OpportunityTitle: OVC FY 2019 Transforming Family Justice Center Services: Creating New Pathways of Hope and Healing for Polyvictims
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Purpose Area 1: Family Justice Center Polyvictimization Implementation Sites: Governmental agencies that serve as the lead agency of a Family Justice Center (FJC); governmental agencies with an FJC established as a separate department or program within a city or county agency (including federally recognized Indian tribal governments, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; however, a determination by the Secretary of the Interior is not required for tribes to which federal recognition was extended by virtue of Public Law 115-121, the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2017.) Also eligible are nonprofit, nongovernmental, community-based domestic violence or sexual assault agencies that serve as the lead agency of an FJC; 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations created expressly for leadership and management of an FJC; and governmental and nonprofit organizations that serve as the lead of a comprehensive co-located service center primarily serving victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, which involves victim services, civil legal services, law enforcement, and prosecution.     Purpose Area 2: Polyvictimization Technical Assistance Provider: Eligible applicants are limited to nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations).     All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee
Description: OVC seeks to expand the work and lessons learned from OVC&apos;s FY 2016 demonstration initiative, &quot;A Pathway to Justice, Healing, and Hope: Addressing Polyvictimization in a Family Justice Center.&quot; Purpose Area 1: OVC expects to fund up to six FJCs or similar co-located service model agencies to: implement the validated assessment tool (see Appendix A); increase partnerships with traditional and non-traditional FJC services to serve identified polyvictims more holistically; expand case management services to include a thorough understanding of the specific needs of the survivors; and build capacity within their communities to leverage existing and new resources for crime victims. Purpose Area 2: OVC anticipates funding one organization to provide comprehensive technical assistance to the Purpose Area 1 sites selected under this program. OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on May 20, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by July 8, 2019.
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