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OMB Number – 1122-0020 Expiration Date: 12/31/2018

U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)

OVW Fiscal Year 2018 Consolidated Grant Program to

Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Assault and Engage Men and Boys as Allies Solicitation

Release Date: on or about January 4, 2018

Eligibility

Eligibility is determined by the type of project being proposed: Comprehensive or Engaging

Men. Accordingly, eligible applicants are limited to:

Comprehensive Projects

• A nonprofit, nongovernmental entity with:

o a demonstrated primary goal of providing direct services to children and youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking; or o a demonstrated primary goal of serving adult victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking but that has a designated program that provides comprehensive direct services to children or youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking.

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• An Indian tribe or tribal nonprofit organization that provides services to children or youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking; or

• A unit of local government or an agency of a unit of local government.

Engaging Men Projects o a demonstrated history of creating effective public education and/or community organizing campaigns to encourage men to work as allies with women and girls to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking; or o a demonstrated history of empowering and developing men and/or boys as leaders and role models for youth and/or other men.

• An Indian tribe or tribal nonprofit organization that provides services to children or youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking; or

(See “Eligibility Information”)

Deadlines

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (E.T.) on February 15, 2018.

(See “Submission Dates and Times”)

Registration Information: To submit an application, all applicants must obtain a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) Number and register online with the System for Award Management (SAM) and with Grants.gov. To ensure sufficient time to complete the registration process, applicants must obtain a DUNS Number and register online with SAM and with Grants.gov immediately, but no later than, January 31, 2018.

(See “Registration”)

Letter of Registration: Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a letter of registration to ovw.consolyouth@usdoj.gov by January 25, 2018. This will ensure that applicants are well positioned to successfully submit an application by the deadline. Submitting a Letter of Registration will not obligate a potential applicant to submit an application. Interested applicants who do not submit a Letter of Registration are still eligible to apply.

(See “Letter of Registration”)

Pre-Application Information Sessions: OVW will conduct one Pre-Application Information Session for entities interested in submitting an application for the Consolidated Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Assault and Engage Men and Boys as Allies. Participation in this session is optional. Interested applicants who do not participate are still eligible to apply.

(See “Pre-Application Information Sessions”) http://www.grants.gov/ iii

Contact Information

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at ovw.consolyouth@usdoj.gov. Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at (202) 307-6026.

Submission and Notification Information

Submission: Applications for the Consolidated Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Assault and Engage Men and Boys as Allies will be submitted through Grants.gov. For technical assistance with Grants.gov, contact the Grants.gov Customer Support Line at 1-800-518-4726.

The Grants.gov number assigned to this announcement is OVW-2018-13821.

Notification: OVW anticipates notifying all applicants of funding decisions by October 1, 2018.

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Contents A. Program Description

Overview

About the OVW Consolidated Grant to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Assault and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program)

Program Scope

Purpose Areas

Mandatory Program Requirements

OVW Priority Areas

Activities that Compromise Victim Safety and Recovery and Undermine Offender Accountability

Out-of-Scope Activities

Unallowable Activities

B. Federal Award Information Availability of Funds

Award Period

Award Amounts

Types of Applicants

C. Eligibility Information Eligible Applicants

Eligible Entities

Nonprofit Organization Requirement – Offshore Accounts

Cost Sharing or Match Requirement

Other Program Eligibility Requirements

Limit on Number of Applications

D. Application and Submission Information Address to Request Application Package

Pre-Application Information Sessions

Content and Form of Application Submission

Letter of Registration

Application Contents

Formatting and Technical Requirements

Application Requirements v

Summary Data Sheet Proposal Abstract (not scored)

Project Narrative

Budget Detail Worksheet and Narrative

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Additional Required Information

Unique Entity Identifier (DUNS Number) and System for Award Management (SAM)

