The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applications for funding to increase access to legal assistance for victims of crime in underserved communities.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/16/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
In FY 2022, OVC will make applications a priority that documents how the proposed project will address the needs of underserved victims, thereby improving access to justice. This program supports activities related to expanding access to legal assistance for victims of crime in underserved communities. Per Executive Order 13985, the term “underserved community” refers to a population sharing a particular characteristic, as well as a geographic community, that has been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life or whose members have been historically underserved, marginalized and adversely affected by inequality. Such communities include, among others, Black people, Hispanic and Latino/a/e people, Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples of North America (including Alaska Natives, Eskimos, and Aleuts), Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders.
This program builds on these legal services grants and supports a coordinating lead organization to competitively select approximately 20 legal fellows to be hosted by organizations across the nation and located in underserved communities, particularly those in Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) communities, to provide civil legal services to victims of crime, including elders. In addition, intensive training and technical assistance (TTA) will be provided to the legal fellows to expand their knowledge on legal issues and victims’ rights enforcement, and to create opportunities for peer learning.
Goal-1
Competitively select approximately 20 legal fellows who will be placed in host organizations in underserved communities throughout the country, particularly those in BIPOC communities, to provide victims’ rights enforcement and civil legal services to victims of crime in those communities. The legal fellowships will be for a 2-year term.
- Objectives: This program will help bridge the gaps in accessing legal services that currently exist, particularly in underserved communities.
Goal-2
Provide intensive training and technical assistance (TTA) to the legal fellows.
- Objectives: Design training and technical assistance to enhance the fellows’ knowledge on legal issues and best practices related to crime victimization and victims’ rights enforcement, and to create opportunities for peer learning.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards – $5,000,000.
Grant Period
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) – 36.
Eligibility Criteria
For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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