJP will provide priority consideration when making award decisions to the following:
- Applications that propose project(s) that are designed to promote racial equity and the removal of barriers to access and opportunity for communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality.
- Applicants that demonstrate that their capabilities and competencies for implementing their proposed project(s) are enhanced because they (or at least one proposed subrecipient that will receive at least 40% of the requested award funding, as demonstrated in the Budget Web-Based Form) identify as a culturally specific organization.
- In support of the Memorandum on the Establishment of the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse, OVC will provide priority consideration when making award decisions to the following:
- Applications that propose innovative uses of technology to increase safety and access to support services for those who experience online harassment and abuse at the intersection of misogyny, racism, and homophobia, particularly toward women and girls along with LGBTQ and nonbinary people and other marginalized groups. Online harassment and abuse may include nonconsensual distribution of intimate digital images; cyberstalking; sextortion; doxing; malicious deep fakes; gendered disinformation; the online recruitment and exploitation of victims of sex trafficking; rape and death threats; and various forms of technology-facilitated intimate partner abuse.
- To receive this consideration, the applicant must (1) describe how it will address the specific needs of victims of online harassment and abuse, including their safety, and (2) increase programming and resources that respond to victims of online harassment and abuse.
- Priority Considerations Supporting Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government In support of this Executive Order, OJP will provide priority consideration when making award decisions to the following:
Note: Addressing these priority areas is one of many factors that OJP considers in making funding decisions. Receiving priority consideration for one or more priority areas does not guarantee an award.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards $750,000.
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) 36.
Eligibility Criteria
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- County governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
- City or township governments.
Capabilities and Competencies
- Describe the capabilities and competencies required to accomplish the goals and objectives of the project.
- Describe how the program will be managed and include an organizational chart or information describing staff’s unique qualifications that will enable them to fulfill their grant responsibilities.
- Include a list of personnel responsible for managing and implementing the major stages of the project. The Project Director must have both the substantive expertise and experience to perform crucial leadership functions, and sufficient time to devote to the project to provide the needed guidance and supervision.
- If the applicant is seeking priority consideration under Priority 1(B), it should describe within this section how being a culturally specific organization (or funding a culturally specific subrecipient organization at a minimum of 40% of the project budget) will enhance its ability to implement the proposed project(s), should also specify which populations are intended or expected to be served or have their needs addressed under the proposed project(s), and should include the website address (if applicable) and formal or informal mission statement or principles of the culturally specific organization.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.