OpportunityTitle: OVC FY 2020 Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence or Domestic Terrorism:  Training and Technical Assistance Project
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants must have experience in delivering training and technical assistance at national and local levels to law enforcement, victim service providers, and emergency response organizations.     All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.    OVC will consider applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees). The applicant must be the entity that would have primary responsibility for carrying out the award, including administering the funding and managing the entire project. Under this solicitation, only one application by any particular applicant entity will be considered. An entity may, however, be proposed as a subrecipient (subgrantee) in more than one application. For additional information on subawards, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.
Description: This project will provide training, technical assistance, and support to enable communities to augment their existing emergency response plans to ensure that they include effective protocols and strategies to address the immediate and long-term needs of victims, families, first responders, and communities after criminal mass violence or domestic terrorism incidents. The project will target training and technical assistance for law enforcement and other first responders; state, local, or tribal units of government; and victim service providers who are central in coordinating responses to criminal mass violence incidents. OVC anticipates making one award of up to $3 million for a 36-month period of performance, to begin on October 1, 2020. OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by Tuesday, May 26, 2020.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center
GrantorContactText: For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll free at 800&#150;851&#150;3420; via TTY at 301&#150;240&#150;6310 (hearing impaired only); email to grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301&#150;240&#150;5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center p.m., eastern time, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m.&#150;8:00 p.m., eastern time, on the solicitation closing date.&lt;br/&gt;grants@ncjrs.gov