# OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Firearms Technical Assistance Project Pilot Sites Initiative Solicitation

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/o-ovw-2021-05002-ovw-fiscal-year-2021-firearms-technical-assistance-project/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/335288

> Office on Violence Against Women offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $500,000) to nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 12 awards worth $6.0 million in total. Applications closed on January 18, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | O-OVW-2021-05002 |
| Agency | Office on Violence Against Women |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | January 18, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $500,000 |
| Expected awards | 12 |
| Total funding | $6.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 16.526 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants are limited to: States; Indian Tribal governments; state and local courts (including juvenile courts); units of local government; state, tribal, or territorial domestic violence or sexual assault coalitions; or victim services providers in the United States or U.S. territories. For more information, see the Eligibility Information section of this solicitation.

## What the grant funds

This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 10461. Abusers often use or threaten to use firearms against victims of domestic violence, as well as threatening the victim's children, friends, and relatives. Research demonstrates that when an abuser has access to a firearm, domestic violence is far more likely to be deadly; in fact, an abuser's access to firearms is the single greatest risk factor for intimate partner homicide, with the risk increasing five-fold. Unfortunately, this risk is widespread. National data describe firearms as the overwhelming weapon of choice in intimate partner homicides. According to the FBI's most recent Supplementary Homicide Report, more than half (55%) of intimate partner homicides were committed with a firearm in 2015. This figure has remained the same over the past decade; from 2001 to 2012, 55% of women killed by intimate partners were shot with a firearm. In addition to their lethality, firearms are used by abusers to inflict fear, intimidation, and coercive control over victims. Beginning in FY 2012, the appropriation for OVW's Improving Criminal Justice Responses (ICJR) Program (CFDA# 16.590) has included a $4,000,000 allocation to address domestic violence homicide prevention interventions (DVHPI). In FY 2016 and FY 2018, DVHPI funds were used to support the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges' (NCJFCJ) Domestic Violence Homicide Prevention Firearms Technical Assistance Project (FTAP), which helps communities identify challenges limiting a more robust implementation of domestic violence firearms laws in their jurisdictions and assists them in establishing a localized response that is best suited to their communities' unique needs and characteristics. In 2019, six firearms sites were selected to receive intensive training and technical assistance under the FTAP. The FTAP focuses on ICJR purpose area 22 (domestic violence homicide reduction), and will help inform the ICJR Program on best and promising practices for jurisdictions implementing firearms relinquishment policies and practices throughout the civil and criminal justice system. DVHPI funds currently support intensive training and technical assistance through FTAP for six non-funded sites: Birmingham, AL; Columbus, OH; Muskogee Creek Nation, OK; Brooklyn, NY; the state of Vermont; and Spokane, WA (FTAP Sites).

## Questions people ask

### Is O-OVW-2021-05002 still open?

No. It closed on January 18, 2022.

### Who can apply for OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Firearms Technical Assistance Project Pilot Sites Initiative Solicitation?

Office on Violence Against Women accepted applications from nonprofits, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for OVW Fiscal Year 2021 Firearms Technical Assistance Project Pilot Sites Initiative Solicitation?

Closed January 18, 2022. 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 $500,000 each. About $6.0 million in total across about 12 awards.

### Who has won OVW Technical Assistance Initiative grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Battered Women's Justice Project, National Network to End Domestic Violence, Inc. The program made 277 awards worth $180 million in that time.