Submission Dates and Times

OVW Policy on Duplicate Applications

OVW Policy on Late Submissions

Intergovernmental Review - Single Point of Contact Review

Funding Restrictions

Other Submission Requirements

Submitting a Grant Application

E. Application Review Information Criteria

Review and Selection Process

Anticipated Announcement and Federal Award Dates

F. Federal Award Administration Information Federal Award Notices

Administrative and National Policy Requirements

Reporting

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s) H. Other Information

Application Checklist

APPENDIX A

Budget Guidance & Sample Budget Detail Worksheet

APPENDIX B

Sample Letter of Registration

APPENDIX C

Disclosures of Process Related to Executive Compensation

APPENDIX D

Summary of Current and Recent OVW Projects

APPENDIX E

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Summary of Current and Pending Non-OVW Grants to Do the Same or Similar Work

APPENDIX F

Sample Certification Letter

OVW Consolidated Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and

Sexual Assault and Engage Men and Boys as Allies

(CFDA #16.888)

A. Program Description Overview The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is a component of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). Created in 1995, OVW implements the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and subsequent legislation and provides national leadership on issues of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Since its inception, OVW has supported a multifaceted approach to responding to these crimes through implementation of grant programs authorized by VAWA. By forging state, local, and tribal partnerships among police, prosecutors, judges, victim advocates, health care providers, faith leaders, organizations that serve culturally specific and underserved communities, and others, OVW grants help provide victims, across their life span, with the protection and services they need to pursue safe and healthy lives, while improving communities’ capacity to provide justice for victims and hold offenders accountable.

About the OVW Consolidated Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Assault and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program) This program is authorized by the FY 2012 through FY 2017 federal appropriation acts, which consolidated four previously authorized and appropriated programs into one comprehensive program1. The Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program provides the opportunities for communities to create a coordinated community response (CCR) to increase collaboration among non-profit victim service providers, community service organizations including those focused on engaging men as allies, schools, tribes and tribal governments, and local government agencies to enhance prevention, intervention, and response efforts in addressing children, youth, and young adults impacted by sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking.

Specifically, the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program supports projects that will implement either a Comprehensive Project or an Engaging Men Project focused on comprehensive child- and youth-centered prevention, intervention, and response strategies that maximize community-based efforts and practices to more fully address children, youth, and young adults who are victims of or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking. The program also supports multi-faceted prevention strategies that involve community organizing, outreach, and public education through the mobilization of men working as allies in the prevention of violence against women and girls.

1 The four programs included in the consolidations were: Services to Advocate for and Respond to Youth (Youth Services), Grants to Assist Children and Youth Exposed to Violence (CEV), Engaging Men and Youth in Preventing Domestic Violence (EMY), and Supporting Teens through Education and Prevention (STEP).

For additional information on the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men program, including what past Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men program grantees have accomplished with their grant funds and to view the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men program performance measures and grantee-reported data, see http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/vawamei/consolidatedyouthmain.html.

Program Scope Activities supported by the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men program are determined by statute, federal regulations, and OVW policies. If an applicant receives an award, the funded project is bound by the provisions of this solicitation, the DOJ Financial Guide, including updates to the guide after an award is made, and the conditions of the award.

Purpose Areas In FY 2018, applicants may use funds under the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program for the following purposes:

Comprehensive Projects

Develop, expand, and strengthen coordinated community responses that address prevention, intervention, and response to children, youth, and/or young adults who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking, including support for non-abusing parents, caretakers, and legal guardians.

OR

Develop and implement strategies that focus on the inclusion and engagement of male adults as role models and key influencers in public education campaigns, community organizing activities, and/or primary prevention strategies addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking.

Please note: Applicants may apply to implement only one project type under the FY 2018 Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program. If an applicant applies for both project types, OVW may eliminate one or both applications from consideration without notice to the applicant.

Mandatory Program Requirements Applicants that receive funding under the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program will be required to engage in the following activities:

Coordinated Community Response All grantees must create or utilize a multi-disciplinary team to oversee and guide project activities. This team must meet regularly to develop the strategic plan, discuss project goals and activities, review successes and challenges, and ensure activities are coordinated across organizations.

Marginalized and Underserved Populations All grantees must identify at least one marginalized or underserved population (based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, etc.) to be served by the proposed project. Applicants that fail to identify at least one marginalized or underserved population to be http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/vawamei/consolidatedyouthmain.html https://www.justice.gov/ovw/file/892031/download served by the proposed project will be removed from further funding consideration. For purposes of this solicitation, children and youth will not be considered an underserved population.

