The Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) is now accepting applications for the 2023-2025 Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment Grant Program.
Donor Name: Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
State: Indiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/27/2023
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The Domestic Violence Prevention and Treatment (DVPT) grant fund is established in Indiana Code and may be used in the following ways:
- To establish and maintain domestic violence prevention and treatment centers
- To develop and establish training programs for professional, paraprofessional or volunteer personnel who are engaged in areas related to the problems of domestic violence
- To develop and implement the means for prevention and treatment of domestic violence.
Scope
Activities supported by this program are determined by statute and Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI) policies and procedures. If an applicant receives an award, the funded project is bound by the provisions of this solicitation and any other applicable laws, rules, policies, and regulations. All grants from ICJI Victim Services are reimbursement grants. Verification of expenses along with verification of payment of expenses must be provided to ICJI on a monthly or quarterly basis prior to reimbursement of expenses.
Priority Areas
The state will give special emphasis to the support of community-based projects of demonstrated effectiveness that are carried out by nonprofit private organizations and that have as their primary purpose the operation of shelters for victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, and their dependents; or provide counseling, advocacy, and self-help services to victims of family violence, domestic violence, and dating violence, and their dependents. In addition to prioritizing funding for the personnel costs to provide these services, two other supports will be prioritized:
- Mobile Advocacy involves providing services to clients in locations that they identify as safe within their communities rather than expecting that they should start with shelters. Since mobile advocacy prioritizes understanding the specific needs of the survivor, it can include many different types of services such as community-based advocacy, housing support, and flex funding
- Flex Funding are funds that service agencies can provide to survivors to allow them to secure basic needs essential for keeping themselves and their children safe, such as initial housing costs (deposits and first month’s rent), utility payments, relocation expenses, transportation costs, debt related to the abuse, nutrition assistance and costs related to safety/security.
Grant Period
The award period for this grant shall be July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public social service entities, nonprofit organizations, and nongovernmental organizations who provide services to victims of domestic violence may apply for funding. An entity may apply, but will not be eligible for a grant until the entity has prequalified through a series of threshold requirements including:
- Unique Entity ID (UEI): A UEI is issued through the System for Award Management (SAM). The UEI is entered in the Project Information section of the grant application
- System for Award Management (SAM) Registration: To enable ICJI to report sub awards in a timely manner, sub recipients are also required to register with System for Award Management (SAM). SAM is a federally owned and operated free website, and it will be used to populate the information needed to report sub award information
- Review of the entity’s good standing with Indiana Department of Revenue (DOR), Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD), and Secretary of State (SOS)
- An entity is eligible to receive funding if it furnishes, agrees to furnish, or arranges with a third party to furnish all the following services:
- Emergency shelter provided either at the agency’s facility or by arrangement at temporary residential facilities available in the community that are available to a person who fears domestic or family violence.
- A twenty-four (24) hour telephone system to provide crisis assistance to a person threatened by domestic or family violence
- Emergency transportation services, if necessary, to aid victims of domestic or family violence
- Information, referral, and victim advocacy services in the areas of health care assistance, social and mental health services, family counseling, job training and employment opportunities, legal assistance and counseling for dependent children.
For more information, visit ICJI.
