O-OVC-2023-171726-OVC FY23 Recovery-V1_SI-171726_508.pdf

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U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office for Victims of Crime

OVC FY 2023 Supporting Children, Youth, and Families Affected by the Drug Crisis: Recruiting and Developing Peer Recovery Coaches

Assistance Listing Number # 16.582

Grants.gov Opportunity Number: O-OVC-2023-171726

Solicitation Release Date: April 13, 2023 9:00 AM ET

Step 1: Application Grants.gov Deadline: June 12, 2023 11:59 PM ET

Step 2: Application JustGrants Deadline: June 20, 2023 8:59 PM ET

Overview

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applications for funding to support an entity that will (1) competitively select and fund subawards to recruit, train, and deploy paid peer recovery coaches who will assist a family member or caregiver’s recovery from substance misuse in order to support the well-being of youth who have experienced victimization as a result of the drug use; (2) provide technical assistance to the selected subawardees; and (3) assist in the development of a peer recovery coach paraprofessional program. This solicitation furthers the DOJ’s mission by enhancing the fields response to victims of crime affected by the drug crisis and by ensuring rights, access to services, and equity for all victims of crime.

This solicitation incorporates guidance provided in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide which provides additional information for applicants to prepare and submit applications to OJP for funding. If this solicitation expressly modifies any provision in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide, the applicant is to follow the guidelines in this solicitation as to that provision.

Solicitation Categories

This solicitation does not include Solicitation Categories.

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Eligible Applicants:

For profit organizations other than small businesses, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Small businesses

An applicant entity may submit more than one application, if each application proposes a different project in response to the solicitation. Also, an entity may be proposed as a subrecipient (subgrantee) in more than one application.

OVC will consider applications under which two or more entities would carry out the federal award; however, only one entity may be the applicant. Any others must be proposed as subrecipients (subgrantees). For additional information on subawards, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

OVC may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2023 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and the availability of appropriations.

Contact Information

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.

Pre-application Information Session

OVC will hold one solicitation webinar. This call will provide a detailed overview of the solicitation and allow an opportunity for interested applicants to ask questions. When the webinar has been scheduled, the details and registration information will be available at https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/funding-webinars. Preregistration is required for all participants. Register and follow the instructions at https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/funding-webinars. To use the time most efficiently, OVC encourages participants to review the solicitation and submit any questions they may have in advance and no later than 2 days prior to the webinar. Submit your questions to askovc@ncjrs.gov with the subject as “Questions for OVC FY23 Recovery Webinar.”

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Submission Information

Registration: Before submitting an application, all applicants must register with the System for Award Management (SAM). You must renew and validate your registration every 12 months. If you do not renew your SAM registration, it will expire. An expired registration can delay or prevent application submission in Grants.gov and JustGrants.

Registration and renewal can take up to 10 business days to complete.

Submission: Applications must be submitted to DOJ electronically through a two-step process via Grants.gov and JustGrants.

Step 1: The applicant must submit by the Grants.gov deadline the required Application for Federal Assistance standard form (SF-424) and a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) form when they register in Grants.gov at https://www.grants.gov/ web/grants/register.html. Submit the SF-424 and SF-LLL as early as possible, but no later than 48 hours before the Grants.gov deadline. If an applicant fails to submit in Grants.gov, they will be unable to apply in JustGrants.

For technical assistance with submitting the SF-424 and a 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.

Step 2: The applicant must submit the full application, including attachments, in JustGrants at JustGrants.usdoj.gov by the JustGrants application deadline.

For technical assistance with submitting the full application in JustGrants, contact the JustGrants Service Desk at 833-872-5175 or JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov. The JustGrants Service Desk operates 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET Monday–Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sunday, and Federal holidays.

OJP encourages applicants to review the “How To Apply” section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide and the JustGrants website for more information, resources, and training. Applicants should maintain all receipts and confirmations received from SAM.gov, Grants.gov, JustGrants systems.

