Grant Details:
Amount: Up to 6 awards of $35,000
Open Date for Application:
12/27/2011
Application Due Date: TBA
Description: Overview:
It is a goal of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) to assist states in developing effective strategies for establishing State Victim Assistance Academies (SVAA) and to help create a network of SVAAs that can meet the educational and training needs of victim service providers and allied professionals in each state in the Nation. This grant opportunity offers up to six first-year awards of $35,000 for the development of State Victim Assistance Academies (SVAA).
Purpose:
The purpose of the SVAA is to provide comprehensive, academically based, fundamental education and training for victim assistance providers, victim advocates, criminal justice personnel, and allied professionals who routinely deal with crime victims.
Eligible Applicants:
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having 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
Eligible applicants are limited to the remaining states that do not currently have an SVAA funded by OVC. For more information on where OVC-funded or recognized SVAAs are located, visit
www.ovcttac.gov/lc/svaa.cfm.
Registration and application:
Applicants must register with Grants.gov prior to submitting an application. OJP encourages applicants to register several weeks before the application submission deadline. The deadline to apply for funding under this announcement is 11:59 p.m. eastern time on February 14, 2012. See the “How To Apply” section on page 12 for details.
Application Guidelines
Organization Information:
Organization: Office for Victims of Crime (OVC)
Website: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/
Contact Information:
Contact Name: Richard Greenough
Contact Email: Richard.Greenough2@usdoj.gov
Contact Phone: 202-616-8715
More Information:
https://www.ovcttac.gov/lc/svaa.cfm
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