Comprehensive Projects Comprehensive projects must address all aspects of children, youth, and/or young adult’s exposure to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking across the developmental spectrum ranging from ages 0 through 24 (depending on target population); and the continuum of proposed prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies as listed below:

A. Prevention strategies may include: bystander intervention training for students and youth, peer-to-peer education, parent/guardian education, community or public awareness campaigns, school-based prevention and education programs for students and school personnel.

B. Intervention, treatment, and response strategies must include all of the following:

o the provision of victim services, such as victim advocacy, medical and criminal justice accompaniment, and referrals;

o the provision of counseling for children, youth, and/or young adults, and non-abusing parents, caretakers, and legal guardians;

o enhancing, revising, or developing policies that:

address confidentiality, information sharing, parental consent, and mandatory reporting (if applicable);

support or enhance the safety and security of children, youth, and young adults who have been victims of or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking, including their non-abusing caregiver, parent, or legal guardian (if applicable); and secure background checks for any adults working with minors or vulnerable population(s), including employees, potential employees, volunteers, interns, and/or mentors (if applicable);

o training for school and after-school personnel, victim service providers, men’s organizations including fatherhood programs, community based organizations, child protective service workers, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, court personnel, medical and mental health workers, social workers, child care workers, school resource officers, juvenile justice personnel, and others who serve children and youth in order to improve their ability to appropriately address and respond to the needs of children, youth, and young adults who are victims of and/or are exposed to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking; and o support improved identification, coordination, and response of school and after-school personnel, victim service providers, child protective service workers, law enforcement officers, prosecutors, court personnel, medical and mental health personnel, social workers, child care workers, school resource officers, juvenile justice personnel, and others who serve children, youth, and young adults who are victims of or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking.

C. Additional prevention, intervention, treatment, and response strategies may include:

development, enhancement, or revision of school-based policies addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking; home visitation; emergency shelter; transitional housing; long term counseling services;

legal advocacy; mentoring; educational support; childcare; transportation; and addressing transition from juvenile justice systems into community, including schools.

Engaging Men projects must focus on developing male leaders by mobilizing men as allies in preventing violence against women and girls through all of the following:

A. Meaningfully incorporating men’s organizations and/or programs into all project activities;

B. Developing a selection process to identify the men who will serve as Engaging Men leaders in the community;

C. Developing a curriculum for training male leaders on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking;

D. Offering crisis intervention by a trained victim advocate or mental health counselor at all public events and/or project activities that directly engage or involve children, youth, and young adults; and

E. Enhancing, revising, or developing policies that:

o address confidentiality, information sharing, parental consent, and mandatory reporting (if applicable); and o secure background checks for any adults working with minors or vulnerable population(s), including employees, potential employees, volunteers, interns, and/or mentors (if applicable).

New Grantee Orientation All new grantees must participate in a mandatory new grantee orientation. Continuation grantees must send new staff to the new grantee orientation.

Planning Phase All grantees, new and continuation are required to complete a planning phase prior to project implementation. The planning phase is generally six months for new grantees and three months for continuation grantees. During the planning phase, grantees will work with OVW and the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program’s designated Technical Assistance providers to establish the groundwork for developing/enhancing their projects.

New Grantees will be required to:

• Conduct a community strengths and needs assessment; and

• Develop a strategic plan for implementation of project activities. The strategic plan must include all project partners.

Continuation Grantees will be required to:

• Conduct a community strengths and needs assessment to reflect the expansion of the project beyond the original needs assessment; and

• Revise and update their initial strategic plan for implementation of current project activities. The strategic plan must include all project partners.

Grantees may not engage in grant-funded implementation activities until OVW has approved the community strengths and needs assessment and strategic plan. To complete the required planning activities, Comprehensive projects will have access to $100,000 and Engaging Men projects will have access to $50,000 of funding.

Technical Assistance All grantees must participate in the required technical assistance (TA) events supported by the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program designated TA providers. TA will be delivered through, but not limited to: regular contact with the designated TA providers through conference and telephone calls, on site TA visits, training and technical assistance institutes, peer-to-peer site visits, and web-based trainings. For more information on TA, please review the TA section in the “Training and Technical Assistance” under the “Funding Restrictions” section.

