This initiative is intended to support or expand on federal, state, local, and tribal efforts to enforce crime victims rights.
Applicants may apply under the following purpose areas:
victims rights legal clinics that will provide legal representation to victims and train allied
professionals in an effort to enforce victims rights in the criminal justice process (Purpose Area 1), and one training and technical assistance provider to provide support to the selected legal clinics (Purpose Area 2).
OVC anticipates making up to eight awards under purpose area 1 and one award under purpose 2 of up to $1 million each.
OVC expects to make awards for a 36-month period of performance, to begin on October 1, 202 0. OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on Thursday, March 12, 2020, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.
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Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html.
Apply by April 27, 202 0.