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Contents

Overview 1

Activities

Waiver

Training Costs

(SF-424) in Grants.gov

Information)

Contact Information 2 Pre-application Information Session 2 Submission Information 2

Program Description 7 Overview 7 Statutory Authority 7 Specific Information 8 Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables 9 Evidence-Based Programs or Practices 12 Information Regarding Potential Evaluation of Programs and 12

Priority Areas 12 Federal Award Information 13

Awards, Amounts and Durations 13 Continuation Funding Intent 14 Availability of Funds 14 Type of Award 14 Financial Management and System of Internal Controls 14 Budget Information 14 Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement 14 Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs) 15 Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation: 15

Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of Conference/Meeting/ 15

Costs Associated with Language Assistance (if applicable) 15 Eligibility Information 15 Application and Submission Information 16

Content of Application Submission 16 Information to Complete the Application for Federal Assistance 16

Standard Applicant Information (JustGrants 424 and General Agency 16

Proposal Abstract 16 Proposal Narrative 17 Goal, Objective and Deliverables 19

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Budget and Associated Documentation 20

Questionnaire (including applicant disclosure of high-risk status)

Documents

Other Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free Workplace Requirements;

Law Enforcement and Community Policing

Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (Web-based Form) 20 Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs) 20 Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable) 20 Consultant Rate 20 Limitation on Employee Compensation; Waiver 21 Financial Management and System of Internal Controls 21

Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation 21 Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and Other Supportive 21

Additional Application Components 21 Curriculum Vitae or Resumes 21 Tribal Authorizing Resolution 21 Letters of Support 22 Research and Evaluation Independence and Integrity Statement 22 Disclosures and Assurances 22 Disclosure of Lobbying Activities 22 DOJ Certified Standard Assurances 22 Applicant Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items 22 DOJ Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and 22

Applicant Disclosure and Justification - DOJ High Risk Grantees 23

How to Apply 23 of an Application

Requirements

Submission Dates and Time 24 Experiencing Unforeseen Technical Issues Preventing Submission 24

Application Review Information 25 Review Criteria 25 Review Process 26

Federal Award Administration Information 27 Federal Award Notices 27 Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements 27 Information Technology Security Clauses 28 General Information about Post-Federal Award Reporting 28

Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s) 28 Other Information 28

Freedom of Information and Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552 and 5 U.S.C. 28 552a) Provide Feedback to OJP 28

Performance Measures 28 Endnotes 29

Application Checklist 31 Standard Solicitation Resources 34

Program Description

Overview

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.

With this solicitation, OVC seeks to fund one lead organization that will (1) competitively select and fund subawards to recruit, train, and deploy paid peer recovery coaches who will assist a family member or caregiver’s recovery from substance misuse in order to support the well-being of youth who have experienced victimization as a result of the drug use; (2) provide technical assistance to the selected subawardees; and (3) assist in the development of a peer recovery coach paraprofessional program. By promoting recovery through a peer recovery coaching model, this program will support children, youth, and families, including kinship families and grandfamilies, who have been victimized by neglect, abuse, or violence because of a family member or caregiver's drug use.

For this program, the following definitions apply:

Drug or substance use or misuse refers to a person misusing a legal substance in a way other than intended or prescribed or using an illegal or controlled substance.

Peer recovery coach refers to a person who brings the lived experience of recovery, combined with training and supervision, to assist others in initiating and maintaining recovery, helping to enhance the quality of personal and family life in long-term recovery and reducing the amount of abuse and neglect on children, youth, and families affected by the drug crisis. Peer recovery coaches provide many different types of support, including emotional, informational, instrumental, and affiliational (connections to recovery community supports, activities, and events) support. (See the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) webpage on Peer Support Workers and Peer Recovery Center of Excellence.)

Statutory Authority

OVC anticipates that any funds awarded under this solicitation would be made under statutory authority that provides funding for comprehensive opioid misuse reduction activities, including as authorized by the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), and to address opioid, stimulant, and substance use disorders, as provided by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law No: 117-328), Div. B., Title II; 136

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Specific Information

OVC is committed to enhancing our Nation’s capacity and intentional efforts to provide crime victim services. It provides federal leadership in changing attitudes, policies, and practices to promote justice and comprehensive healing for all victims of crime. Since FY 2018, OVC has advanced innovations and knowledge sharing that have been transformative in supporting children and youth who experience victimization as a result of their exposure to substance use. OVC has supported the implementation of 76 projects across the country including projects serving small, large, urban, rural, and Tribal communities.

