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O-OVC-2022-171245: OVC FY 2022 Alaska Native Crime Victims Center of Excellence Pilot Program

Closed Closed June 1, 2022 Opportunity O-OVC-2022-171245 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$3.0 million
• Total funding$3.0 million
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

Eligible applicants must be Alaska-based, or for Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, including Tribal Colleges, have campuses located within the State of Alaska To advance Executive Order 13929 Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Attorney General determined that all state, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process, to be eligible for FY 2022 DOJ discretionary grant funding. To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use-of-force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and (2) the agency’s use-of-force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward. For detailed information on this certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Implementation Fact Sheet, and the List of Designated Independent Credentialing Bodies. All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past VOCA Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Program awards averaged $483,837; this notice allows up to $3.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (92% over five years) went to tribes.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. Under this solicitation, OVC will support the development of an Alaska Native Crime Victims Center of Excellence Pilot Program ("the Center"). The Center will develop a multi-faceted approach to engaging with the 231 Federally Recognized Tribes throughout Alaska to identify gaps, promote best practices, and, using experience from the field, building an evidence base that is relevant for Alaska Native Tribes and the crime victims they serve.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Applying now

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