Due Date and Application Submission

Applications for competitive programs must be received (not postmarked) at the OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center located at the address below on Monday, July 29, 2002, no later than 5:30 p.m. eastern standard time. Please be advised that if an application sent via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) does not reach the OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center (TTAC) by the due date, it will not be considered for funding regardless of the postmark date.

Hand-carried applications and applications sent via commercial carriers, such as United Parcel Service (UPS) and Federal Express (FedEx), must be received no later than 5:30 p.m. eastern standard time, Monday, July 29, 2002.

All applications should be addressed to:

Office for Victims of Crime
c/o OVC Training and Technical Assistance Center
10530 Rosehaven Street, Suite 400
Fairfax, Virginia 22030

Telephone: 703-385-3200 (phone number is required for some carriers)

NOTE: Applicants must clearly write the name of the program being applied for
in the lower left corner of the envelope.

OVC will not grant extensions of the due date.
OVC does not accept faxed submissions.

Eligibility Requirements

By statute, grants under this program may be awarded to states, Indian tribes, units of local government, tribal governments, and nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations. For the purposes of this program, a unit of local government is any city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general-purpose political subdivision of a state, including local courts, law enforcement agencies, prosecutor's offices, and shelters. Applicants must demonstrate that they have the expertise and organizational capacity to successfully complete the project for which they are applying.

For purposes of this grant program, individuals are not eligible to apply for grants in this application kit.

Applicants who have questions about grant application requirements or who need assistance in completing the forms may contact Yvonne Jones (telephone 202-616-3566 or e-mail yvonnej@ojp.usdoj.gov). Applicants with substantive questions about an announcement's specific requirements should contact Michelle Avery Weston at 202-514-5084.