Data from the combined 2009 to 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reveal that about 8.7 million (1 in 8) children in the United States live with a parent who has a substance use disorder (SUD).[i] SUDs often adversely affect the way parents or caregivers interact with and care for their children, contributing to an elevated risk of maltreatment. National data indicate that the prevalence of parental alcohol or other drug use as an identified condition of placement of children in out-of-home care has increased from 18.5 percent in 2000 to 38.9 percent in 2019.[ii] Studies show that there is substantial overlap between parents involved in the child welfare system and substance use treatment systems.[iii] Further, children removed from their homes due to parental substance use are less likely to reunify and more likely to have repeated victimizations.

Approximately 1 in 5 child fatalities have been associated with parental substance use,[ iv] and children living with a mother with a substance use disorder are twice as likely to have child maltreatment allegations substantiated.[v] Children who are exposed to a parent with SUDs are also more likely to develop SUD symptoms themselves.[vi]

Substance use impacts everyone, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, and background.

However, research continues to demonstrate that people of color are more likely to experience disparities in accessing care. These disparities are influenced by racial bias, inadequate financial resources, stigma in communities of color, and disproportionate criminalization of drug and alcohol use in Black and brown communities. In addition, Native American communities experience some of the highest rates of drug and alcohol use despite making up a small portion of the population.[vii]

The Biden-Harris Administration’s 2022 National Drug Control Strategy (NDCS) is the first to specifically highlight “Building a Recovery-Ready Nation” as one of its key elements.[viii] In alignment with the NDCS, achieving a recovery-ready Nation is dependent on recruiting, training, and deploying paid peer recovery coaches who have lived experience with recovery, child welfare, and other systems.

Peer recovery coaches walk side-by-side with individuals seeking recovery from substance use disorders.[ix] They help people to create their own recovery plan and develop their own recovery pathway. Peer recovery coaches—individuals who have themselves experienced substance use and who have successfully gone through the recovery process—are uniquely appropriate to address the barriers faced by low-income individuals and racial/ethnic minorities, such as stigma, lack of insurance, housing

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Under this program, OVC expects to make a 3-year cooperative agreement award of up to $4 million to one lead entity to develop and manage a subaward program. In partnership with OVC, the lead entity will competitively select service providers (sites) specializing in recovery from substance use to recruit individuals with lived experience to become trained, certified peer recovery coaches. The lead entity will also provide training and technical assistance (TTA) to the sites and coaches, support collaboration among the sites selected, and support an external program evaluation. The peer recovery coaches will provide coaching to family members or caregivers who have SUDs with the goal of supporting positive outcomes for children, youth, and the entire family, including grandparents, in order to reduce the cycles of abuse, neglect, and violence that can affect those impacted by substance use and misuse.

Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables

Goals

The goal of this initiative is to support children, youth, and families who have suffered victimizations as a result of a family member’s or caregiver’s substance use disorder by recruiting, training, and certifying peer recovery coaches who have lived experience. The program will result in a peer recovery coach paraprofessional program.

Objectives

Develop a peer recovery coach-oriented workforce/paraprofessional program that successfully integrates recovery support services and supports individuals’ efforts to initiate and sustain their recovery.

Ensure culturally responsive service provision, equity, and justice. Specific efforts should be made to reach out to and serve marginalized and historically underserved populations.[xiii] Enhance knowledge and build the capacity of peer recovery coaches to serve this population more effectively.

Use the key dimensions of recovery-oriented services (health, home, purpose, and community),[xiv] as well as any new federal model standards for youth, family, and adult peer support.

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Build collaborative arrangements with other organizations or partners to guarantee program success.

Provide services in non-treatment settings where appropriate.

An applicant should address all the objectives listed above in the Goals, Objectives, Deliverables and Timeline web-based form. The applicant may also add their own goals, objectives, and deliverables.

Deliverables

These are the minimum requirements. Applicants may include additional deliverables in their project design.

Create and disseminate a national request for applications, in coordination with OVC, to competitively select service providers for subawards. Subawardees will be selected based on their expertise in providing peer recovery support services for individuals experiencing substance use disorders and their capacity to provide quality supervision to peer recovery coaches. The subaward process should be designed to begin subaward activities within 6 months of the release of the request for applications.

Execute, manage, and monitor subawards.

Identify options for a robust training and certification curriculum for individuals with lived experience to become peer recovery coaches in a paraprofessional workforce. Training may include evidence-based frameworks or tools to support individuals in their recovery journey.

