Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVC 2022 171385
The OVC FY 2022 Invited to Apply - National Center for Culturally Responsive Victim Services grant opportunity is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). It is designed to fund the continued operation and management of OVC's National Center for Culturally Responsive Victim Services, a national resource focused on improving how victim services reach and effectively support people and communities that have historically been underserved, marginalized, or harmed by systemic inequality. The broader purpose fits within the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) priorities of advancing civil rights and racial equity, increasing access to justice, supporting crime victims and justice-impacted individuals, strengthening community safety, responding to evolving public safety threats, and building trust between law enforcement and communities.
At its core, the funded Center is expected to provide training and technical assistance (often referred to as TTA) that helps expand both access to direct victim services and access to victim compensation. The emphasis is not only on increasing availability, but also on improving cultural responsiveness so that services are relevant, respectful, and effective for diverse communities, including communities of color and other populations recognized as underserved under Executive Order 13985 (Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government). In practical terms, this means the Center's work targets gaps that can prevent victims from getting help, such as language barriers, distrust of systems, geographic isolation, lack of culturally appropriate providers, limited awareness of compensation programs, and service models that do not reflect the lived experiences of particular communities.
The solicitation highlights a service approach that is culturally relevant, trauma-informed, and victim-centered. Culturally relevant services are those shaped by the community's values, norms, and needs rather than relying on one-size-fits-all practices. Trauma-informed work recognizes the widespread impact of trauma and seeks to avoid re-traumatization while promoting safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, and empowerment. Victim-centered services prioritize the victim's rights, needs, and preferences, ensuring that support is guided by what the victim identifies as helpful and safe. A key goal is building the capacity of community-based organizations, since these organizations often have trusted relationships and deep contextual knowledge but may need additional resources, training, tools, or partnerships to scale effective services and navigate victim compensation systems.
This opportunity uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which typically signals substantial federal involvement in the project compared to a standard grant. In other words, the recipient is generally expected to coordinate closely with OVC on implementation, deliverables, and performance expectations. The statutory authority for the program is listed as 34 U.S.C. section 20103(c)(1)(A), grounding the award in OVC's federal authority to support victim assistance and related national leadership activities.
Key logistics provided in the source information include a maximum award amount (award ceiling) of $2,000,000, with one award expected. The opportunity was created on June 30, 2022, and had an original closing date of July 21, 2022. It is categorized under Income Security and Social Services, carries CFDA number 16.582, and is labeled as "Invited to Apply," which usually indicates a limited competition where eligibility may be restricted to a particular organization or a small set of entities identified by the agency. The eligibility field is listed as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full solicitation materials.
Overall, the grant funds a national-level Center intended to strengthen the victim services field by spreading culturally responsive, equity-focused practices and helping providers and systems remove barriers that keep underserved victims from receiving effective services and compensation. The Center is positioned as a capacity-building hub that supports organizations on the ground while aligning with federal equity goals under Executive Order 13985 and OVC's mission to promote justice and healing for all victims of crime.Apply for O OVC 2022 171385
- The Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 2022 Invited to Apply - National Center for Culturally Responsive Victim Services" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.582.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 30, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 21, 2022. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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