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O-OVC-2026-172584: OVC FY26 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance – Evergreen, CO Crisis Response Grant

Closed Closed April 21, 2026 Opportunity O-OVC-2026-172584

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Office for Victims of Crime notices from 2026.

Office for Victims of Crime offered grants of up to $1.4 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $1.4 million in total. Applications closed on April 21, 2026.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 17, 2026. Checked November 7, 2026.

Key dates

PostedApril 17, 2026
DeadlineApril 21, 2026

Who can apply

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

This is an invited, not a competitive NOFO. OVC contacts potential applicants directly.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) supports victims of mass violence and terrorism through the Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP). Funding for this program comes from the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve (the Emergency Reserve). Along with non-grant training and technical assistance services, there are four types of grants that may be combined into one application: crisis response, consequence management, criminal justice support, and crime victim compensation. AEAP grants are a mechanism by which the Director of OVC may award supplemental crime victim compensation and assistance to eligible entities responding to acts of mass criminal violence or domestic terrorism. The event must be sufficiently large that the jurisdiction cannot provide needed services to victims of the incident with existing resources, while also supporting victims of other crimes, in a timely and comprehensive manner. OVC generally accesses AEAP funds only in response to incidents that are sufficiently large in scope for the locale, and typically only where there was an unpredictable, indiscriminate, or broad targeting of victims, or otherwise unique aspect to the crime. In most cases, OVC expects States and communities to plan for and address victim needs stemming from relatively more predictable instances of gang-related violence, domestic violence, and broader community gun violence, from existing VOCA resources.

Category: Income Security and Social Services.

Who has won Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve (16.321) awarded $73.5 million across 23 grant awards, an average of $3.2 million per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Texas Office of the GovernorTexas3$11.3 million
The Medical University of South CarolinaSouth Carolina2$11.1 million
Department of Attorney General MaineMaine1$8.5 million
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesMichigan1$7.3 million
Colorado Department of Public SafetyColorado2$5.1 million

Top states: Texas ($12.3 million), South Carolina ($11.1 million), California ($9.8 million), Maine ($8.5 million), Michigan ($7.3 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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

Questions people ask

Is O-OVC-2026-172584 still open?

No. It closed on April 21, 2026.

Who can apply for OVC FY26 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance – Evergreen, CO Crisis Response Grant?

Office for Victims of Crime accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

What is the deadline for OVC FY26 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance – Evergreen, CO Crisis Response Grant?

Closed April 21, 2026. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.4 million each. About $1.4 million in total for one award.

Who has won Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Texas Office of the Governor, The Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Attorney General Maine. The program made 23 awards worth $73.5 million in that time.

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