Establish an advisory council/steering committee/peer advisory council with diverse expertise, including members in recovery from substance use, to assist with establishing a paraprofessional program of peer recovery coaches.

Develop strategies that are sustainable and that achieve all intended outcomes that demonstrate progress. Identify guidance for communities to start peer recovery coach programs that benefit families, including kinship families and grandfamilies, and children victimized by neglect, abuse, or violence related to a family member or caregiver's drug use.

Partner with an external evaluator to support evaluation activities and assessment of subawardees’ performance data to determine if the programs are meeting the stated goals and objectives. The evaluation should examine the outcomes associated with a recovery experience led by a peer recovery coach versus without a coach and the impact on children, youth, and families who have suffered victimizations as a result of a substance use disorder.

Provide technical assistance to the subrecipients with establishing their

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the subawardees and the behavioral health, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems, and others (for example, substance use treatment providers, community-based organizations, recovery community organizations, local mental health and behavioral health authorities, and any other community social service agencies that may provide support services to participants). Ensure MOUs are signed by all participants within 60 days of award funding.

Produce an annual brief to educate and inform the field on key lessons learned, including project snapshots, replicable strategies, and implementation challenges.

An interim and final report should also be produced.

Facilitate calls, webinars, or other meetings among sites and coaches to support discussion, information exchange, networking opportunities, and peer-to-peer learning.

Budget for outreach and participation in relevant national conferences and training events to be determined in collaboration with OVC. Develop strategies to expand awareness and build skills and knowledge within the peer recovery support and victim services fields.

Conduct a minimum of two site visits to each site over the 3-year period and provide TTA on topics such as strategic planning, workforce development, data collection, analysis strategies, etc. The TTA provider should submit a report to OVC after each site visit that summarizes findings and recommended next steps.

Coordinate with TTA providers from other OJP components, particularly the TTA providers supporting the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive, Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP).

Work with the subawardees to develop the paraprofessional peer recovery coach program including a sustainability plan to involve ongoing new relationships with behavioral health providers, among others. Develop and document a model of practice that is effective, sustainable, and replicable.

Assist with transforming respondent organizations from a traditional setting to a recovery-oriented setting, if applicable. Assist with developing recovery capital and peer recovery infrastructure.

Work with organizations to increase collaboration between SUD treatment staff, mental health providers, and peer recovery coaches to improve participant outcomes. Ensure relationships are mutually respectful and supportive.

Ensure the organizations’ policies and procedures are consistent with recovery processes.

Ensure peer recovery coaches have access to transportation, funds, flexible work schedules, organization-purchased cell phones, and other resources to work with participants outside of the organizational setting and in local communities.

The goals, objectives, and deliverables are directly related to the performance measures that show the completed work’s results, as discussed in the “Application and Submission Information” section.

Evidence-Based Programs or Practices

OJP strongly encourages the use of data and evidence in policymaking and program development for criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services. For additional information and resources on evidence-based programs or practices, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Information Regarding Potential Evaluation of Programs and Activities

OJP may conduct or support an evaluation of the projects and activities funded under this solicitation. For additional information and applicable documentation to be included in the application, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide section entitled “Information Regarding Potential Evaluation of Programs and Activities.”

Priority Areas

The Department of Justice 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.

1. Priority Considerations Supporting Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government

In support of this Executive Order, OJP will provide priority consideration when making award decisions to the following:

A. Applications that propose project(s) that are designed to promote racial equity and the removal of barriers to access and opportunity for communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality.

To receive this consideration, the applicant must describe how the proposed project(s) will address potential racial inequities and contribute to greater access to services and opportunities for communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality, and identify how the project design and implementation will specifically incorporate the input or participation of those communities and populations disproportionately impacted by crime, violence, and the criminal justice system overall. Examples addressing this requirement include, but are not limited to, the

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outreach and/or public awareness campaigns specifically tailored to historically underserved and marginalized communities to encourage participation in the proposed project(s); budgeted incorporation of members representing historically underserved and marginalized communities in program evaluation, surveys, or other means of project feedback; and partnership with organizations that primarily serve communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality.

