Opportunity Information: Apply for OVC 2013 3623
Apply for OVC 2013 3623
- The Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 13 An Evidence Based Approach to Understanding and Addressing Vicarious Trauma in Victim Assistance Professionals, Law Enforcement Officers and Other First Responders" 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 Apr 29, 2013 and posted on Apr 29, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 13, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $1,250,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $1,250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) FY 13 grant opportunity titled "An Evidence Based Approach to Understanding and Addressing Vicarious Trauma in Victim Assistance Professionals, Law Enforcement Officers and Other First Responders" was a discretionary funding solicitation aimed at improving how agencies and systems recognize and respond to vicarious trauma (also called secondary traumatic stress) among professionals who routinely encounter traumatic events. The focus is on victim assistance professionals, law enforcement personnel, and other first responders, particularly those affected by either large scale incidents of criminal mass violence or repeated exposure to an accumulation of traumatic incidents over time. The central idea is to move beyond awareness and toward practical, evidence based approaches that can be tested, refined, and shared broadly with the field.
OVC planned to make a single cooperative agreement award in the amount of $1,250,000, which also served as the total estimated funding and the award ceiling. Because the award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, recipients should expect substantial involvement from the federal agency compared with a standard grant, typically meaning closer coordination on project direction, deliverables, and implementation milestones. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for applicants, which can lower barriers for eligible organizations that may not have access to nonfederal match funds.
The purpose of the funded project was to support examination, assessment, identification, and pilot testing of evidence based policies, practices, procedures, and protocols that help organizations build a comprehensive approach to vicarious trauma. In practice, that means the award was intended to help the field determine what actually works to prevent, mitigate, and respond to the impacts of traumatic stress on these workforces, and then to translate those findings into concrete organizational tools. The solicitation emphasizes both understanding the problem and developing a practical approach to addressing it, suggesting an expectation of products that can be implemented by agencies and service organizations rather than purely academic research outputs. A key element is dissemination, meaning the work should be packaged in a way that can be shared nationally and adopted across jurisdictions and disciplines.
Eligibility was limited to specific entity types: private nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), colleges and universities (including tribal institutions of higher education), tribal governments, and tribal organizations. Beyond fitting one of these categories, applicants were expected to demonstrate the knowledge and experience needed to develop a national scope, state of the art training and technical assistance project focused on vicarious trauma in the target professional groups, and to disseminate that information to the broader field. In other words, OVC was looking for an organization (or a lead applicant with partners) capable of operating at a national level, producing high quality guidance and training, and supporting implementation through technical assistance rather than limiting the effort to a single local program.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted on April 29, 2013 (Funding Opportunity Number OVC 2013 3623) and closed on June 13, 2013, with an archive date of July 13, 2013. The solicitation falls under CFDA 16.582, Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants, and is categorized under Income Security and Social Services and Law, Justice and Legal Services. Applicants were encouraged to begin well in advance of the deadline, reflecting the typical complexity of cooperative agreement applications and the coordination often required for national training and technical assistance proposals.
For support, technical help with electronic submission was directed to the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline (800-518-4726 or 606-545-5035) or support@grants.gov, with availability described as 24/7 except federal holidays. For solicitation and program requirements, the listed point of contact was Meg Morrow, Attorney Advisor, reachable at 202-353-0591 or Meg.Morrow@usdoj.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this OVC FY 13 funding opportunity?
The solicitation is titled "An Evidence Based Approach to Understanding and Addressing Vicarious Trauma in Victim Assistance Professionals, Law Enforcement Officers and Other First Responders."
Which federal office is offering this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
What problem is this solicitation trying to address?
The solicitation focuses on improving how agencies and systems recognize and respond to vicarious trauma (also referred to as secondary traumatic stress) among professionals who routinely encounter traumatic events.
Who is the primary focus population for the project?
The primary focus is on victim assistance professionals, law enforcement officers, and other first responders.
What types of traumatic exposure does the solicitation highlight?
