Opportunity Information: Apply for OVC 2009 2013
Apply for OVC 2009 2013
- The Office for Victims of Crime in the community development education health income security and social services law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 09 National Field Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.582 Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 24, 2009 and posted on Dec 31, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 24, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments City or township governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) FY 09 National Field Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects opportunity is a discretionary federal grant program designed to fund national-scope efforts that strengthen services for crime victims. It supports projects that deliver training, provide hands-on technical assistance, or test and document promising approaches through demonstration initiatives. The central purpose is practical capacity-building: helping victim service providers and allied professionals improve how they uphold victims rights and deliver effective services across multiple victimization areas.
The solicitation notes an important administrative change and a deadline update. The original closing date was February 24, 2009, but the deadline was extended to March 17, 2009. It also includes a funding alert instructing applicants who already prepared an application not to submit it until making required changes tied to a shift in the funding source, referencing Recovery Act-related funding guidance and the OVC website for details. In other words, the program remained open, but applicants were expected to revise submissions to align with the updated funding-source requirements before sending anything in.
Awards under this program range from $50,000 to $500,000, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement, which typically means OVC anticipates a more active role than in a standard grant, such as collaboration on project direction, deliverables, or national dissemination. The program is cataloged under CFDA number 16.582 (Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants) and is associated with multiple policy and service areas, including community development, education, health, income security and social services, and law, justice, and legal services. These categories reflect the reality that victim services often cut across systems such as criminal justice, healthcare, social services, and community-based organizations.
Eligible applicants are broad and include public agencies and nonprofit organizations. Specifically, eligibility covers state governments; county governments; city or township governments; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; and nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in the nonprofit categories as listed). This wide eligibility is consistent with the program focus on national training and technical assistance, which may be led by government entities, universities, tribal governments, or specialized nonprofit service and training organizations with established reach.
Substantively, funded initiatives must focus on improving the capacity of victim service providers and allied practitioners. The solicitation highlights several priority content areas where projects may be situated, including child abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, and stalking. The emphasis is not simply on direct services, but on strengthening the knowledge, skills, tools, and implementation supports that enable front-line providers and partnering professionals to better advance victims rights and access to quality services. Examples of what typically fits this type of solicitation include developing curriculum and training materials for national use, delivering regional or national trainings, creating technical assistance resources for organizations implementing best practices, and operating demonstration sites that pilot a model and share results for replication.
Key administrative details from the announcement include the Funding Opportunity Number OVC 2009 2013, an initial posting date of December 31, 2008, and an archive date of March 26, 2009. Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to Grants.gov customer support at 1-800-518-4726 for technical assistance.
FAQs: OVC FY 09 National Field Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects (OVC 2009 2013)
What is this grant opportunity?
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) FY 09 National Field Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects opportunity is a discretionary federal grant program that funds national-scope efforts to strengthen services for crime victims. It supports projects that deliver training, provide hands-on technical assistance, or test and document promising approaches through demonstration initiatives.
What is the central purpose of the program?
The central purpose is practical capacity-building: helping victim service providers and allied professionals improve how they uphold victims rights and deliver effective services across multiple victimization areas.
What types of projects does OVC fund under this solicitation?
Funded projects are focused on strengthening the field through:
- Training efforts (for national or regional audiences)
- Hands-on technical assistance to support implementation of best practices
- Demonstration projects that pilot a model, document results, and share lessons for replication
Is the focus on direct victim services or capacity-building?
The emphasis is not simply on direct services. The solicitation prioritizes improving the knowledge, skills, tools, and implementation supports that enable front-line providers and partnering professionals to better advance victims rights and access to quality services.
What are examples of activities that typically fit this type of program?
Examples that typically fit include developing curriculum and training materials for national use, delivering regional or national trainings, creating technical assistance resources for organizations implementing best practices, and operating demonstration sites that pilot a model and share results for replication.
What topic areas are highlighted as priorities?
The solicitation highlights priority content areas where projects may be situated, including child abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, and stalking.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include a broad range of public agencies and nonprofit organizations, including:
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Federally recognized Native American tribal governments
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in the nonprofit category as listed)
- Nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in the nonprofit category as listed)
Does this program require cost sharing or a match?
No. The announcement states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
How much funding is available per award?
Awards under this program range from $50,000 to $500,000.
What type of award is it: grant or cooperative agreement?
Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement. This typically means OVC anticipates a more active role than in a standard grant, such as collaboration on project direction, deliverables, or national dissemination.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The program is cataloged under CFDA number 16.582 (Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants).
What policy or service areas are associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with multiple policy and service areas, including community development, education, health, income security and social services, and law, justice, and legal services. These categories reflect that victim services often cross systems such as criminal justice, healthcare, social services, and community-based organizations.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is OVC 2009 2013.
When was the opportunity posted, and when was it archived?
The initial posting date was December 31, 2008, and the archive date was March 26, 2009.
What was the application deadline, and was it extended?
The original closing date was February 24, 2009, but the deadline was extended to March 17, 2009.
What is the funding alert about not submitting an already-prepared application?
The solicitation includes a funding alert instructing applicants who already prepared an application not to submit it until making required changes tied to a shift in the funding source. The alert references Recovery Act-related funding guidance and directs applicants to the OVC website for details.
If I already drafted an application, what was I expected to do before submitting?
Based on the announcement, applicants who had already prepared an application were expected to revise their submissions to align with updated funding-source requirements (referencing Recovery Act-related guidance) before submitting anything.
Where could applicants get technical help accessing the full announcement?
Applicants needing help accessing the full announcement were directed to Grants.gov customer support at 1-800-518-4726 for technical assistance.
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