OpportunityTitle: OVC FY 13 An Evidence-Based Approach to Understanding and Addressing Vicarious Trauma in Victim Assistance Professionals, Law Enforcement Officers and Other First Responders
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to private nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), colleges and universities (including tribal institutions of higher education), tribal governments, and tribal organizations. Applicants must demonstrate the knowledge and experience necessary to develop a national scope, state-of-the-art training and technical assistance project that focuses on understanding and addressing vicarious trauma in victim assistance professionals, law enforcement officers, and other first responders; and to disseminate the information to the field.
Description: One cooperative agreement of $1,250,000 will be awarded to support the examination, assessment, identification, and pilot testing of evidence-based policies, practices, procedures, and protocols designed to facilitate an understanding of and comprehensive approach to addressing vicarious (or secondary) traumatic stress in victim assistance professionals, law enforcement personnel, and other first responders who are subject to the impact of traumatic stress due to large-scale incidents of criminal mass violence or a series of exposures to an accumulation of traumatizing incidents. Those applying are urged to begin in advance of the June 13, 2013, deadline.
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GrantorContactText: For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800&amp;#8722;518&amp;#8722;4726 or 606&#150;545&#150;5035, or via e-mail to support@grants.gov. &lt;br/&gt;Note: The Grants.gov Support Hotline hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except federal holidays. &lt;br/&gt;For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact Meg Morrow, Attorney Advisor, by telephone at 202&amp;#8722;353&amp;#8722;0591 or by e-mail at Meg.Morrow@usdoj.gov.