OVC FY24 Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Texas - Invited to Apply | O OVC 2024 172251

Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVC 2024 172251

The OVC FY24 Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) grant opportunity is a discretionary funding award from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, intended to help Texas respond to the victim-service needs that follow a qualifying incident of mass criminal violence or domestic terrorism. The program is funded through the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve and is meant to provide extra, short-notice capacity when an incident is so large and disruptive that the affected jurisdiction cannot reasonably meet the needs of the victims using existing resources while still serving other crime victims in a timely, comprehensive way. In other words, the grant is designed to fill a gap that appears when a single event creates an overwhelming surge in victim needs beyond what the state or community can handle with its normal staffing, contracts, and budgets.

AEAP support can be packaged in one application by combining up to four grant purpose areas: crisis response, consequence management, criminal justice support, and crime victim compensation. Crisis response generally covers immediate, emergency victim assistance and stabilization needs right after the incident, including rapid deployment of victim assistance personnel, coordinated outreach, and other urgent supports that help victims and families in the earliest phase. Consequence management focuses more on the longer-term impacts, helping victims adapt to and cope with the aftermath as time passes, which can include ongoing assistance coordination and services that address continued trauma-related needs. Criminal justice support is aimed at helping victims participate in the justice process, such as services that keep victims informed, supported, and able to engage with investigations, prosecutions, and related proceedings. Crime victim compensation funding can be used to supplement the state crime victim compensation program that reimburses eligible victims for certain out-of-pocket costs tied to the victimization, with an emphasis on strengthening administrative capacity and resources needed to process and pay incident-related claims.

A key program requirement is that the incident must fit AEAPs purpose and scope. The program is specifically targeted to mass violence that is seemingly random or unpredictable in nature, as well as acts of domestic terrorism. It is not intended to fund responses to victimization arising from disputes between individuals or groups, including gang-related violence, and it does not support domestic violence incidents or broader patterns of community gun violence. The expectation is that communities use other funding streams, such as VOCA formula funds, to support victim services in places where higher rates of crime are already known and ongoing. AEAP is therefore positioned as an extraordinary-response tool for extraordinary events, not a general-purpose funding source for chronic community violence or recurring dispute-driven harm.

The grant can cover eligible expenses retroactively to the date of the incident, which is important for jurisdictions that had to mobilize immediately and incur costs before a federal award could be processed. At the same time, applicants must justify the requested funding by showing that AEAP dollars will directly benefit victims of the specific incident and that the proposed activities are supplemental rather than a replacement for existing resources. The application must make clear why current state and local funding, staffing, and contracted services are not enough to address the incident-driven surge in needs without harming the ability to continue serving other crime victims.

This particular notice is not a competitive solicitation. OVC intends to contact potential applicants directly, and the opportunity is labeled for Texas as invited to apply. OVC may also provide no-cost consultant support to help the prospective grantee navigate and complete the AEAP application process, which can be especially useful given the time sensitivity and documentation demands that often follow a large-scale incident. The opportunity lists an expected single award with an award ceiling of $7,821,753, and an original closing date of September 11, 2024. The listing is associated with CFDA 16.321 and falls under the income security and social services activity category.

• The Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY24 Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Texas - Invited to Apply" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.321.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-09-09.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-09-11. (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 $7,821,753.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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