Opportunity Information: Apply for OVC 2019 15292
The OVC FY 2019 Discretionary Training and Technical Assistance Program for VOCA Victim Assistance Grantees is a U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) funding opportunity focused on strengthening the capacity and effectiveness of victim service providers funded through the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance program. The central aim is to expand and improve training and technical assistance for people and organizations that work directly with victims of crime, with an emphasis on building consistent, high-quality practices across a state or territory. This is a discretionary grant program (Funding Opportunity Number: OVC-2019-15292; CFDA: 16.582) in the broader areas of income security and social services as well as law, justice, and legal services.
Funding under this solicitation is meant to support practical, skills-based learning and statewide infrastructure for victim assistance training. Examples of allowable activities include creating or enhancing state victim assistance academies, running statewide training initiatives, organizing crime victim-focused conferences, delivering basic onboarding training for new victim service programs, and offering scholarships that help staff attend approved trainings or conferences. In general, the program is designed to make training more accessible and more standardized, so that victim service providers can better meet victims needs, apply trauma-informed and victim-centered approaches, and strengthen program administration and service delivery statewide.
Eligibility is limited: only state administering agencies (SAAs) that manage the VOCA Victim Assistance Program Formula Grants are allowed to apply. In other words, the target applicants are the official VOCA victim assistance administrators at the state or territorial level, rather than individual nonprofits or local service providers applying directly. The expectation is that these SAAs will use the award to coordinate training and technical assistance that benefits VOCA-funded victim assistance providers and other professionals who support crime victims.
The opportunity was posted June 3, 2019, with an application deadline of July 18, 2019. OVC also scheduled a pre-application webinar for June 17, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time, with registration information provided at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. The program anticipated making about 10 awards, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $600,000 per award.Apply for OVC 2019 15292
- The Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services, law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 2019 Discretionary Training and Technical Assistance Program for VOCA Victim Assistance Grantees" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.582.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 03, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 18, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is called the OVC FY 2019 Discretionary Training and Technical Assistance Program for VOCA Victim Assistance Grantees.
Which federal agency is offering this funding?
This is a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) funding opportunity offered through the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
What is the main purpose of the program?
The central purpose is to strengthen the capacity and effectiveness of victim service providers funded through the VOCA Victim Assistance program by expanding and improving training and technical assistance for the people and organizations that work directly with crime victims.
Who is this program meant to help?
It is designed to benefit VOCA-funded victim assistance providers and other professionals who support victims of crime, by making training more accessible and more consistent across a state or territory.
What does OVC mean by training and technical assistance in this solicitation?
The solicitation emphasizes practical, skills-based learning and the development of statewide training infrastructure that helps create consistent, high-quality victim assistance practices.
What kinds of activities are allowable under this grant?
Examples listed in the opportunity include creating or enhancing state victim assistance academies, running statewide training initiatives, organizing crime victim-focused conferences, delivering basic onboarding training for new victim service programs, and offering scholarships for staff to attend approved trainings or conferences.
Is this funding intended for statewide efforts or local efforts?
The focus is on statewide or territory-wide capacity building, including statewide training initiatives and infrastructure that supports more standardized practices across the jurisdiction.
What approach or quality standards does the training aim to support?
The program is intended to help victim service providers better meet victims' needs, apply trauma-informed and victim-centered approaches, and strengthen program administration and service delivery statewide.
Who is eligible to apply?
Only state administering agencies (SAAs) that manage the VOCA Victim Assistance Program Formula Grants are eligible to apply.
Can nonprofits, local victim service providers, or other organizations apply directly?
No. The solicitation limits eligibility to the official VOCA victim assistance administrators at the state or territorial level (the SAAs), rather than individual nonprofits or local service providers applying on their own.
What is the expectation for how SAAs will use the award?
The expectation is that SAAs will coordinate training and technical assistance that benefits VOCA-funded victim assistance providers and other professionals who support crime victims.
Is this a discretionary or formula grant?
This solicitation is for a discretionary grant program, even though it is designed to support the VOCA Victim Assistance program ecosystem.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this solicitation?
The Funding Opportunity Number is OVC-2019-15292.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 16.582.
What are the broad program areas for this opportunity?
The solicitation places the opportunity within income security and social services, as well as law, justice, and legal services.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on June 3, 2019.
What was the application deadline?
The application deadline was July 18, 2019.
Was there a pre-application webinar?
Yes. OVC scheduled a pre-application webinar for June 17, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
Where was the pre-application webinar registration information provided?
Registration information was provided at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html.
How many awards did OVC anticipate making?
OVC anticipated making about 10 awards under this solicitation.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (the ceiling) is $600,000 per award.
What is the overall emphasis of the funded work?
The overall emphasis is on improving access to training and increasing standardization and consistency in victim assistance training and practices across a state or territory.
Does the solicitation mention scholarships as an allowable use of funds?
Yes. The examples of allowable activities include offering scholarships that help staff attend approved trainings or conferences.
Does the solicitation include support for new victim service programs?
Yes. The examples include delivering basic onboarding training for new victim service programs.
Are conferences an eligible training activity under this program?
Yes. Organizing crime victim-focused conferences is listed as an example of an allowable activity.
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