The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for the OVC Fiscal Year (FY) 2020: Advancing the Use of Technology to Assist Victims of Crime program. This program furthers the Department’s mission by supporting organizations that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology on a national scale (or regional projects that can be replicated nationally) to improve responses, services, and access for victims of crime.
Overview
OVC’s mission is to enhance the Nation’s capacity to assist crime victims and provide leadership in changing policies and practices to promote justice and healing for all victims of crime. Through this solicitation, OVC seeks to provide funding to organizations that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology in innovative ways to interact directly with crime victims and/or to provide information, referrals, crisis assistance, and longer-term help.
Program-Specific Information
Through this program, OVC will support national-scope initiatives and regional initiatives (that can be replicated nationally) to maximize the use of technology to improve and increase access to crime victim services. Funding under this initiative may support technology development and maintenance; the staff required to operate, update, and maintain the proposed platform or service; training and technical assistance on the purpose and use of the technology (including outreach and publicity activities); and staff engaged in coalition-building activities regarding the use of technology. This funding should not supplant or duplicate currently funded initiatives in these areas. Applicants who propose to use this funding for ongoing, rather than new, initiatives must specify how these funds would be used to expand or enhance current services while not duplicating existing efforts.
Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables
The goal of this program is to develop innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology to improve response, services, and access for victims of crime.
Deliverables include—
- direct service provision to crime victims, using trauma-informed approaches that protect the safety and confidentiality of victims;
- culturally and linguistically appropriate community outreach events and materials;
- resources for service providers and criminal justice stakeholders; and
- a final report describing project activities, promising practices, challenges encountered, and solutions to address those challenges in order to improve outcomes for crime victims.
The goals, objectives, and deliverables are directly related to the performance measures that demonstrate the results of the work completed, as discussed under What an Application Should Include.
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement
This solicitation does not require a match.
Pre-Application Webinar
OVC will conduct one pre-application webinar on Tuesday, March 31, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. eastern time. Participation in the webinar is optional. OVC staff will review the solicitation requirements and conduct a question and answer session with interested potential applicants. You may register for the webinar at https://www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html.
Interested applicants should upload the following documents at the InfoReady link in sequence in one PDF file (File name: Last name_OVC-2020-18094_2020 no later than 4:00 p.m. on the internal submission deadline:
Cover Page:
- Descriptive title of proposed activity
- PI name, departmental affiliations(s) and contact information
- Co-PI's names and departmental affiliation(s)
- Names of other key personnel
- Participating institution(s)
- Number and title of this funding opportunity
Project Description (no more than two pages, pdf) and identify the project scope that addresses the key aspects and elements, principal investigators, collaborators, and partner organizations.
2-page CV's of Investigators
Formatting Guidelines and Page Limit:
- Font/size: Times New Roman (12 pt.)
- Document margins: 1.0” (top, bottom, left and right)
- Standard paper size (8 ½” x 11)
Questions concerning the limited submissions process may be submitted to limitedsubs@psu.edu.