The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), Victim Services (VS) Branch, is soliciting proposals for its 2022-23 Unserved/Underserved Victim Advocacy and Outreach (UV) Program.
Donor Name: California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/30/2022
Grant Size: up to $196,906
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The purpose of the UV Program is to increase access to culturally appropriate victim services for unserved/underserved victims/survivors of crime. This can be accomplished by enhancing existing programs to commit staff time to specifically address the needs of the identified unserved/underserved victim/survivor population, hiring staff that reflect the identified population, training all staff on the cultural norms of the population, and increasing outreach efforts.
Unserved/underserved populations can be any victim/survivor population that disproportionately accesses victim services in your service area. Subrecipients must focus on only one specific unserved/underserved victim population. Subrecipients may choose to focus on one victim/survivor population from the following list or identify an additional unserved/underserved victim/survivor population.
- Cultural/ethnic-specific community
- Elders
- Farmworkers
- Geographically isolated
- Immigrants
- Institutionalized/incarcerated
- LGBTQ community(ies)
- Specific crime type
- Teens/youth
- Individuals with disabilities
Funding Information
- Individual Applicants may request up to $196,906.
- Period: January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants may either be a governmental or non-governmental entity that provides direct services to victims/survivors of crime,
For more information, visit California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
