The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks 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.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/15/2023
Size of the Grant: $750,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
With this solicitation, OVC seeks to provide funding to organizations that demonstrate innovative and effective strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology to increase access to and quality of services for victims of crime and improve the accessibility and responsiveness of victim service organizations.
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
- 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.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $3,000,000
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $750,000
Period of Performance Duration (Months)
36
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than 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
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Private institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
- County governments
For the 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.
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