OpportunityTitle: OVC FY13 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program-Vision 21 Fellowships
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This announcement is for two distinct fellowships: the Legal Assistance Fellowship and the Strategic Engagement Fellowship. Applicants must be individuals (organizations are not eligible to apply) who demonstrate the financial and administrative capacity to manage the cooperative agreement; as well as the desire, knowledge, and ability to execute the development of training, technical assistance, public awareness, and other informational resources successfully to meet the needs of victim service providers and allied practitioners who serve crime victims. The Legal Assistance Fellowship is open only to attorneys, with favorable consideration given to those applicants who have a few years of experience working on related legal or policy issues, including (but not limited to) services to low-income individuals or pro bono legal assistance, working on crime victim legal issues, or victims&#146; legal rights. (Please note that there is not a similar eligibility limitation for the Strategic Engagement Fellowship.) Applicants agree to abstain from any outside employment, either compensated or uncompensated, for the duration of the fellowship, unless approved in writing by the Director of OVC. Applicants should read the OVC Fellowship Guidelines that are available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/pdftxt/OVC_Fellowship_Guidelines.pdf.
Description: This competitive solicitation will fund two Vision 21 Fellowships. The Legal Assistance Fellowship will be critical in assisting OVC with any implementation efforts related to support of comprehensive, holistic legal assistance for victims of crime. The Strategic Engagement Fellowship will support OVC&apos;s efforts across the framework created by Vision 21 to ensure the field has a deeper understanding and awareness of the key issues and a strategic path for engagement. Up to $135,000 is available for each fellowship, with no more than $95,000 to be allocated for salary. Applicants are limited to individuals; organizations are not eligible to apply. The Legal Assistance Fellowship is open only to attorneys. Those applying are urged to begin in advance of the June 10, 2013, deadline.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: For Programmatic Questions Only
GrantorContactText: For technical assistance with submitting an application, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800&#150;518&#150;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 (for the &lt;br/&gt;Legal Assistance Fellowship), Attorney Advisor, by telephone at 202&#150;353&#150;0591 or by e-mail at &lt;br/&gt;Meg.Morrow@usdoj.gov; or Laura Ivkovich (for the Strategic Engagement Fellowship), Policy &lt;br/&gt;Analyst, by telephone at 202&#150;616&#150;3576 or by e-mail at Laura.Ivkovich@usdoj.gov.