Opportunity Information: Apply for OVW 2010 2795
Apply for OVW 2010 2795
- The Office on Violence Against Women in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVW Fiscal Year 2010 Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.589 Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 25, 2010 and posted on Sep 20, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 16, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,700,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $450,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The OVW Fiscal Year 2010 Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative (Funding Opportunity Number OVW 2010 2795) is a discretionary, cooperative agreement grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) designed as a large scale demonstration effort focused on improving how communities reach and serve sexual assault survivors. Unlike traditional grant programs that primarily fund direct services as they already exist, this initiative is set up to help selected sites test, refine, and document stronger approaches to outreach and service delivery, with the larger goal of identifying best practices that can be replicated by other programs, especially dual or multi service agencies that serve sexual assault survivors alongside other victim populations.
At the center of the initiative is a strength based self assessment process for applicant agencies. OVW intended to use this self assessment as a practical tool to help each chosen demonstration site understand its current capacity, identify gaps, and build a tailored action plan. The action plan is expected to drive three connected areas of work. First, sites are expected to increase outreach to populations that are likely experiencing sexual assault in the community but are not currently accessing services. This emphasis signals that OVW was concerned not only with the availability of services, but also with barriers to access, such as lack of awareness, cultural and language barriers, stigma, isolation, fear of retaliation, distrust of systems, disability access issues, or geographic challenges in rural areas.
Second, the initiative aims to push service models beyond immediate crisis intervention. Many sexual assault programs have historically focused heavily on acute response, such as hotline support, hospital accompaniment, or short term advocacy right after an assault. OVW is explicitly encouraging demonstration sites to develop more comprehensive models that prioritize survivor needs over time, which can include longer term advocacy, trauma informed support, coordinated community responses, and service pathways that address practical and longer horizon needs. The program description makes clear that the intent is not simply to add more of the same services, but to rethink the structure of service provision so that survivors can receive support that fits their circumstances and continues after the initial crisis period.
Third, the initiative requires sites to assess whether these new outreach and service changes actually work. Demonstration sites are expected to evaluate the efficacy of their steps in increasing both the number and the range of survivors who access the enhanced services. This focus on measurement and learning is key to the demonstration concept: OVW is not only funding services, but also trying to build evidence about what strategies are most effective for reaching underserved survivors and improving service outcomes.
Because the work involves shifting both how an organization operates and how programs are delivered, OVW anticipated significant organizational and programmatic change over the course of the project. To support that level of change, the initiative includes ongoing and intensive technical assistance, described as a technical assistance menu. In practice, this means the cooperative agreement structure is meant to be highly engaged rather than hands off, with selected sites receiving guidance, support, and structured assistance as they plan, implement, and refine their models.
The initiative is also intentionally collaborative. OVW indicated that collaboration among OVW, RSP, NSVRC, and the project sites would guide the creation of best practices, particularly for agencies that provide multiple types of victim services. NSVRC refers to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, a national organization that supports sexual violence prevention and response efforts, and RSP in this context aligns with the Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program environment connected to the CFDA listing. The collaboration component suggests that OVW wanted learning to flow in both directions: sites would receive expertise and support, while also contributing practical lessons from implementation that could shape national guidance.
In terms of funding details, OVW expected to make up to 6 awards with an estimated total funding amount of $2,700,000. The award ceiling was listed as $450,000, with no cost sharing or matching requirement. The funding activity category is described as services for victims of sexual assault, and the CFDA number provided is 16.589, associated with the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program, indicating the broader programmatic framework in which this demonstration effort sits.
Eligibility was limited to nonprofit organizations, including both nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The opportunity was posted on September 20, 2010, created on October 25, 2010, with an original closing date of November 2, 2010, later extended to a current closing date of November 16, 2010, and archived on December 2, 2010.
For applicants or interested parties who needed access assistance, OVW provided contact information through its main line at 202 307 6026 and the email address OVW.Rural@usdoj.gov. The full announcement was linked through an OVW hosted PDF at http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/sadi.pdf.
FAQs: OVW Fiscal Year 2010 Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative (OVW 2010 2795)
What is the OVW Fiscal Year 2010 Sexual Assault Demonstration Initiative?
It is a discretionary, cooperative agreement grant from the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) set up as a large-scale demonstration effort to improve how communities reach and serve sexual assault survivors.