OVW Priority Areas In FY 2018, OVW is interested in supporting the priority areas identified below. Applications proposing activities in the following areas will be given special consideration during the application review process.

1. Improve services for and/or the response to victims of sex trafficking and other severe forms of trafficking in persons who have also experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking.

OVW encourages applicants to submit proposals that develop coordinated community response teams, multi-disciplinary teams, sexual assault response teams, or community based task forces that specifically focus on a comprehensive approach to address youth sex trafficking in their community. Comprehensive projects choosing to address this priority area should provide a full spectrum of strategies that include intervention and treatment, and the response of the criminal justice system (law enforcement, courts, corrections, etc.) to address the needs of youth sex trafficking victims. These strategies should include the provision of direct victim services to children and youth victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation, including justice involved youth; wrap-around services that provide safe housing, access to education, provision of health services, and therapy; training and education for professionals and service providers to improve identification of youth victims of sex trafficking or sexual exploitation; and the development of or enhancement of policies and practices that focus on a coordinated community response.

Applicants proposing to serve youth victims of trafficking must specify this in their application and must demonstrate capacity to serve this population, either through their own expertise and experience or through partnerships with organizations and/or agencies that have such expertise and experience. In addition, applicants must partner with federal, state, and/or local law enforcement, prosecution, and the local child advocacy center to develop comprehensive response protocols to ensure that youth victims of trafficking are identified and referred for appropriate services.

2. Increase support for survivors of sexual assault, including services, law enforcement response, and prosecution.

OVW encourages applicants to submit proposals that include partnerships with correctional facilities and probation offices to create relevant policies and practices that are developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, and culturally and gender responsive to children and youth victims of sexual assault, sex trafficking, and/or sexual exploitation who are involved in the juvenile justice and/or criminal justice system. Additionally, applicants are encouraged to establish or enhance multi-disciplinary teams that include partnerships with the police department and/or sheriff’s office, the prosecutor’s office, the office of the public defender, judges, the probation office, and/or the local corrections department to develop policies and practices that address victim services and community assistance for children and youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault or sex trafficking.

3. Meaningfully increase access to OVW programming for specific marginalized and/or underserved populations (based on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, etc.).

OVW recognizes that communities have diverse populations whose needs may warrant tailored approaches different from more traditional approaches. OVW encourages applicants to submit projects that develop and provide appropriate services to underserved communities. For example, this may include targeted services to children, youth, and young adults who are victims of or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking who:

• Identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirited, queer, or questioning;

• Are homeless or runaway;

• Are involved in the child welfare and/or juvenile justice systems;

• Have disabilities (physical, intellectual, developmental, etc.); or

• Are affiliated with gangs.

4. Increase the use of promising, evidence-based, and evidence-building practices, where available.

OVW recognizes the benefit of utilizing evidence-based practices. As such, Comprehensive project applicants are encouraged to utilize and adopt promising, evidence-based and evidence building practices, when possible. Applicants who choose to address this priority area must select a model and/or practice listed on the Effective and Promising Practice Programs section of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website and describe how the selected model will assist the applicant in meeting the needs of children and youth. 2

5. Increase the capacity of girls to be leaders and influencers in combating violence against women and girls.

OVW encourages Comprehensive applicants to submit projects that develop or expand programs and/or campaigns that specifically provide tools, resources, and training to empower girls to be social influencers, positive role models, and leaders as part of prevention, intervention, and response strategies.

Activities that Compromise Victim Safety and Recovery and Undermine Offender Accountability The following activities have been found to jeopardize victim safety, deter or prevent physical or emotional healing for victims, or allow offenders to escape responsibility for their actions:

1. Procedures or policies that exclude victims from receiving safe shelter, advocacy services, counseling, and other assistance based on their actual or perceived sex, age, 2 https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/prevention.html https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/prevention.html https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/youthviolence/prevention.html immigration status, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, mental health condition, physical health condition, criminal record, work in the sex industry, or the age and/or gender of their children.3

2. Procedures or policies that compromise the confidentiality of information and/or privacy of persons receiving OVW-funded services;