B. Applicants that demonstrate that their capabilities and competencies for implementing their proposed project(s) are enhanced because they (or at least one proposed subrecipient that will receive at least 40% of the requested award funding, as demonstrated in the Budget Web-Based Form) identify as a culturally specific organization.

To receive this additional priority consideration, applicants must describe how being a culturally specific organization (or funding the culturally specific subrecipient organization (s)) will enhance their ability to implement the proposed project(s) and should also specify which populations are intended or expected to be served or to have their needs addressed under the proposed project(s).

Culturally specific organizations are defined for the purposes of this solicitation as private nonprofit or tribal organizations whose primary purpose as a whole is to provide culturally specific services to racial and ethnic groups, including, among others, Black people, Hispanic and Latino people, Native American and other Indigenous peoples of North America (including Alaska Native, Eskimo, and Aleut), Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and/or Pacific Islanders.

Note: Addressing these priority areas is one of many factors that OJP considers in making funding decisions. Receiving priority consideration for one or more priority areas does not guarantee an award.

Federal Award Information Solicitation Categories

This solicitation does not include Solicitation Categories.

Awards, Amounts and Durations

Anticipated Number of Awards

Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards $4,000,000

Period of Performance Start Date Period of Performance Duration (Months) 10/1/23 36

Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation $4,000,000

Continuation Funding Intent

OVC may, in certain cases, provide additional funding in future years to awards made under this solicitation through continuation awards. OJP will consider, among other factors, OJP’s strategic priorities, a recipient’s overall management of the award, and the award-funded work’s progress, when making continuation award decisions.

Availability of Funds

This solicitation, and awards under this solicitation, are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and to any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by the agency or by law. In addition, nothing in this solicitation is intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

Type of Award

OVC expects to make awards under this solicitation as cooperative agreements, which provide for OJP to have substantial involvement in carrying out award activities. See the “Administrative, National Policy, and Other Legal Requirements” section of the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information.

Financial Management and System of Internal Controls

Award recipients and subrecipients (including recipients or subrecipients that are pass-through entities) must, as described in the Part 200 Uniform Requirements as set out at 2 C.F.R. 200.303, comply with standards for financial and program management. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information.

Budget Information

The applicant should provide the following budget information as applicable.

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

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This solicitation does not require a match.

Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs)

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on pre-agreement costs (also known as pre-award costs).

Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation: Waiver

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on the Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation; Waiver.

Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of Conference/Meeting/Training Costs

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on Prior Approval, Planning, and Reporting of Conference/Meeting/Training Costs.

Costs Associated with Language Assistance (if applicable)

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on Costs Associated with Language Assistance.

Eligibility Information

For eligibility information, see the solicitation cover page.

For information on cost sharing or match requirements, see the “Federal Award Information” section.

For the purposes of this solicitation, “state” means any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

Notice regarding law enforcement agencies: State, local, and university or college law enforcement agencies must be certified by an approved independent credentialing body or have started the certification process to be eligible for FY 2023 DOJ discretionary grant funding. To become certified, the law enforcement agency must meet two mandatory conditions: (1) the agency’s use-of-force policies adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local laws, and (2) the agency’s use-of-force policies prohibit chokeholds except in situations where use of deadly force is allowed by law. The certification requirement also applies to law enforcement agencies receiving DOJ discretionary grant funding through a subaward. For detailed information on this certification requirement, please visit https://cops.usdoj.gov/SafePolicingEO to access the Standards for Certification on Safe Policing for Safe Communities, the Implementation Fact Sheet, and the List of Designated Independent Credentialing

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Bodies.

All recipients and subrecipients (including any for-profit organization) must forgo any profit or management fee.

Application and Submission Information

Content of Application Submission

The following application elements must be included in the application to meet the basic minimum requirements to advance to peer review and receive consideration for funding:

Proposal Abstract Proposal Narrative Budget Web-Based Form (The web-based form includes the budget details and the budget narrative.)

If OJP determines that an application does not include these elements, it will neither proceed to peer review, nor receive further consideration.

Information to Complete the Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) in Grants.gov

The SF-424 must be submitted in Grants.gov. It is a required standard form used as a cover sheet for submission of pre-applications, applications, and related information. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for additional information on completing the

SF-424.

In Section 8F of the SF-424, please include the name and contact information of the individual who will complete the application in JustGrants. JustGrants will use this information (email address) to assign the application to this user in JustGrants.

