Closed · OVC-2020-17571 · CFDA 16.582 · Discretionary

OVC FY 2020 State Victim Liaison Project

Federal grant opportunity posted by Office for Victims of Crime, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $500K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 9, 2020
Close date
20
Expected awards

The verdict

OVC FY 2020 State Victim Liaison Project is a closed discretionary listing from Office for Victims of Crime that offered Up to $500,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 397 other opportunities from Office for Victims of Crime.

up to $500K
award range
Closed
application status
20
expected awards
16.582
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

OVC FY 2020 State Victim Liaison Project is closed (last close April 9, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Office for Victims of Crime still indexes 397 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed April 9, 2020

Posted Feb 10 Closes Apr 9

Est. Total Funding

$10,000,000

Expected Awards

20

Instrument

Grant

Description

The State Victim Liaison Project will place one or more experienced crime victim liaison(s) within selected VOCA State Administrating Agencies to act as a bridge between the state and other state-based non-governmental organizations to identify gaps in victim services and improve and increase access to resources for crime victims in rural/tribal areas, older victims, and victims of violent crime. Liaisons should possess statewide networking connections for effective interaction with community leaders, allied professionals, and community stakeholders to achieve the objectives of this project. OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on Thursday, February 20, 2020, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by April 9, 2020.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · OVC-2020-17571

Grants.gov marks OVC FY 2020 State Victim Liaison Project with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Income Security and Social Services · Law, Justice and Legal Services (ISS;LJL). This eligibility-code string dominates the Office for Victims of Crime book (200 peers, 50% of 398).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

For assistance with any other requirements of this solicitation, contact the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Response Center: toll free at 800–851–3420; via TTY at 301–240–6310 (hearing impaired only); email to grants@ncjrs.gov; fax to 301–240–5830; or web chat at https://webcontact.ncjrs.gov/ncjchat/chat.jsp. The NCJRS Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., eastern time, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., eastern time, on the solicitation closing date. grants@ncjrs.gov

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What to do next

OVC FY 2020 State Victim Liaison Project is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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