OVC FY 2019 Building State Technology Capacity and Elder Abuse Hotlines | OVC 2019 15289

Opportunity Information: Apply for OVC 2019 15289

The OVC FY 2019 Building State Technology Capacity and Elder Abuse Hotlines opportunity is a discretionary Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) funding program designed to help states modernize and strengthen how victim services are delivered through statewide technology improvements. The central aim is to support ambitious but realistic projects that expand victims' access to services, encourage innovation and efficiency across victim service systems, improve service quality, and make victim service organizations more accessible and responsive. While the solicitation highlights technology capacity broadly, it also places specific emphasis on improving systems that can better serve older adults and other victim populations through stronger data, reporting, and communication tools.

Applicants are expected to propose statewide technology initiatives led by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Formula State Administering Agency (SAA). Projects can target one or multiple focus areas depending on the state's needs and readiness. Examples of the kinds of work OVC is looking to fund include building or adopting technology that improves outreach to victims of crime, strengthening how VOCA program activities are communicated and monitored, and improving the collection of performance measures related to elder abuse and other victimization. The solicitation also encourages states to enhance the online and social media presence of SAAs and victim service providers, upgrade victim compensation technology to reduce claim processing times, and improve the quality and efficiency of state and subgrantee reporting. Additional priorities include developing or enhancing statewide grants management systems used for VOCA formula programs and investing in stronger security and confidentiality protections for victim data stored in these systems, recognizing that privacy and safe handling of sensitive information are essential to victim trust and safety.

Eligibility is tightly defined. The primary eligible applicants are VOCA Formula SAAs that administer VOCA Victim Assistance or Victim Compensation Program Formula Grants under 34 U.S.C. 20102 and 20103(a) and (b). Other organizations may participate and can be involved in the work, but only if they apply in partnership with the SAA for that state, and the SAA remains the main entity responsible for the award. OVC allows collaborative projects where multiple entities contribute, but the structure must be that a single organization serves as the applicant and lead, while other partners are proposed as subrecipients/subgrantees. The lead applicant is responsible for administering the funds and managing the full project, including oversight of any subawards.

A key financial condition is that all recipients and subrecipients, including for-profit organizations, must forgo any profit or management fee, which reinforces that funds should be directed to direct project costs and public benefit rather than margin or administrative profit. The award instrument is a cooperative agreement, meaning the federal government is likely to have substantial involvement in the project during the period of performance (such as ongoing coordination, guidance, and monitoring), beyond what is typical in a standard grant.

From the source details provided, the opportunity number is OVC 2019 15289, posted May 22, 2019, with an original closing date of July 8, 2019. The program falls under CFDA 16.582 and is categorized under income security and social services and law, justice, and legal services. The award ceiling listed is $600,000, and OVC expected to make approximately 14 awards. The solicitation also notes that OVC may choose to fund strong applications submitted under this FY 2019 opportunity in future fiscal years, depending on application quality and the availability of appropriations, which signals that well-designed proposals could remain competitive beyond the initial cycle if future funds become available.

• The Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services, law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 2019 Building State Technology Capacity and Elder Abuse Hotlines" 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 2019-05-22.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2019-07-08. (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 $600,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 14 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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