OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, OVC seeks to provide funding to organizations that demonstrate innovative and effective strategies to create, expand, or enhance the use of technology to increase access to and quality of services for victims of crime and improve the accessibility and responsiveness of victim service organizations.
Funding under this initiative may support:
Applicants are encouraged to focus on, but are not limited to applications that focus on—
Up to $3,000,000 was available in FY 2022.
Up to $4,500,000 was available in FY 2021.
The goals of this program are to increase greater access to victim services and build the technological capacity of victim-serving organizations to meet the needs of crime survivors through innovative solutions and trauma-informed approaches.
Deliverables can be web applications (apps), management information systems, interactive websites, or any improvement or enhancement that uses technology to provide the service or support the program.
Other deliverables include the following:
The following entities are eligible to apply:
Applicants are to submit an SF-424 and an SF-LLL in Grants.gov by May 15, 2023, 11:59 PM EST. Applicants are then to submit the full application in JustGrants by May 22, 2023, 8:59 PM EST. A similar deadline is anticipated annually.
Up to $3,000,000 is available in FY 2023 for up to four awards. Individual award amounts vary up to $750,000. Cost sharing/matching is not required. Project periods will extend up to 36-months, starting October 1, 2023.