The Office on Violence Against Women is seeking applications for its National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals Program.
Donor Name: Office on Violence Against Women
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/09/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals Program (NRCC Program) supports the establishment and maintenance of a national resource center to provide resource information, training, and technical assistance to improve the capacity of individuals, organizations, governmental entities, and communities to prevent, enforce, and prosecute cybercrimes against individuals. Cybercrimes against individuals are defined as criminal offenses that involve the use of a computer to harass, threaten, stalk, extort, coerce, cause fear to, or intimidate an individual, or without consent distribute intimate images of an adult, except that use of a computer need not be an element of the offense. Cybercrimes against individuals do not include the use of a computer to cause harm to a commercial entity, government agency or non-natural person. Note: The term computer incudes a computer network and an interactive electronic device.
Purpose Areas
Funds under this program shall be used for the establishment and maintenance of a National Resource Center on Cybercrimes Against Individuals, which shall:
- Offer a comprehensive array of technical assistance and training resources to Federal, State, and local governmental agencies, community-based organizations, and other professionals and interested parties related to cybercrimes against individuals, including programs and research related to victims;
- Maintain a resource library which shall collect, prepare, analyze, and disseminate information and statistics related to:
- The incidence of cybercrimes against individuals;
- The enforcement and prosecution of laws relating to cybercrimes against individuals; and
- The provision of supportive services and resources for victims, including from underserved populations, of cybercrimes against individuals; and
- Conduct research related to:
- The causes of cybercrimes against individuals;
- The effect of cybercrimes against individuals on victims of such crimes; and
- Model solutions to prevent or deter cybercrimes against individuals or to enforce the laws relating to cybercrimes against individuals.
Funding Information
An award under this program for FY 2024 will be made for up to $2,000,000.
Project Period
The award period is for 24 months for a Phase I award including a six-month planning period followed by 18 months of implementation.
Eligibility Criteria
The following entities are eligible to apply for this program:
Nonprofit private organizations that:
- Focus on cybercrimes against individuals;
- Provide documentation demonstrating experience working directly on issues of cybercrimes against individuals; and
- Include on the organization’s advisory board representatives who:
- Have a documented history of working directly on issues of cybercrimes against individuals;
- Have a history of working directly with victims of cybercrimes against individuals; and
- Are geographically and culturally diverse.
- Faith-Based and community organizations, including culturally specific organizations, tribal organizations, and population-specific organizations, that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this solicitation.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
