OVC FY24 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations
ID: 354720Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Office for Victims of Crime (USDOJ-OJP-OVC)

Award Range

$0 - $0

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Income Security and Social Services

Funding Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/354720

Additional Information

https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/opportunities/o-ovc-2024-172171
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
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    Forecast Due Not available
  3. 3
    Posted Jun 5, 2024 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Jul 8, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) is seeking applications for funding through the OVC FY24 Expanding Access to Sexual Assault Forensic Examinations grant. This grant aims to support the development or expansion of Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner/Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SANE/SAFE) programs using a coordinated community response strategy. Additionally, the grant seeks to provide training and technical assistance (TTA) in this area.

The OVC, a part of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP), is committed to promoting civil rights and equity, increasing access to justice, supporting crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthening community safety, protecting the public from crime and evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and the community.

The grant is a cooperative agreement and falls under the category of Income Security and Social Services. It is a discretionary opportunity with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The grant is open to others, specifically units of local government such as towns, boroughs, parishes, villages, or other general purpose political subdivisions of a State.

The estimated total program funding for this grant is $3,550,000, with an expected number of 6 awards. The award ceiling and floor are both set at $0. The opportunity can be accessed through the following link: Funding Opportunity.

For further assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, interested parties can contact the OJP Response Center by phone at 800-851-3420 or 301-240-6310 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only) or email grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Monday–Friday and from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation closing date.

Point(s) of Contact
grants@ncjrs.gov
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