OVC FY 2020 Enhancing Community Responses to America's Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims
At a glance
OVC FY 2020 Enhancing Community Responses to America's Addiction Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims is a closed federal grant opportunity from the Office for Victims of Crime (Department of Justice). The application deadline was May 4, 2020. Individual awards are listed as up to $700K, with about 26 awards expected and $19M 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
- Mar 5, 2020
- Close date
- May 4, 2020
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $700,000
- Est. total funding
- $19,000,000
- Expected awards
- 26
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Others (see notice)
Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)
The following entities are eligible to apply: 1) States and territories2) Units of local government3) Federally Recognized Indian tribes4) Nonprofit, nongovernmental victim and social service organizations with the capacity to serve young crime victims impacted by the addiction crisis 5) For profit organizations with the capacity to serve young crime victims impacted by the addiction crisis6) Institutions of higher education (including tribal institutions of higher education) In FYs 2018 and 2019, OVC funded a total of 59 programs, spanning 37 states and 8 tribes, to help youth impacted by the opioids crisis under OVC’s Enhancing Community Responses to the Opioid Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims. (See OVC Grant Award Search for a list of awarded grants). The Department remains committed to supporting young crime victims affected by the nation’s addiction crisis and intends to reach additional communities with grant funding in FY 2020. Grantees who received FY 2018 or FY 2019 awards under OVC’s Enhancing Community Responses to the Opioid Crisis: Serving Our Youngest Crime Victims program may be eligible for this FY 2020 program if their new proposed project serves a different geographic area or justifies an expanded scope or quantity of services to the original population.All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
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 provide funding to support direct services to children and youth who are crime victims as a result of the nation's addiction crisis (Purpose Area 1); and training and technical assistance for the direct services grantees (Purpose Area 2). Applicants may apply under only one of the purpose areas. OVC anticipates making up to 25 awards under purpose area 1 of up to $700,000 each and 1 award under purpose 2 of up to $1.5 million. OVC expects to make awards for a 36-month period of performance, to begin on October 1, 2020. OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on Monday, March 23, 2020, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by May 4, 2020.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 16.582
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Office for Victims of Crime
grants@ncjrs.gov
202-353-2138
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
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 this opportunity?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $700k, total estimated program funding is $19,000,000 and the agency expects to make about 26 awards.
How do I apply for this opportunity?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity OVC-2020-17912), 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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