The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applications for funding to maintain a National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center to identify and develop evidence-based best practices that address the comprehensive needs of these victims and those who engage with them, with an emphasis on addressing mental- and behavioral-health issues.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/18/2023
Size of the Grant: $8,900,000
Grant Duration: 36 months
Details:
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community.
With this solicitation, OVC seeks to maintain a National Mass Violence Victimization Resource Center (MV Center), which identifies and develops evidence-based best practices for addressing the comprehensive needs of victims of mass violence and domestic terrorism with an emphasis on the provision of mental- and behavioral-health responses. The center will provide training and education; an integrated mental- and behavioral-health response to mass violence incidents; and an analysis of mass violence incidents on victims and the potential association of mass violence with other crimes. It will leverage technology to develop and provide a variety of services and create and produce appropriate products and resources. The MV Center will be responsible for a project called “”Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence or Domestic Terrorism: Training and Technical Assistance (ICP TTA),”” and will also develop and convene a national conference focused on responding to victims of mass violence.
Goal
The overall goal of this project is to fund an MV Center to develop, maintain, and deploy tools and strategies; engage communities and the Nation in awareness and response; and continue to build the capacity to support victims, their families, first responders, and communities affected by mass violence and terrorism. This will be accomplished through TTA, education, technology, victim-focused community planning and responses, and other related activities.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $8,900,000.00
- Period of Performance Duration (Months): 36
Eligible Applicants
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
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