3. Procedures or policies that require victims to take certain actions (e.g., seek an order of protection, receive counseling, participate in couples counseling or mediation, report to law enforcement, seek civil or criminal remedies, etc.) in order to receive services;

4. Procedures or policies that fail to include conducting safety planning with victims;

5. Project designs and budgets that fail to account for the access needs of individuals with disabilities, with limited English proficiency, or who are Deaf or hard of hearing;

6. Procedures or policies that require automatic reporting to child protective services regardless of the circumstances of an incident, including those that may implicate victims of domestic violence for failure to protect, except if required under state law;

7. Procedures or policies that deny children, youth, young adults, and/or their non-abusing parents, caretakers, or legal guardians access to services based on their involvement with the perpetrator;

8. Procedures or policies that do not provide for the meaningful involvement of the student victim in discussions and decisions that have a direct impact on her or him;

9. Procedures or policies that limit interim measures such as academic and housing accommodations and/or locker assignments for only student victims without exploring the option for the modification of class schedules and/or other arrangements (such as locker location or housing assignments) for students accused of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking;

10. Dissemination of information or education that places any blame on the victim or focuses primarily on alcohol and substance abuse as prevention strategies; and

11. Failing to develop policies regarding confidentiality, parental involvement/consent, mandatory reporting, and working with other ancillary service providers.

This list is not exhaustive. Applications that propose any activities that compromise victim safety and recovery or undermine offender accountability may receive a deduction in points during the review process or may be eliminated from consideration.

Out-of-Scope Activities OVW has determined the activities listed below to be out of the program scope, and they will not be supported by Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program funding.

1. Research projects (This does not include program assessments conducted only for internal improvement purposes. See “Research and Protection of Human Subjects” in the Solicitation Companion Guide).

2. Child Protective Service Investigations: Grant funds may not be used to support child protective service investigations of abuse or neglect.

3. Child Visitation Services: Grant funds may not be used to support child visitation activities, services, or fees including supervised visitation.

3 If an award is made, the recipient will also be subject to statutory prohibitions on discrimination. For further information on these civil rights requirements, see the section "Violence Against Women Act Non-Discrimination Provision” under “F. Federal Award Administration Information.”

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4. Certain Counseling Services: Grant funds may not support the provision of direct mental health or counseling services by employees or contractors who are not in compliance with required local, state, and federal licensure and/or certification requirements.

5. Perpetrator Services: Grant funds may not be used to provide support services for perpetrators of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking, such as counseling, batterer intervention, and anger management.

6. Sexual Harassment: Grant funds may not be used to develop training, products, or policies on sexual harassment.

7. Bullying and Hazing: Grant funds may not be used to develop training, products, or policies on bullying and/or hazing.

8. Substance Abuse: Grant funds may not be used to implement prevention programs that focus primarily on alcohol and substance abuse as prevention strategies.

9. Product Development: Grant funds may not be used to develop materials that are not tailored to the identified targeted populations.

10. Certain Prevention Education: Grant funds may not be used to implement prevention education activities that do not clearly identify sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking as the primary focus. For example, the focus of an event should not be bullying or relationships in general, but should clearly identify and link to the aforementioned crimes.

11. Performances: Grant funds may not be used to conduct theater performances that are not specific to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking issues.

12. Eligible Service Area: Grant funds may not be used to conduct or support regional or statewide projects. All applicants must ensure that proposed projects support community-specific strategies only.

Applications that propose activities that are deemed to be substantially out-of-scope may receive a deduction in points during the review process or may be eliminated from consideration entirely.

Unallowable Activities OVW has determined the activities listed below to be unallowable, and they will not be supported by the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program funding.

1. Lobbying;

2. Fundraising;

3. Purchase of real property;

4. Physical modifications to buildings, including minor renovations (such as painting or carpeting);

5. Construction;

6. Purchasing and/or leasing of vehicles; and

7. Entertainment, such as tickets to movies or sporting events.

Applicants that propose unallowable activities may receive a deduction in points during the review process or may be eliminated from consideration entirely.

An application that is deemed deficient in more than one of the aforementioned categories (activities that compromise victim safety, out-of-scope activities, unallowable activities) may not be considered for funding.

