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
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and the community.
Under this solicitation, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will award each eligible state victim compensation program an annual grant equal to 60 percent of the amount the program awarded in state-funded victim compensation payments during the fiscal year two years prior to the present fiscal year, other than amounts awarded for property damage.
Statutory Authority:
34 U.S.C.
§ 20102
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:Funding Opportunity
Additional Information of Eligibility:Congress has limited eligibility to the American Nurses Association (ANA), American Psychiatric Association (ApA), American Psychological Association (APA), Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) and American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) because these professional organizations have unique access to students entering their respective professions.
All five professional organizations, the ANA, ApA, APA,CSWE, and AAMFT along with their affiliates, have direct involvement in curriculum development, school accreditation, and pre-/post-doctoral training.
These organizations have experience in working directly with university training programs from which the pools of participants are selected.
These are the only organizations that have the infrastructure and expertise in place to administer this program.
They already have mechanisms and databases in place to identify students serving underserved populations.
Full Opportunity Web Address:https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/current-funding-opportunitiesContact: Agency Email Description: OVC Point of Contact
Agency Email: Date Posted: 2022-06-27
Application Due Date: Archive Date: 2011-05-26