OVC FY 2026 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance – Perry, Iowa | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The OVC FY 2026 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Perry, Iowa is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). It is designed to provide extra, incident-driven funding and support after a qualifying act of mass criminal violence or domestic terrorism, specifically to strengthen services for victims when local and state systems are overwhelmed. The intent is straightforward: help a community respond to a major, high-impact incident by expanding access to victim services, improving outcomes, and ensuring victims can obtain assistance and compensation that may not be fully covered through existing resources.

This funding is provided through the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve (also called the Emergency Reserve), which OVC can draw on when an incident is large or complex enough that the affected jurisdiction cannot adequately meet victim needs with its current capacity while still maintaining services for other crime victims. OVC emphasizes that AEAP is meant for unusual, high-severity events, typically those involving unpredictable or indiscriminate harm, broad targeting, or some other distinct circumstance that makes the incident especially difficult for the locality to manage on its own. By contrast, OVC notes that more predictable and ongoing types of violence (such as gang-related incidents, domestic violence, or broader community gun violence) are generally expected to be addressed through existing VOCA-funded victim service infrastructure rather than through AEAP emergency reserve dollars.

AEAP support can include both grant funding and non-grant assistance such as training and consultation. On the grant side, OVC identifies four grant categories that can be requested, combined into a single application, or awarded separately depending on the needs tied to the incident. These categories include crisis response (immediate and short-term help for victims in the aftermath), consequence management (longer-term coordination and service delivery needs that arise as impacts continue), criminal justice support (assistance that helps victims navigate investigations, prosecution, and related justice processes), and crime victim compensation (supplemental compensation support to help cover eligible expenses and expand access where needed). The program is structured as a mechanism for the OVC Director to provide supplemental victim compensation and assistance to eligible entities responding to these qualifying incidents, with the overall goal of closing gaps that appear when demand spikes beyond normal capacity.

A key feature of this particular notice of funding opportunity is that it is invitation-only and not competitive. Only the entity that OVC directly invites is eligible to apply, and OVC will contact potential applicants rather than accepting open submissions. The listing reflects an expectation of one award, with an anticipated maximum (award ceiling) of $1,681,590. The opportunity is cataloged under Assistance Listing (CFDA) 16.321, and it is categorized under Income Security and Social Services. The funding opportunity number is O-OVC-2026-172776, and the listed application closing date is September 25, 2026 (with the posting/creation date shown as September 23, 2026). In practical terms, this NOFO is meant to quickly channel targeted federal support to help Perry, Iowa (through the invited applicant) strengthen victim services and compensation capacity in response to a specific mass-violence or terrorism-related incident that exceeds what existing local and state resources can reasonably cover.

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