The purpose of this request for proposals (RFP) is to solicit applications to enable the Victim Services Support Program, a component of the Crime Victim’s Assistance Division (CVAD) of the Iowa Attorney General’s Office, to select the most qualified applicants to provide victim services programming to communities throughout the State of Iowa.
Donor Name: Iowa Department of Justice
State: Iowa
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/19/2022
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
CVAD seeks grant proposals from law enforcement agencies, courts, victim/witness coordinators, prosecutors, and community coordinated teams (or agencies doing similar work) for projects or programs designed to respond to and support victims of violence, investigate or prosecute violent crimes, collect evidence, or provide training to those who perform these duties.
- Criminal justice grants awarded with STOP VAWA funds are intended to enhance and strengthen responses to victims of domestic abuse, dating violence, teen and adult sexual assault and stalkingwho are, or want to access the criminal justice system.
- Criminal justice grants awarded with VOCA dollars supportvictim/witness coordinators who assist all crime victims throughout the criminal justice process and community coordinated teams such as DARTs and SARTs.
- The available federal funding is from the STOP Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to support special violence against women prosecutors and for law enforcement agencies and from Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), for Iowa’s victim witness coordinators and victim response programs.
Grant Period
The project period shall be from 10/01/2023 to 9/30/2026, with three separate budget years.
Eligibility Criteria
The application for funding is open to currently-funded programs as well as those seeking funding for the first time. Eligible applicants for criminal justice grants are generally limited to state, county and local offices and agencies, public or private nonprofit agencies, units of local government defined as a city, county, town, township or other general-purpose political subdivision of a state, and Indian tribes that perform law enforcement functions as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.
Uses of Funds
Funds must be used only to provide:
- victim services;
- justice support to victims of crime; and/or
- training or technical assistance to victim service providers and allied professionals.
- promote within the community a coordinated public and private effort to assist victims;
- be an equal opportunity employer and provide services on an equal opportunity basis;
- comply with applicable federal and state statutes and rules, all requirements specified in the grant between the department and any outside funding source, and all requirements in the RFP or any other contractual document;
- have in place a grievance procedure established for victims, employees and volunteers; and
- provide services within the geographical service area without regard to a victim’s ability to pay.
For more information, visit IDJOAG.