What makes this initiative different from traditional sexual assault service grants?
Instead of mainly funding direct services exactly as they already exist, this initiative is designed to help selected sites test, refine, and document stronger approaches to outreach and service delivery, with the goal of identifying best practices that other programs can replicate.
What is the overall purpose or end goal of the demonstration project?
The goal is to identify and document best practices for improved outreach and service models for sexual assault survivors, especially approaches that can be replicated by other programs, including dual- or multi-service agencies serving sexual assault survivors alongside other victim populations.
What type of award is this?
This opportunity is a cooperative agreement grant, meaning OVW anticipated a highly engaged relationship with selected sites rather than a hands-off funding arrangement.
How many awards did OVW expect to make?
OVW expected to make up to 6 awards.
How much total funding was estimated for this initiative?
The estimated total funding amount was $2,700,000.
What was the maximum award amount per recipient?
The award ceiling was listed as $450,000.
Is there a cost sharing or matching requirement?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is described as services for victims of sexual assault.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number provided is 16.589, associated with the Rural Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Assistance Program framework referenced in the announcement.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to nonprofit organizations, including nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education).
What is the central planning tool OVW emphasized for applicants and sites?
A strength-based self-assessment process sits at the center of the initiative. OVW intended this self-assessment to help each demonstration site understand its capacity, identify gaps, and build a tailored action plan.
What is the self-assessment expected to produce?
The self-assessment is expected to lead to a tailored action plan that drives the site’s work in three connected areas: expanding outreach to underserved survivors, strengthening service delivery beyond immediate crisis response, and evaluating whether the changes are effective.
What does the initiative require around outreach?
Sites are expected to increase outreach to populations in the community who are likely experiencing sexual assault but are not currently accessing services.
What kinds of barriers to access does the initiative highlight?
The description points to barriers such as lack of awareness, cultural and language barriers, stigma, isolation, fear of retaliation, distrust of systems, disability access issues, and geographic challenges in rural areas.
How does OVW want service models to change under this initiative?
OVW encourages demonstration sites to move beyond immediate crisis intervention and develop more comprehensive models that prioritize survivor needs over time. Examples mentioned include longer-term advocacy, trauma-informed support, coordinated community responses, and service pathways addressing practical and longer-horizon needs.
Is the initiative mainly about adding more services?
No. The description emphasizes rethinking the structure of service provision so survivors can receive support that fits their circumstances and continues after the initial crisis period, rather than simply adding more of the same services.
What evaluation or measurement expectations are included?
Demonstration sites are expected to assess whether new outreach and service changes work by evaluating the efficacy of steps taken to increase both the number and the range of survivors who access the enhanced services.
Why is evaluation so important in this opportunity?
The initiative is framed as a demonstration effort, so OVW is funding not only service improvements but also measurement and learning to build evidence about which strategies are most effective for reaching underserved survivors and improving service outcomes.
What level of change did OVW anticipate at project sites?
OVW anticipated significant organizational and programmatic change over the course of the project because the work involves shifting how an organization operates and how programs are delivered.
What support or technical assistance is included?
The initiative includes ongoing and intensive technical assistance described as a technical assistance menu, intended to provide guidance and structured support as sites plan, implement, and refine their models.
Who are the key collaborators named in the initiative?
The initiative describes collaboration among OVW, RSP, NSVRC, and the project sites to guide the creation of best practices, particularly for agencies providing multiple types of victim services.
What does NSVRC stand for in the announcement?
NSVRC refers to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, a national organization that supports sexual violence prevention and response efforts.
What does the announcement suggest about RSP in this context?
RSP is described as aligning with the Rural Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Program environment connected to the CFDA listing referenced in the opportunity.
When was the opportunity posted and created?
The opportunity was posted on September 20, 2010, and created on October 25, 2010.
What were the application deadlines?
The original closing date was November 2, 2010, and it was later extended to a current closing date of November 16, 2010.
When was the opportunity archived?
It was archived on December 2, 2010.
Where can applicants find the full announcement?
The full announcement was linked through an OVW-hosted PDF at http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/sadi.pdf.
Who can be contacted for access assistance related to applying?
OVW provided access assistance contact information through its main line at 202 307 6026 and the email address OVW.Rural@usdoj.gov.
What is the funding opportunity number for this grant?
The funding opportunity number is OVW 2010 2795.
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