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Funding Alert: On February 17, 2009, the President signed into law, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. More than $2.76 billion of the bill will go to the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) to develop the Nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, administer justice, and assist victims. Learn more by visiting—
Announced March 23, 2009: Recovery Act–Edward Byrne Memorial Competitive Grant Program has funds available to improve the criminal justice system, provide assistance to crime victims, and help communities prevent drug abuse and crime. Apply by April 27, 2009. |
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| FY 2009 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program (PDF 134 kb)—This competitive program will award $80,000–$125,000 each for up to four fellowships to provide direct operational assistance to crime victim organizations and agencies; design and develop innovative initiatives; implement a training strategy; and assist with evaluation and capacity building efforts. Fellowships specifically address victim assistance and compensation, tribal communities, underserved crime victims, and evidence-based training and technical assistance. Those applying are urged to begin the application process well in advance of the July 9, 2009 deadline. |
July 9, 2009 |
| FY 2009 Services for Victims of Human Trafficking (PDF 354 kb)—This program will provide timely, comprehensive services to pre-certified victims of severe forms of human trafficking and enhance interagency collaboration and coordination of the provision of such services. Eligible applicants include those seeking continuation funding for existing OVC trafficking victim service initiatives and those from the specific geographic regions identified in the “Eligibility” section of this solicitation that can demonstrate that they have the support of the Bureau of Justice Assistance-funded Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force and the U.S. Attorney in their region. Grantees under this program are required to coordinate with an existing anti-human trafficking law enforcement task force. Those applying are urged to begin the application process well in advance of the July 16, 2009, deadline. |
July 16, 2009 |
| FY 2009 Services for Domestic Minor Victims of Human Trafficking (PDF 296 kb)—Two cooperative agreements of up to $800,000 each will be awarded to identify promising practices in the delivery of comprehensive services to victims of sex and labor trafficking who are U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents under the age of 18. Each demonstration site will provide comprehensive services to domestic minor victims of human trafficking; develop, enhance, or expand the community response to domestic minor victims; participate in a process evaluation funded through the National Institute of Justice (NIJ); and produce a final report that may be disseminated through OVC to the victim’s field. Those applying are urged to begin the application process well in advance of the July 16, 2009 deadline. |
July 16, 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, revised September 2008)
This OVC guide (NCJ 223646) 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 2008 (June 2008)
Since 1989, OVC’s Children’s Justice Act grant program has provided funds and technical assistance to help AI/AN communities to better handle serious child abuse cases from disclosure and investigation through prosecution and case resolution. This updated fact sheet (FS 000314) discusses activities funded through CJA, eligibility, and supportive training and technical assistance for grantees.
Previous application kits can be found at
FY 2000–09 Grant Archive. |
