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ClosedOpportunity OVC-2020-17573

OVC FY 2020 VOCA Victim Compensation Fellow

Office for Victims of Crime · Department of Justice

At a glance

OVC FY 2020 VOCA Victim Compensation Fellow is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Office for Victims of Crime (Department of Justice). The application deadline was May 18, 2020. Individual awards are listed as up to $400K, with about 1 award expected and $400K 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

  1. Mar 17, 2020Posted
  2. May 18, 2020Application deadline
Posted
Mar 17, 2020
Close date
May 18, 2020
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$400,000
Est. total funding
$400,000
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

The following entities are eligible to apply: • individuals who have documented experience in the funding, administration, and implementation of compensation programs and the major challenges, developments, and needs in the victim services field. The successful candidate must demonstrate substantial knowledge of data and research related to victimization and victim services, and have the skills to communicate orally and in writing with a broad audience of stakeholders. Applicants must be able to be onsite at OVC in Washington, D.C., for a minimum of 2 weeks per month throughout a 24-month project period. Organizations are not eligible to apply. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Also named in the notice's eligibility text
  • For-profit organizations (not small businesses)
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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 will support one fellow at OVC housed within the State Compensation and Assistance Division (SCAD). The individual awarded funding under this program will enhance the efforts of OVC to meet the needs of the crime victim services field by advising OVC on the development and oversight of programs for crime victims, specifically the VOCA Victim Compensation Program. The SCAD Fellow will work with Compensation Administrators to identify what OVC can do to better support states in the administration of state victim compensation programs. OVC anticipates making one award of up to $400,000 for a 24-month period of performance, to begin on October 1, 2020. OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on March 31, 2020, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by May 18, 2020.

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 2020 VOCA Victim Compensation Fellow”?

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

How much funding is available through “OVC FY 2020 VOCA Victim Compensation Fellow”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $400k, total estimated program funding is $400,000 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

How do I apply for “OVC FY 2020 VOCA Victim Compensation Fellow”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity OVC-2020-17573), 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.

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