The solicitation highlights professionals affected by large-scale incidents of criminal mass violence as well as those impacted by repeated exposure to an accumulation of traumatic incidents over time.
What is the overall goal or central idea behind the project?
The central idea is to move beyond general awareness and toward practical, evidence-based approaches that can be tested, refined, and shared broadly with the field.
What type of award is OVC planning to make under this solicitation?
OVC planned to make a single award as a cooperative agreement.
How much funding was planned for the award?
The planned award amount was $1,250,000. This amount also served as the total estimated funding and the award ceiling.
How many awards did OVC plan to make?
OVC planned to make one (a single) cooperative agreement award.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant?
Because the award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, recipients should expect substantial involvement from the federal agency compared with a standard grant. This typically means closer coordination on project direction, deliverables, and implementation milestones.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was stated for applicants in the provided information.
What is the purpose of the funded project?
The purpose is to support examination, assessment, identification, and pilot testing of evidence-based policies, practices, procedures, and protocols that help organizations build a comprehensive approach to vicarious trauma.
What kinds of activities did OVC intend the project to support?
The solicitation emphasizes examining and understanding vicarious trauma and developing practical approaches to addressing it, including assessing and identifying promising strategies and pilot testing evidence-based organizational policies and protocols.
Is this opportunity more research-focused or implementation-focused?
Based on the solicitation description, it emphasizes practical, implementable organizational tools and approaches rather than purely academic research outputs.
Does the solicitation expect tools or products to be shared beyond the funded organization?
Yes. A key element is dissemination, meaning the work should be packaged so it can be shared nationally and adopted across jurisdictions and disciplines.
What does "dissemination" mean in the context of this project?
It means developing and sharing the resulting evidence-based approaches, guidance, training, and tools in a way that can be broadly distributed and used by the field nationwide.
What types of organizations were eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to: private nonprofit organizations (including tribal nonprofit organizations), colleges and universities (including tribal institutions of higher education), tribal governments, and tribal organizations.
Are tribal entities included in the eligible applicant categories?
Yes. The eligibility list explicitly includes tribal nonprofit organizations, tribal institutions of higher education, tribal governments, and tribal organizations.
Were applicants expected to have specific expertise or capacity beyond basic eligibility?
Yes. Applicants were expected to demonstrate the knowledge and experience needed to develop a national-scope, state-of-the-art training and technical assistance project focused on vicarious trauma for the target professional groups, and to disseminate that information to the broader field.
Does the solicitation indicate the project should operate at a national level?
Yes. OVC was looking for an organization (or a lead applicant with partners) capable of operating at a national level, producing high-quality guidance and training, and supporting implementation through technical assistance.
Is this funding intended for a single local program?
The solicitation description indicates the effort was not meant to be limited to a single local program; it emphasizes national dissemination and national-level training and technical assistance capacity.
When was the solicitation posted?
It was posted on April 29, 2013.
What was the application closing date?
The solicitation closed on June 13, 2013.
What is the archive date listed for this opportunity?
The archive date was July 13, 2013.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is OVC 2013 3623.
What CFDA program is associated with this solicitation?
The solicitation falls under CFDA 16.582, Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants.
How was this opportunity categorized?
It was categorized under Income Security and Social Services and Law, Justice and Legal Services.
Did OVC provide any guidance about when to start preparing an application?
Applicants were encouraged to begin well in advance of the deadline, reflecting the complexity of cooperative agreement applications and the coordination often required for national training and technical assistance proposals.
Where could applicants get help with electronic submission?
Technical help with electronic submission was directed to the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at (800) 518-4726 or (606) 545-5035, or by email at support@grants.gov. Availability was described as 24/7 except federal holidays.
Who was the program point of contact for solicitation and program requirements?
The listed point of contact was Meg Morrow, Attorney Advisor.
How could applicants contact the program point of contact?
Meg Morrow could be reached by phone at 202-353-0591 or by email at Meg.Morrow@usdoj.gov.
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