OVC FY 14 Vision 21: Building State Technology Capacity
OVC anticipates that it will make an unspecified number of awards totaling approximately $2,250,000 to Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula State Administrating Agencies that identify technological improvements to 1) enhance their current systems, 2) develop new systems to increase access to technology,
3) increase victims' access to resources, or 4) improve the accuracy of administrative reporting.
Awards will range from $25,000 to $250,000, depending on funding justification, population of the state, needs assessment/strategic planning, and the breadth and complexity of the proposed technology enhancement program.
Those applying are urged to begin in advance of the May 15, 2014, deadline.
Awards will range from $25,000 to $250,000, depending on funding justification, population of the state, needs assessment/strategic planning, and the breadth and complexity of the proposed technology enhancement program.
Those applying are urged to begin in advance of the May 15, 2014, deadline.
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Funding Opportunity
Additional Information of Eligibility:
By statute, grants under this program may be awarded to states, units of local government (including federally recognized Indian tribal governments, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior), and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations (including tribal nonprofits).
For the purposes of this program, a unit of local government is any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state, territory, or federally recognized Indian tribal government.
Organizations with a demonstrated history of providing victim assistance, social services, legal services, shelter, or mental health services for victims of human trafficking are eligible to apply.
OVC may elect to make awards for applications submitted under this solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on the merit of the applications and the availability of appropriations.
OVC welcomes applications that involve two or more entities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients.
The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for conducting and leading the program.
Current OVC trafficking victim services grantees who received funding in FY 2013 are not eligible to apply for funding under this solicitation, unless the applicant can demonstrate how the new proposal does not include identical cost items and fills gaps in services or interventions not addressed by the current OVC grant.
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Agency Email:
joel.hall@usdoj.gov
Date Posted:
2014-03-31
Application Due Date:
2014-05-15
Archive Date:
2014-06-14
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