Closed · O-OVC-2023-171581 · CFDA 16.753 · Earmark

OVC FY 23 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program

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

up to $5M
Award range
Closed
Status
May 4, 2023
Close date
42
Expected awards

The verdict

OVC FY 23 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretionary Community Project Funding/Byrne Discretionary Grants Program is a closed earmark listing from Office for Victims of Crime that offered Up to $5,000,000 across 42 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 $5M
award range
Closed
application status
42
expected awards
16.753
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

OVC FY 23 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretion… is closed (last close May 4, 2023). 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 4, 2023

Posted Feb 10 Closes May 4

Est. Total Funding

$37,270,000

Expected Awards

42

Instrument

Grant

Description

OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. OVC is authorized to distribute funds to support projects designated for funding in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation). The explanatory statement regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328) lists the designated projects, which the Act incorporates by reference, as stated in relevant part, below— $229,551,000 is for discretionary grants to improve the functioning of the criminal justice system, to prevent or combat juvenile delinquency, and to assist victims of crime (other than compensation), which shall be used for the projects, and in the amounts, specified under the heading, "Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants/Byrne Discretionary Grants", in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act)[.] Pub. L. No. 117-328, div. B, title II (2022), 136 Stat 4459, 4535. Statutory Authority: Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. No. 117-328; 136 Stat. 4459, 4535)

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · O-OVC-2023-171581

Grants.gov marks OVC FY 23 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretion… 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 code maps to Income Security and Social Services (ISS). 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 technical assistance with submitting the Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF)-424 and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form (SF-LLL) in Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Hotline at 800-518-4726, 606-545-5035, Grants.gov Customer Support, or support@grants.gov. The Grants.gov Support Hotline operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, except on federal holidays. For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, contact the OJP Response Center at 800-851-3420, 301-240-6310 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only), or grants@ncjrs.gov. The OJP Response Center operates from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. eastern time (ET) Monday-Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET on the solicitation close date. grants@ncjrs.gov

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What to do next

OVC FY 23 Invited to Apply — Byrne Discretion… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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