B. Federal Award Information Availability of Funds All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law. There is no guarantee that funds will be available in the future. Therefore, OVW encourages applicants to develop a plan to sustain project activities if federal funding through this program ceases to be available. Also, OVW may elect to make awards in a future fiscal year for applications submitted under this solicitation but not selected for FY 2018 funding, depending on the merits of the applications and on the availability of funding.

Award Period The grant award period is 36 months. Budgets must reflect 36 months of project activity, and the total “estimated funding” on the SF-424 must reflect 36 months. Generally, the award period will start on October 1, 2018.

Award Amounts Applicants should not exceed the award amounts listed in this solicitation and should carefully consider the resources needed to successfully implement the proposed project.

Funding levels under the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men program for FY 2018 are as follows:

1. Comprehensive Projects up to $750,000 for the entire 36 months

2. Engaging Men Projects up to $350,000 for the entire 36 months

OVW has the discretion to award grants for greater or lesser amounts than requested and to negotiate the scope of work and budget with applicants prior to awarding a grant.

The Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men program typically makes awards in the range of $500,000 to $750,000 for Comprehensive Projects and $300,000 to $350,000 for Engaging Men Projects. OVW estimates that it will make up to 15-17 awards for an estimated $8,000,000.

For FY 2018, OVW will prioritize Engaging Men projects with a goal of allocating at least one quarter of appropriated funds to support viable Engaging Men projects.

Awards will be made as grants.

Types of Applicants In FY 2018, OVW will accept applications for the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program from the following:

New: applicants that have never received funding under the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program or whose previous funding expired more than 12 months ago.

Continuation: applicants that have an existing or recently closed (within the last 12 months) award under the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program. Continuation funding is not guaranteed.

Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program grant recipients that received an FY 2016 or FY 2017 award are NOT eligible to apply.

Additionally, current grantees with a substantial amount (50% or more) of funds remaining at the time of application submission without adequate justification may not be considered for funding, in FY 2018.

Applicants for the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program must also identify the project type they are applying to implement (i.e., Comprehensive project or Engaging Men project).

Refer to the Program Scope area of the solicitation for further information about this requirement.

Please note: Applicants may only apply to one of the project types under the FY 2018 Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program. If an applicant applies to both project types, OVW may eliminate one or both applications from further consideration without notice to the applicant.

C. Eligibility Information Eligible Applicants It is very important that applicants review this information carefully. Applications that are submitted by ineligible entities or that do not meet all program eligibility requirements will not be considered for funding.

Eligible Entities

1. Comprehensive Projects

• A nonprofit, nongovernmental entity with:

o a demonstrated primary goal of providing direct services to children and youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking; or o a demonstrated primary goal of serving adult victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking but that has a designated program that provides comprehensive direct services to children or youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking.

• An Indian tribe or tribal nonprofit organization that provides services to children or youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking; or

2. Engaging Men Projects o a demonstrated history of creating effective public education and/or community organizing campaigns to encourage men to work as allies with women and girls to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking; or o a demonstrated history of empowering and developing men and/or boys as leaders and role models for youth and/or other men.

• An Indian tribe or tribal nonprofit organization that provides services to children or youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, sex trafficking, or stalking; or

• A unit of local government or an agency of a unit of local government.

Please note: Schools, including colleges and universities, are not eligible to apply as the lead applicant for the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program.

Nonprofit Organization Requirement – Offshore Accounts Any nonprofit organization that holds money in offshore accounts for the purpose of avoiding paying the tax described in section 511(a) of the Internal Revenue Code is not eligible for a grant from the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program.

Cost Sharing or Match Requirement This program has no match or cost sharing requirement.

Other Program Eligibility Requirements In addition to meeting the eligible entity requirements outlined above, applications for the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program must also meet the requirements below. All certification and other eligibility related documents must be current and developed in accordance with the FY 2018 solicitation. Applications that do not meet all of the program eligibility requirements below will not be considered for funding under the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program.

Delivery of Legal Assistance Comprehensive projects may use grant funds to provide legal assistance if it is in the context of activities that ensure the safety of a victim. No more than 10% of funds may be used to provide direct legal representation, legal assistance, or legal advocacy.

