With this solicitation, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks to award a 36-month cooperative agreement to one lead organization that will fund (through a competitive process) subawards to communities severely affected by violence to establish trauma recovery centers, and provide technical assistance to the subawardees to support operation of the centers.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 06/24/2024
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
Goals
To support victims and survivors by developing accessible and culturally relevant trauma recovery centers in historically marginalized and underserved communities most impacted by violent crime and increase the capacity of the field to meet the needs of victims in communities that traditionally do not seek victim assistance or compensation.
Objectives
- Establish three to five trauma recovery center pilot sites in historically marginalized and underserved communities in partnership with those communities to provide accessible and culturally relevant support for victims and survivors of violent crime who do not currently seek victim services, assistance, or counseling.
- Develop outreach strategies and activities to raise awareness about the services offered at trauma recovery centers, specifically targeting communities that traditionally do not seek victims’ services, assistance, or counseling.
- Foster community partnerships to create a network of support and resources, promoting a collaborative approach to victim assistance in areas most impacted by violent crime.
- Collaborate with local organizations and community leaders to ensure a comprehensive and integrated approach to supporting crime victims.
- Provide services in nontraditional settings where appropriate to support a feeling of safety and a nonjudgmental atmosphere.
- Partner with subject matter experts and organizations with diverse expertise, including survivors of violent crime, to assist with establishing service delivery models for the selected centers.
- Partner with an entity to support an evaluation of the planning and implementation of the project to be developed in coordination with OVC.
- . Coordinate with OVC TTA providers and other organizations implementing relevant projects and services to leverage expertise available to support the project and expand TTA supports offered.
Funding Information
- Anticipated Total Amount To Be Awarded Under This Solicitation: $5,000,000.00
- Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount per Award: Award will be up to $5,000,000.00
Project Period
36 months
Eligibility Criteria
- Public– and State-controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- 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
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
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