Cooperative Agreement to a USA Nonprofit, Agency, or IHE to Promote Crime Victim Rights and Services Nationwide

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects (2022)

Agency

Federal

GrantWatch ID#

155975

Funding Source

U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)

CFDA Number: 16.582

Funding or PIN Number: O-OVC-2021-14001

Geographic Focus

All USA
USA Territories: American Samoa (USA); Guam (USA); Puerto Rico (USA); Virgin Islands (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA);

Important Dates

Deadline: 06/28/21 11:59 PM EST - Grants.gov deadline; JustGrants deadline is 07/12/21 11:59 PM EST

Grant Description

Cooperative agreement to a USA or territories nonprofit organization, public agency, or IHE to implement nationwide community outreach and educational activities related to crime victim rights and services. Applicants are advised to verify or create the required registrations well in advance of the deadline date.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for funding for the implementation of the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) Community Awareness Projects (CAP). This program furthers the Department’s mission by supporting public awareness, community outreach, and education activities for crime victims’ rights and services.

This cooperative agreement will enable an organization to provide financial and technical assistance to approximately 50 communities nationwide to conduct public education and awareness activities on crime victims’ rights and services in their jurisdictions during the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW). All final decisions as to which communities will be funded by the intermediary will be made by the OVC Director.

To further assist victim service providers in their efforts to conduct public awareness activities during NCVRW, OVC will select an applicant to pass-through funds and serve as the technical assistance provider to competitively selected subgrantees. The recipient will work cooperatively with OVC in the application review and selection process for community awareness projects.

For specific information about subrecipient activities, see https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/fy-2021/o-ovc-2021-14001.pdf#page=5.

The goals of this project are to increase public awareness of crime victims’ rights and services nationwide during the 2022 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, and strengthen the capacity of victim assistance agencies to develop a broad, collaborative approach to community awareness that highlights services for all types of crime victims.

For objectives and deliverables, see https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/fy-2021/o-ovc-2021-14001.pdf#page=6.

Recipient

Eligibility

City or township governments
County governments
Indian housing authorities
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally funded 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
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)
State governments

Additional Eligibility Criteria

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.

To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, as of October 28, 2020, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be allocated FY 2021 DOJ discretionary grant funding, as either a recipient or a subrecipient. For detailed information on this new certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO.

OVC may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2021 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and on the availability of appropriations.

Subrecipient Eligibility: Public agencies, nonprofit organizations, community-based victim service organizations, faith-based organizations, tribal organizations, and community coalitions committed to ensuring the rights of and services for crime victims will be eligible to apply for the reimbursable contract funding for the CAPs held during 2022 NCVRW. A nonprofit organization that serves crime victims does not need to have 501(c)(3) status to apply. VOCA-funded organizations are also eligible to apply.

The following reimbursements will NOT be approved for subrecipients:
- Salaries.
- Organizational overhead or operational costs.
- Refreshment costs not associated with public awareness events or programs.
- Entertainment (such as bands).
- Costs associated with a fundraising activity or event.
- Bar charges or alcoholic beverages.
- Food and beverage costs associated with award events or ceremonies.
- Construction costs.
- Cash prizes, including gift cards, associated with contests, raffles, or drawings.
- Costs associated with promotional and educational materials that are not directly tied to the 2022 NCVRW theme.

Pre-Application Information

The SF-424 and the SF-LLL will be submitted in Grants.gov by June 28, 2021 at 11:59 pm EST. OJP urges applicants to submit applications at least 72 hours prior to the application due date to allow time for the applicant to receive validation messages or rejection notifications from Grants.gov and to correct in a timely fashion any problems that may have caused a rejection notification.

The full application will be submitted in JustGrants by July 12, 2021 at 11:59 pm EST.

In FY 2021, applications will be submitted to DOJ in a new two-step process.

- Step 1: Applicants will submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov. To register in Grants.gov, applicants will need to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) and System for Award Management (SAM) registration or renewal.

- Step 2: Applicants will submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants. To be considered timely, the full application must be submitted in JustGrants by the JustGrants application deadline.

Obtain a DUNS number/Confirmation number:
Obtain your Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number first; you cannot complete any of the steps below without it. It can take up to 2 business days to obtain the DUNS number. Call DUN and Bradstreet at 866-705-5711 to obtain a DUNS number or apply at http://www.dnb.com/.

Register with SAM database/Confirm SAM number:
Organizational Entities Only - System of Award Management (SAM) registration and renewal can take as long as 10 business days to complete. If you do not have an Employer Identification Number (EIN), the process can take up to 5 weeks. If you have an EIN, the process can take up to 2 weeks. SAM registration procedures can be accessed at http://www.sam.gov/.

For additional information, see the “How to Apply” section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide: https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#apply

View this opportunity on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=333480

For a list of application documents, see the Package tab (press Preview) on the Grants.gov page above.

Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$300,000

Number of Grants

OVC anticipates making up to one award.

Estimated Size of Grant

Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $300,000

Term of Contract

Period of Performance start date: August 1, 2021
Period of Performance duration: 12 months

OVC may, in certain cases, provide additional funding in future years to awards made under this solicitation, through continuation awards.

Contact Information

Register and apply on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/register.html

Submit the full application including attachments in JustGrants: https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800–518–4726, 606–545–5035, at https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html, or email at support@grants.gov.

For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ’s Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov or at 833-872-5175.

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800–851–3420 or TTY 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov.

Cooperative Agreement to a USA Nonprofit, Agency, or IHE to Promote Crime Victim Rights and Services Nationwide

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Community Awareness Projects (2022)

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