This solicitation (“funding opportunity”) is not subject to Executive Order (E.O.) 12372. In completing the SF-424, an applicant is to answer question 19 by selecting “Program is not covered by E.O. 12372.”

Standard Applicant Information (JustGrants 424 and General Agency Information)

The “Standard Applicant Information” section of the JustGrants application is pre-populated with the SF-424 data submitted in Grants.gov. The applicant will need to review the Standard Applicant Information in JustGrants and make edits as needed.

Within this section, the applicant will need to add ZIP codes for areas affected by the project; confirm their Authorized Representative; and verify and confirm the organization’s unique entity identifier, legal name, and address.

Proposal Abstract

A Proposal Abstract (no more than 400 words) summarizing the proposed project —

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See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for an example of a proposal abstract. If priority consideration is being requested, please indicate the priority areas 1A and/or 1B selected.

Proposal Narrative

The Proposal Narrative should be submitted as an attachment in JustGrants. The attached document should be double-spaced, using a standard 12-point font; have no less than 1-inch margins; and should not exceed 25 numbered pages. If the Proposal Narrative fails to comply with these length restrictions, OVC may consider such noncompliance in peer review and in final award decision. Tables, charts, and graphs included in the program narrative can be created in a legible font smaller than 12-point and will count toward the page limit.

The Proposal Narrative must include the following sections:

a. Statement of the Problem

1. Explain the problem. Describe the necessity and significance, citing supporting data and information.

2. Explain the benefits and role of peer recovery coaches.

3. Describe any barriers or challenges to the delivery and use of peer recovery coaches, including intended outcomes for the individual, families, and community.

4. Describe culturally responsive service provision and its importance.

b. Project Design and Implementation

1. Describe the strategy to address the needs identified in the statement of the problem.

2. Describe your project design, activities, and actions to be undertaken to fulfill the programs objectives and reach the program goals.

3. Provide a detailed description of the methods to be used to carry out each activity.

4. Provide a timetable indicating roughly when the activities or program milestones are to be accomplished.

If the applicant is seeking priority consideration for Priority 1(A), it should address

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c. Capabilities and Competencies

1. Describe the organization and its capacity to successfully undertake this work, lead this project, and manage the subawards.

2. Determine a staffing plan that includes a project coordinator who will serve as the lead on this project.

3. Identify any anticipated challenges with system barriers, training gaps, resources, etc.

4. Identify key organizations and individuals that will help implement the project and describe the role of each. Please include resumes as attachments.

If the applicant is seeking priority consideration under Priority 1(B), it should describe within this section how being a culturally specific organization (or funding a culturally specific subrecipient organization at a minimum of 40% of the project budget) will enhance its ability to implement the proposed project(s), should also specify which populations are intended or expected to be served or have their needs addressed under the proposed project(s), and should include the website address (if applicable) and formal or informal mission statement or principles of the culturally specific organization.

d. Plan for Collecting the Data Required for this Solicitation’s Performance Measures

1. Describe the process for measuring project performance. Identify who will collect the data; who is responsible for performance measurements; and how the information will be used to guide and evaluate the impact of the project.

2. Describe the process for accurately reporting data.

3. Explain any additional measures you intend to collect in addition to the

Performance Measurement Tool (PMT) requirements.

Note: An applicant is not required to submit performance data with the application. Rather, performance measure information is included as a notification that award recipients will be required to submit performance data as part of each award’s reporting requirements. Some measures are presented as examples, while others are the exact measures that every recipient will be expected to address.

OJP will require each award recipient to submit regular performance data that show the completed work’s results. The performance data directly relate to the goals, objectives, and deliverables identified in the “Goals, Objectives, and Deliverables” discussion. Applicants can visit OJP’s performance measurement page at www.ojp.gov/performance for an overview of performance measurement activities at OJP.

A list of performance measure questions for this program can be found at https:// www.ovc.gov/grants/pdftxt/TVS-questionnaire.pdf.

OVC will require award recipients to submit performance measure data in the Performance Measurement Tool (PMT) and separately submit a semi-annual performance report in JustGrants. A list of resources and trainings can be found at https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/performance-measures/transforming-victim-services.

Award recipients under this solicitation will be required to complete the following sections, including any relevant shared measures.

