ClosedOpportunity OVC-2019-15289

OVC FY 2019 Building State Technology Capacity and Elder Abuse Hotlines

Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVC FY 2019 Building State Technology Capacity and Elder Abuse Hotlines is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Office for Victims of Crime (Department of Justice). The application deadline was July 8, 2019. Individual awards are listed as up to $600K, with about 14 awards expected and $6M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 16.582 (Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Posted: May 22, 2019
Close date: Jul 8, 2019
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $600,000
Est. total funding: $6,000,000
Expected awards: 14
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants are limited to state administering agencies (SAAs) that administer Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Victim Assistance or Compensation Program Formula Grants, authorized by 34 U.S.C. §§ 20102 and 20103(a) and (b). Other organizations are also eligible to apply for funding when such an application is in partnership with the SAA for the applicant’s state. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organizations) must forgo any profit or management fee.OVC welcomes applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees). (Note: For additional information on subawards, see "Budget and Associated Documentation" under Section D. Application and Submission Information.) The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award, including administering the funding and managing the entire project. OVC may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2019 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations.

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.

This program seeks ambitious yet viable proposals from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula State Administrating Agencies (SAA) to implement visionary statewide technology programs to enhance victims' access to services, foster innovation and efficiency in the provision of services, improve the quality of services, and improve the accessibility and responsiveness of victim service organizations. The SAA may select one or more of the following focus areas for their application but are not limited to the choices below: -Develop and/or implement technology to enhance outreach to victims of crime.-Use technology to effectively communicate about, report on, and monitor VOCA program activities. -Enhance the collection of performance measures related to elder abuse and other types of victimization.-Enhance the social media presence of SA's and other victim service providers.-Enhance victim compensation technology to increase efficiency and reduce claim-processing time. -Develop and/or implement technology to improve state and subgrantee reporting.-Develop or enhance the statewide grants management system(s) used for the VOCA formula programs. -Enhance technology systems to improve the security, confidentiality, and efficiency of such systems with regard to victims' data stored within them.

Additional information from the agency ↗

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

16.582Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary GrantsProgram →

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.

Agency contact (as published)

Office for Victims of Crime
grants@ncjrs.gov
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Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “OVC FY 2019 Building State Technology Capacity and Elder Abuse Hotlines”?

The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “OVC FY 2019 Building State Technology Capacity and Elder Abuse Hotlines”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $600k, total estimated program funding is $6,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 14 awards.

How do I apply for “OVC FY 2019 Building State Technology Capacity and Elder Abuse Hotlines”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity OVC-2019-15289), 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.

Closes in 6 daysALN 16.320