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O-OVC-2024-172235: OVC FY24 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Resource Guide (2025) – Invited to Apply

Closed Closed August 30, 2024 Opportunity O-OVC-2024-172235 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: OVC and OVW FY 2026 Victim Services for Angel Families Program – Invited Notice of Funding Opportunity (O-OVC-2026-172807). Status: Closes November 16, 2026 (9 days left). It is in our archive of Office for Victims of Crime notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$250,000
• Total funding$250,000
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Only One Eligible Applicant: The National Center for Victims of Crime

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants awards averaged $506,630; this notice allows up to $250,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (76% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applications for funding to develop the 2025 National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) Resource Guide. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission by producing a comprehensive kit that will serve as a resource for the victim services field in their efforts to heighten public awareness of crime victims’ issues nationwide during NCVRW in April 2025 and throughout the year. OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety, protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, OVC seeks to support the development of a comprehensive guide for the crime victims’ advocacy field to increase public awareness of crime victim issues nationwide during National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW) in April 2025, and throughout the year, and begin preparations for the 2026 NCVRW theme narrative. This program furthers the DOJ’s mission to uphold the rule of law, to keep our country safe, and to protect civil rights.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, O-OVC-2026-172807, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.