Any grantee or sub grantee providing legal assistance with funds awarded under this program shall certify in writing that:

1. any person providing legal assistance with funds through this program

(A) has demonstrated expertise in providing legal assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in the targeted population; or (B)

i. is partnered with an entity or person that has demonstrated expertise described in subparagraph (A); and

ii. has completed, or will complete, training in connection with domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and related legal issues, including training on evidence-based risk factors for domestic and dating violence homicide;

2. any training program conducted in satisfaction of the requirement of paragraph (1) has been or will be developed with input from and in collaboration with a tribal, state, territorial, or local domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, victim service provider or coalition, as well as appropriate tribal, state, territorial, and local law enforcement officials;

3. any person or organization providing legal assistance with funds through this program has informed and will continue to inform state, local, or tribal domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking programs and coalitions, as well as appropriate state and local law enforcement officials of their work; and

4. the grantee’s organizational policies do not require mediation or counseling involving offenders and victims physically together, in cases where sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or child sexual abuse is an issue.

This certification shall take the form of a letter, on letterhead, signed and dated by the authorized representative. Failure to provide a letter certifying to these requirements may disqualify an application from further consideration. At a minimum, an application missing the required certification letter will be required to submit a certification letter prior to receiving an award. The signed certification letter must be uploaded as a separate attachment in Grants.gov.

A sample certification letter can be found in Appendix F.

Required Partnerships In general, partners identified in the application as receiving a portion of the award are subrecipients and not contractors because they meet the criteria in 2 C.F.R. § 200.330 for distinguishing between subrecipients and contractors: they will be using federal funds to carry out a program for a public purpose specified in the authorizing statute for this program (as opposed to providing goods or services for the benefit of the applicant), will have their performance measured in relation to whether objectives of the grant program were met, and will have responsibility for programmatic decision making. For more information, see the Solicitation Companion Guide.

Applicants that fail to include the required partners as defined below will not be considered for funding. All applicants must establish meaningful partnerships with community organizations and/or agencies that possess the appropriate cultural and/or community relevant expertise, experience, and capacity to adequately address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking. Applicants and partners for both Comprehensive and Engaging Men Projects are limited to fulfilling only one partnership category or role and may not fulfill multiple requirements. Applications that do not include partners that meet these requirements in the Summary Data Sheet, Project Narrative, and MOU sections will be removed from further consideration.

Comprehensive Applicants Must:

1. Partner with all of the following:

a. a school or school district;

b. a domestic violence and/or sexual assault service provider, if not the applicant, with a demonstrated history of providing direct services to children and youth who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking;

c. a children- and youth-focused community-based program or organization, if not the applicant, such as Head Start, Junior ROTC, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, the YMCA/YWCA of the USA, faith-based youth groups, recreational and/or art centers, youth-shelter and/or drop-in programs, or teen pregnancy programs;

d. a community-based culturally specific or population-specific agency or organization, if not the applicant, whose primary mission is to serve and/or represent the identified target population(s) for the proposed project.

2. Demonstrate that the applicant or a partnering agency has a history of conducting prevention education, intervention strategies, or community awareness activities related to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking.

3. Demonstrate that the applicant or a partnering agency has the expertise and history to provide trauma-informed victim services, including victim advocacy, crisis counseling, or long term mental health services, for the proposed age range (children/youth/young adults).

4. Demonstrate that the applicant or a partnering agency has the expertise and history of providing services in the culturally-specific or population-specific context of the marginalized and/or underserved community or population(s) identified in the application.

Trafficking Priority Required Partnership Applicants applying under the trafficking priority area must include a local, state, and/or federal law enforcement agency, a local, state, and/or federal prosecutor’s office, and the local child advocacy center as project partners as outlined in a memorandum of understanding.

Engaging Men Applicants Must:

1. Partner with all of the following:

a. a domestic violence and/or sexual assault service provider, if not the applicant, with a demonstrated history of providing direct services to children and youth or adults who are victims of and/or exposed to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking;

b. a community-based culturally-specific or populations-specific agency or organization, if not the applicant, whose primary mission is to serve and/or represent the identified target population(s) for the proposed project; and

c. a male, civic-minded organization or program, if not the applicant, that works to empower men and develop men as leaders and role models for male children, youth, and young adults, or community leaders (i.e.: YMCA, faith-based mentoring programs, Big Brothers of America, 100 Black Men of America, or similar organization).

