Closed · OVC-2020-18613 · CFDA 16.321 · Discretionary

OVC FY 2020 Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence or Domestic Terrorism: Training and Technical Assistance Project

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

up to $3M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 26, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

OVC FY 2020 Improving Community Preparedness to Assist Victims of Mass Violence or Domestic Terrorism: Training and Technical Assistance Project is a closed discretionary listing from Office for Victims of Crime that offered Up to $3,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 397 other opportunities from Office for Victims of Crime.

up to $3M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
16.321
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

OVC FY 2020 Improving Community Preparedness… is closed (last close May 26, 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 May 26, 2020

Posted Apr 9 Closes May 26

Est. Total Funding

$3,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This project will provide training, technical assistance, and support to enable communities to augment their existing emergency response plans to ensure that they include effective protocols and strategies to address the immediate and long-term needs of victims, families, first responders, and communities after criminal mass violence or domestic terrorism incidents. The project will target training and technical assistance for law enforcement and other first responders; state, local, or tribal units of government; and victim service providers who are central in coordinating responses to criminal mass violence incidents. OVC anticipates making one award of up to $3 million for a 36-month period of performance, to begin on October 1, 2020. OVC will conduct a pre-application webinar on Wednesday, April 22, 2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. e.t. Register at www.ovc.gov/grants/webinars.html. Apply by Tuesday, May 26, 2020.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · OVC-2020-18613

Grants.gov marks OVC FY 2020 Improving Community Preparedness… 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: Cooperative Agreement. 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 p.m., eastern time, Monday through Friday, and from 10:00 a.m.–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 Improving Community Preparedness… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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