Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVC 2023 171721
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), within the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP), released this discretionary funding opportunity in FY 2023 to support the creation or continuation of National Resource Centers focused on victim research, evaluation, and improving outreach to underserved victims. The overall intent is to strengthen the victim services field by making sure programs and practitioners have practical training and technical assistance that is grounded in evidence, centered on victims needs, and designed to improve real-world service delivery. In line with broader OJP priorities, the solicitation emphasizes efforts that advance civil rights and racial equity, expand access to justice, support people harmed by crime and others impacted by the justice system, improve community safety, and build trust between law enforcement and the communities they serve.
At its core, the grant is designed to fund organizations that can function as national-level hubs for training and technical assistance (often abbreviated as TTA). The work OVC is looking for goes beyond producing reports or general guidance; it is aimed at translating knowledge into action so that victim service providers can more effectively use research, data, and evaluation findings to understand victim needs and improve their responses. A key theme is victim-centered practice, meaning approaches that prioritize safety, autonomy, dignity, privacy, and meaningful access to services, while also recognizing that victims experiences and barriers to help can vary widely based on factors like language, disability, geography, immigration status, cultural background, and historical underinvestment in certain communities. The solicitation also highlights identifying and implementing practices that are proven and effective, signaling an expectation that the resource centers will help the field adopt strategies that have evidence behind them and will support evaluation where evidence is limited or emerging.
This opportunity uses a cooperative agreement funding instrument, which generally indicates substantial federal involvement in the project. In practical terms, that typically means the awardee should expect close collaboration with OVC on project direction, deliverables, and performance management, rather than operating with minimal federal interaction. The program sits within the "Income Security and Social Services" funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 16.582, which is commonly used for OVC victim assistance and related initiatives.
Eligibility is relatively broad for non-government entities and includes nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (also excluding institutions of higher education), private institutions of higher education, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. That mix suggests OVC is open to awarding to established technical assistance providers, research and evaluation organizations, universities with relevant capacity, and certain private entities, as long as they can credibly deliver national-scale support and meet federal grant requirements.
The solicitation was created on April 6, 2023, with an original application closing date of June 1, 2023. OVC anticipated making two awards under this opportunity, with an award ceiling of $1,500,000 per award. Because only two awards were expected, the competition likely favored applicants that could demonstrate strong national reach, deep expertise in victim services and evidence-based practice, and the operational capacity to deliver training and technical assistance at scale, including to agencies serving populations that have historically had less access to victim services.
In summary, this funding opportunity is essentially about building or strengthening national resource centers that help the victim services field become more effective and more equitable. OVC is seeking partners who can turn research and evaluation into usable guidance, improve the field's ability to use data to understand and respond to victim needs, promote proven approaches, and expand access and quality of services for victims who are underserved or face structural barriers to help.Apply for O OVC 2023 171721
- The Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 2023 National Resource Centers for Victim Research, Evaluation, and Reaching Underserved Victims" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.582.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 06, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 01, 2023. (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 $1,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses.
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