Closed · OVC-2020-17556 · CFDA 16.582 · Discretionary

OVC FY 2020 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program

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

$270K-$825K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 20, 2020
Close date
25
Expected awards

The verdict

OVC FY 2020 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Specialist Program is a closed discretionary listing from Office for Victims of Crime that offered $270,000 -- $825,000 across 25 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 397 other opportunities from Office for Victims of Crime.

$270K-$825K
award range
Closed
application status
25
expected awards
16.582
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

OVC FY 2020 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Spec… is closed (last close April 20, 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 20, 2020

Posted Feb 19 Closes Apr 20

Est. Total Funding

$11,685,000

Expected Awards

25

Instrument

Grant

Description

The goal of this program is to assist state, tribal, and local law enforcement agencies in developing or enhancing victim specialist programs that connect victims and families to much-needed services. Awards will be made under four purpose areas based on the type of law enforcement agency (small, mid-size, large, or tribal). Priority will be given to applicants that: (1) address specific challenges that rural communities face, (2) serve high-poverty areas or persistent-poverty counties, or (3) offer enhancements to public safety in economically distressed communities (Qualified Opportunity Zones). OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by April 20, 2020.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · OVC-2020-17556

Grants.gov marks OVC FY 2020 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Spec… 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 requirements of this solicitation, contact OVC’s 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 Law Enforcement-Based Victim Spec… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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