The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is soliciting applications for its National Mass Violence Center Grant Program.
Donor Name: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/22/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission to keep the country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis.
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OVC 2026 National Mass Violence Center. This opportunity supports the continued operation of the National Mass Violence Center (NMVC) in preparing for and responding to mass violence incidents; providing services, training, and education; and developing best practices, tools, and strategies to support mass violence victims.
Priorities
To help meet its mission, OJP may give priority consideration to applications proposing (as applicable within the scope of this NOFO) projects designed to advance the goals listed below:
- Directly supporting law enforcement operations (including immigration law enforcement operations);
- Combatting violent crime;
- Supporting services to American citizens;
- Protecting American children; and
- Supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault.
Goals and Objectives
- Address the comprehensive needs of victims of mass violence and domestic terrorism with an emphasis on the provision of behavioral health, including mental health, responses.
- Develop and provide resources to victims, clinicians, and other stakeholders that support the response to and recovery from mass violence incidents.
- Integrate behavioral health services, including mental health services, into responses to mass violence incidents.
- Leverage technology to maintain, develop, and deliver services and products to victims, communities, victim service providers, first responders, and other stakeholders impacted by mass violence and terrorism incidents.
- Analyze the impact of mass violence incidents on victims and the potential association of mass violence with other crimes to provide actionable information to victims, clinicians, researchers, and other stakeholders.
- Assist jurisdictions with building on and enhancing their community emergency management response plans to ensure the needs of victims, families, and first responders are addressed after incidents of criminal mass violence or domestic terrorism.
- Expand the capacity of stakeholders (e.g., law enforcement, first responders, emergency responders, government representatives, schools and universities, religious institutions, victim service providers) to respond to mass violence and domestic terrorism. Support can include on-site and virtual consultation, review, and development of plans to incorporate victims’ issues.
- Leverage technology to maintain, develop, and deliver services and products to stakeholders involved in mass violence and terrorism preparation and response efforts related to victims’ issues.
- Continue to develop and update existing resources to inform stakeholders about the most current and effective practices in responding to mass violence incidents.
Funding Information
- Expected Total Amount of Funding $6,000,000
- Anticipated Award Amount Up to $6,000,000
Grant Period
12 months
Eligibility Criteria
The types of entities that are eligible to apply are:
- Educational Organizations
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service (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.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
