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ClosedOpportunity O-OVC-2021-96003

OVC FY 2021 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting

Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVC FY 2021 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office for Victims of Crime (Department of Justice). The application deadline was June 15, 2021. Individual awards are listed as up to $300K, with about 6 awards expected and $1.8M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include state governments, county governments, city or township governments, public colleges & universities, federally recognized tribal governments and 7 more. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.582 (Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants).

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Key facts

  1. Apr 30, 2021Posted
  2. Jun 15, 2021Application deadline
Posted
Apr 30, 2021
Close date
Jun 15, 2021
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$300,000
Est. total funding
$1,800,000
Expected awards
6
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Grant
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • State governments
  • County governments
  • City or township governments
  • Public colleges & universities
  • Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Public & Indian housing authorities
  • Native American tribal organizations
  • 501(c)(3) nonprofits
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status
  • Private colleges & universities
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

For 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. To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee. Current OVC FGMC grantees who received funding from the OVC FY 2020 FGMC solicitation are not eligible to apply for funding under this solicitation.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.

This program will support projects to build or enhance a community response to female genital mutilation and cutting (FGMC). Grantees will work to increase services, education, and community partner engagement to stop the victimization of girls through FGMC, at the community level.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 16.582

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$21.8M
FY25$47.7M
FY26— est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 16.582. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 16.582

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 345 grant awards had funding actions under Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants, with 81 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, THE$4.99M
  2. NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME, INC.$3.1M
  3. NATIONAL NETWORK TO END DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, INC.$3M
  4. NATIONAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE$2M
  5. IDENTITY THEFT RESOURCE CENTER$2M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Office for Victims of Crime
grants@ncjrs.gov
202-353-2138

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “OVC FY 2021 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Public colleges & universities, Federally recognized tribal governments, Public & Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations, 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, Private colleges & universities, For-profit organizations (not small businesses) and Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “OVC FY 2021 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $300k, total estimated program funding is $1,800,000 and the agency expects to make about 6 awards.

How do I apply for “OVC FY 2021 Addressing Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity O-OVC-2021-96003), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.