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Important Notice: Grants.gov is experiencing technical difficulties.
You are urged to submit your application at least 72 hours prior to its
due date. If you experience unforeseen Grants.gov technical issues
beyond your control, you must contact OJP staff within 24 hours after
the due date to request an extension. Visit OJP's Website for more
details.
Beginning in FY 2006, OVC’s competitive grant applications will be processed through Grants.gov—an e-government initiative designed to provide federal customers with a unified process to finding and applying for federal grants. Read more about this important change.
Exceptions: Existing or continuing discretionary grantees will continue to use OJP's Grants Management System (GMS) to apply for continuation funding. Additionally, formula grants will continue to be processed through GMS.
For online assistance and step-by-step instructions, consult the newly launched GMS On-line Training Tool.
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Current
Discretionary Funding Opportunities |
Application Deadline |
FY 2009 National Field-Generated Training, Technical Assistance, and Demonstration Projects (PDF 299 kb)—This grant opportunity offers awards of $50,000 to $500,000 to private nonprofit organizations or public agencies to support the development of national-scope training, technical assistance, and demonstration project initiatives. All initiatives must focus on improving the capacity of victim service providers and allied practitioners to advance rights and services to crime victims in a variety of areas, including child abuse, elder abuse, sexual assault, and stalking. Those applying are urged to begin the application process well in advance of the February 24, 2009, deadline. |
February 24, 2009 |
Antiterrorism and
Emergency Assistance Program (PDF 158 kb)
See also the Antiterrorism
and Emergency Assistance Program guidelines (appearing in
the Federal
Register, Vol. 67, No. 21, under Victims of Crime). |
Open
(Case by case basis.) |
| Helping
Outreach Programs to Expand—Details the purpose
of the grant program, who can apply, and how to apply for grant
funding. |
Open
(Contingent upon fund availability) |
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OVC Publishing Guidelines
for Print and Multimedia (Second Edition, June 2007)
This OVC guide (NCJ 216617) describes the criteria grantees must follow when preparing products for publication. The guidelines, which were originally published in 2004, now include a section on producing OVC-funded videos (e.g., VHS tapes, DVDs) and an expanded copyright discussion. Other topics include requirements for writing Web-based publications, the types of OVC publications, the publication submission process, word processing and formatting guidelines, and legal and policy requirements. The guidelines are designed to help grantees work with OVC to produce a quality product that exceeds professional standards of excellence. 
Children’s
Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities (June 2003)
This fact sheet (FS 000303) describes an OVC grant program that provides funds
and technical assistance to improve the capacity of existing tribal systems to
handle serious child abuse cases, particularly cases of sexual abuse.
Previous application kits can be found at
FY 2000–09 Grant Archive.
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