I. Training

IV. Data Gathering

V. Collaborative Partnerships

OVC will provide further guidance on the post-award submission process if the applicant is selected for award.

Note on Project Evaluations

An applicant that proposes to use award funds through this solicitation to conduct project evaluations must follow the guidance in the “Note on Project Evaluations” section in the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide.

Goal, Objective and Deliverables

The applicant will submit the project’s goals, objectives, deliverables and timeline in the JustGrants web-based form. The applicant will also enter the projected fiscal year and quarter that each objective and deliverable will be completed. Please refer to the Application Submission Job Aid for step-by-step directions.

Goals. The applicant should describe the project’s intent to change, reduce, or eliminate the problem noted in the previous section and outline the project’s goals.

Program Objectives. The applicant should explain how the program will accomplish its goals. Objectives are specific, quantifiable statements of the project’s desired results.

They should be measurable and clearly linked to the goal.

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Deliverables. Project deliverables refer to outputs—tangible or intangible—that are submitted within the scope of a project.

Budget and Associated Documentation

Budgets should include funding to pay for peer recovery training, certification, and salaries.

Budget Worksheet and Budget Narrative (Web-based Form)

The applicant will complete the JustGrants web-based budget form. For additional information, see the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide and the Complete the Application in JustGrants – Budget training.

If the applicant is seeking priority consideration under Priority 1(A) and has proposed activities (such as community or stakeholder meetings, community outreach or public awareness campaigns, community participation in project design, implementation, or evaluation, etc.) to incorporate the input and participation of communities that have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by inequality, financial support for the identified activities and participation must be reflected in the web-based budget form.

If the applicant is seeking priority consideration under Priority 1(B) based on the identification of at least one proposed subrecipient as a culturally specific organization, the proposed funding for the subrecipient in the web-based budget form must reflect a minimum of 40% of award funding. The budget narrative must also describe how the activities that will be funded with the (minimum) 40% of award funding provided to the subrecipient specifically relate to the priority consideration requested and described in the Capabilities and Competencies section of the application.

Pre-agreement Costs (also known as Pre-award Costs)

See the section on Costs Requiring Prior Approval in the DOJ Grants Financial Guide Post Award Requirements for more information.

Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable)

If applicable, the applicant will upload their indirect cost rate agreement as an attachment in JustGrants. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for more information on indirect costs.

Consultant Rate

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See the DOJ Grants Financial Guide for information on the consultant rates which require prior approval from OJP.

Limitation on Employee Compensation; Waiver

See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on the Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation for Awards over $250,000; Waiver.

Financial Management and System of Internal Controls Questionnaire (including applicant disclosure of high-risk status)

The applicant will download the questionnaire, complete it, and upload it as an attachment in JustGrants. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for the link to the questionnaire and additional information.

Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation

If applicable, the applicant will upload a description of the process used to determine executive compensation as an attachment in JustGrants. See the “Application Attachments” section of the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information.

Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) and Other Supportive Documents

Applicants should include for each named partner, a signed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), Letter of Intent, or subcontract that confirms the partner’s agreement to support the project through commitments of staff time, space, services, or other project needs. For applications submitted from two or more entities, applicants are encouraged to develop and submit signed MOUs or signed Letters of Intent that provide a detailed description of how the agencies will work together to meet project requirements.

Each MOU or Letter of Intent should include the following: (1) names of the organizations involved in the agreement; (2) scope of the direct service(s) and other work to be performed under the agreement; (3) duration of the agreement. Subcontracts, MOUs, or Letters of Intent should be submitted as one separate attachment to the application.

Additional Application Components

The applicant will attach the additional requested documentation in JustGrants.

Curriculum Vitae or Resumes

Provide resumes of key personnel.

Tribal Authorizing Resolution

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An application in response to this solicitation may require inclusion of tribal authorizing documentation as an attachment. If applicable, the applicant will upload the tribal authorizing documentation as an attachment in JustGrants. See the OJP Grant Application Resource Guide for information on tribal authorizing resolutions.

Letters of Support

Applicants should include, for each named partner entity, a signed Letter of Support that confirms the partner’s agreement to support the project through commitments of staff time, space, services, or other project needs. Applications submitted from two or more entities are encouraged to submit signed Letters of Support that provide a detailed description of how the agencies will work together to meet project requirements.

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