OpportunityTitle: OVC FY 2021 VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grant
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Territories and possessions of the United States.  All states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands are eligible to receive an annual VOCA victim assistance formula grant. Applicants must meet the eligibility requirements specified in VOCA, 34 U.S.C. &amp;sect; 20103(b).  &amp;nbsp;  All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.
Description: The Department of Justice is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights, increases access to justice, supports crime victims, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. Under this solicitation, the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) will award each eligible state and territory victim assistance program an annual grant to support eligible crime victim assistance programs in that state or territory. Eligible crime victim assistance programs are those that are &quot;operated by a public agency or nonprofit organization, or a combination of such agencies or organizations or of both such agencies and organizations, and provide services to victims of crime,&quot; and that meet the other requirements set out in 34 U.S.C. &#167; 20103(b)(1).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Response Center
GrantorContactText: For technical assistance with submitting the SF424 and SF-LLL in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, at Grants.gov customer support, or email at support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For technical assistance with submitting the full application in DOJ&apos;s Justice Grants System (JustGrants), contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., ET Monday - Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;An applicant that experiences unforeseen Grants.gov or JustGrants technical issues beyond its control that prevent it from submitting its application by the deadline must email the contact identified below within 24 hours after the application deadline to request approval to submit its application after the deadline. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the Response Center by telephone at 800-851-3420 or TTY 301-240-6310 (hearing impaired only), or by email at grants@ncjrs.gov. Response Center hours of operation are 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation closing date.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Pre-Application Webinar&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;OVC will conduct one pre-application webinar during which OVC staff will review the solicitation requirements and conduct a question and answer session with interested potential applicants. Participation is optional. When the webinar has been scheduled, the details and registration information will be available at https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/funding-webinars.&lt;br/&gt;grants@ncjrs.gov