2. Demonstrate that the applicant or a partnering agency has a history of conducting prevention education or community awareness activities related to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, or sex trafficking.

3. Demonstrate that the applicant or a partnering agency has a history of developing and implementing programs and activities related to engaging men as role models, mentors, influencers, and leaders.

4. Demonstrate that the applicant or a partnering agency has the expertise and history of providing services in the culturally-specific or population-specific context of the marginalized and/or underserved community or population(s) identified in the application.

Both Comprehensive and Engaging Men projects should involve a broad spectrum of partners to ensure their projects meet the diverse needs of their target population(s). Other potential partners may include:

• Hospitals or medical personnel

• Mental health providers (such as trauma-focused, substance abuse treatment, eating disorders);

• Social services organizations including child welfare, TANF, child support, etc.;

• Family and juvenile courts;

• Pre-trial services;

• Law enforcement;

• Probation and parole;

• After-school programs;

• Faith-based organizations;

• Homeless and runaway youth organizations;

• Organizations serving sexually exploited youth;

• Community-based organizations relevant to the targeted community; and

• Colleges and universities.

Organization Definition (victim service provider) A victim service provider is a nonprofit, nongovernmental or tribal organization or rape crisis center, including a state or tribal domestic violence and/or sexual assault coalition, that assists or advocates for domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking victims, including a domestic violence shelter, faith-based organization or other organization, with a documented history of effective work concerning domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Victim service providers should meet all of the following criteria: 1) provide direct services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking as one of their primary purposes and have a demonstrated history of effective work in this field; 2) address a demonstrated need in their communities by providing services that promote the dignity and self-sufficiency of victims, improve their access to resources, and create options for victims seeking safety from perpetrator violence; and 3) not engage in or promote activities that compromise victim safety.

Limit on Number of Applications OVW will consider only one application per organization in response to this solicitation. If an applicant submits multiple versions of the same application, OVW will review only the most recent system-validated version submitted before the deadline.

D. Application and Submission Information Address to Request Application Package The complete application package is available on Grants.gov or at the OVW website. Applicants wishing to request a paper copy of the application materials should contact ovw.consolyouth@usdoj.gov.

Pre-Application Information Sessions OVW will conduct one pre-application information session for entities interested in submitting an application for the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program. Participation in this session is optional. Interested applicants who do not participate are still eligible to apply. During this session, OVW staff will review the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program, review the solicitation, and allow for a brief question and answer period. This session is tentatively scheduled for January 25, 2018.

Anyone interested in submitting an application to the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program may register to participate in the pre-application information session. The total number of participants for the session may be limited. Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis, and space is not guaranteed. Interested participants from the same agency/jurisdiction are strongly encouraged to participate together so that as many interested applicants as possible can join the session. OVW reserves the right to deny multiple registrations from a single agency/jurisdiction.

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/open-solicitations mailto:ovw.consolyouth@usdoj.gov

To register, contact the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program at ovw.consolyouth@usdoj.gov or at 202-514-7998. Registration must be received at least two (2) days prior to the start of the session. Participants are not registered until they receive a confirmation email. Interested applicants needing language assistance should contact the Consolidated Youth and Engaging Men Program at ovw.consolyouth@usdoj.gov or at 202-514- 7998 as soon as possible, but no later than four weeks prior to the application deadline.

Content and Form of Application Submission The information below (“Letter of Registration” through “Additional Required Information”) describes the full content and form of application submission.

Letter of Registration Applicants intending to apply for FY 2018 funding under this program are strongly encouraged to submit a letter of registration. The letter should state that the applying organization is registered and current with SAM and with Grants.gov. The letter should be submitted to OVW at ovw.cosolyouth@usdoj.gov by January 25, 2018. This will ensure that the applicant is well positioned to successfully submit a proposal by the application deadline. This letter will not obligate the applicant to submit an application. See Appendix B for a sample Letter of Registration.

Application Contents This section describes what is included in a complete application package. Applicants should anticipate that failure to submit an application that contains all of the specified elements will negatively affect the review of the…