OVC FY24 Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Colorado - Invited to Apply | O OVC 2024 171945

Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVC 2024 171945

This funding opportunity is a restricted, invitation-only grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), offered through the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP). It is aimed at helping Colorado respond to a specific incident of mass criminal violence or domestic terrorism when the scale of victim needs is so large that the jurisdiction cannot meet those needs with existing resources while still serving other crime victims in a timely, comprehensive way. The program is funded through the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve, and it is meant to provide supplemental resources rather than replace or duplicate what is already available locally or through other federal sources.

AEAP support can cover multiple categories of victim-related work, and those categories can be bundled into a single application. The four grant types include crisis response (immediate, short-term interventions and victim stabilization), consequence management (longer-term services that help people cope and recover), criminal justice support (helping victims participate in investigations and court processes), and crime victim compensation (supporting the state compensation program that reimburses eligible victims for out-of-pocket costs). A key feature of this program is that funding is retroactive to the date of the incident, meaning costs tied to eligible activities can be covered back to when the event occurred, as long as the application clearly justifies why AEAP dollars are needed and how they add capacity beyond existing funding and infrastructure.

The scope of incidents AEAP is intended to address is narrow. OVC describes the program as designed for mass violence that appears random or unpredictable, and it explicitly does not fund victimization stemming from disputes between individuals or groups, including gang-related violence, domestic violence, or broader patterns of community gun violence. The expectation is that communities use other funding streams, such as VOCA formula funds, to serve victims in places with persistently higher crime rates or ongoing patterns of violence. In other words, AEAP is positioned as an emergency surge tool for extraordinary events, not a general public safety or routine victim services fund.

Eligible applicants depend on which part of AEAP funding is being requested. For crime victim assistance, the eligible applicant pool includes state victim assistance programs; public agencies at the federal, state, or local level; federally recognized tribal governments; public institutions of higher education; and victim service or other nongovernmental organizations. For crime victim compensation, eligibility is limited to state crime victim compensation administrative agencies. The program does not provide funds directly to individual victims; instead, it supports the agencies and organizations that deliver services, coordinate response efforts, and administer compensation reimbursements.

Applications are generally only accepted from the jurisdiction where the crime occurred, reinforcing the idea that AEAP is incident-specific and locally anchored. Requests from outside the affected jurisdiction are only considered if there is a special federal authorization and appropriation or if the applicant can provide a compelling justification that persuades the OVC Director. For incidents that occur outside the United States, OVC decides which U.S.-based organizations or agencies may apply. Another important operational detail is that OVC may provide a no-cost consultant to help the invited applicant develop and submit an AEAP application, which reflects the program’s emphasis on rapid, effective deployment and compliance in high-pressure circumstances.

For this particular notice, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary grant with a single expected award. The award ceiling is $3,485,727, and the original closing date was January 24, 2024. The opportunity is identified as “OVC FY24 Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Colorado - Invited to Apply,” with funding opportunity number “O OVC 2024 171945,” and it falls under CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) 16.321. The “invited to apply” label matters because AEAP is not an open competition; OVC only accepts an application after it has consulted with an eligible organization about the specific incident and the proposed use of funds.

• The Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY24 Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Colorado - Invited to Apply" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.321.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-01-17.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-01-24. (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 $3,485,727.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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