OpportunityTitle: OVC FY 15 State Victim Assistance Academy Technical Assistance Solicitation
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are public agencies, colleges and universities (including tribal institutions of higher education), nonprofit and for-profit organizations (including tribal nonprofit and for-profit organizations), and faith-based organizations that can demonstrate the capability to carry out all planning activities required by the funded project. For-profit organizations must agree to forgo any profit or management fees.  OVC welcomes applications that involve two or more entities; however, one eligible entity must be the applicant and the others must be proposed as subrecipients. The applicant must be the entity with primary responsibility for administering the funding and managing the entire project. Only one application per lead applicant will be considered; however, subrecipients may be part of multiple proposals.  For additional eligibility information, see Section C. Eligibility Information.
Description: OVC will make one award of up to $1,000,000 to provide dedicated training and technical assistance (TTA) resources to further develop and sustain the State Victim Assistance Academies (SVAA) framework and assist SVAAs with providing comprehensive, academically based, fundamental education and training for victim service providers and allied professionals. The TTA provider chosen for this project will work cooperatively with OVC to establish and maintain a community of practice among the SVAA network, state VOCA assistance and compensation agencies, and colleges and universities working to provide training and education for victim service providers and allied professionals. Those applying are urged to begin in advance of the June 15, 2015, deadline.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For Programmatic Issues
GrantorContactText: For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact Sharron Fletcher, Lead Victim Justice Specialist, by telephone at 202-305-2358. &lt;br/&gt;