The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), is seeking applications for funding that demonstrate innovative strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology to interact directly with crime victims or to provide information, referrals, crisis assistance, and longterm help.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/26/2022
Size of the Grant: $750,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
Funding under this initiative may support: technology development and maintenance to facilitate efficient service delivery and/or communication; staff required to operate, update, and maintain the proposed technology platform or service; training and technical assistance on the purpose and use of the technology (including outreach and publicity activities); and staff engaged in coalition-building activities regarding the use of technology. This funding should not supplant or duplicate currently funded initiatives in these areas. Applicants who propose to use this funding for ongoing, rather than new, initiatives must specify how these funds would be used to expand or enhance current services rather than duplicate or just continue existing efforts.
Applicants are encouraged to focus on, but are not limited to applications that focus on—
- addressing online gender-based abuse and harassment, which is defined as “actions by one or more people that harm others based on their sexual or gender identity or enforce harmful gender norms that are carried out using the internet and/or mobile technology and includes stalking, bullying, sex-based harassment, defamation, hate speech, exploitation, and gender trolling,” according to the International Center for Research on Women’s publication titled, Technology-Facilitated GBV: What is it, and How do we measure it?;
- offering programming or services that respond to online and online-facilitated gender-based violence, and
- using technology to make services safe and more accessible, and that reach underserved communities.
Goals
The goals of this program are to increase access to victim services and build the capacity of victim services providers to meet the needs of crime survivors through technological innovation.
Objectives
Applicants will achieve these goals through the following objectives:
- Conduct strategic planning activities to identify gaps in technology that can be enhanced by building the organization’s technological capacity to ensure greater access to victim services that are sustainable, secure, and safe.
- Implement technological enhancements to strengthen the organization’s response to crime victims and that will ensure high-quality services that are centered on victim safety, confidentiality, and privacy.
- Prepare and support staff through training on the technology platform and the organization’s confidentiality and privacy guidelines, appropriate to the services provided and populations served.
- Collaborate with local, state, and community stakeholders to share information, resources, and lessons learned.
- Conduct training and public awareness activities for professionals and community members to ensure appropriate education and awareness of the program.
- Perform data collection and participate in evaluation activities to determine the effectiveness of the program and whether it is meeting stated goals and objectives.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards – $750,000.00
Grant Period
- Period of Performance Duration (Months) – 36.
Eligibility Criteria
- City or township governments, County governments, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), 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, state governments.
- For purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
