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

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

*** REVISED ***

OVW Fiscal Year 2018 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program

Solicitation

Release Date: on or about February 1, 2018

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are limited to: Institutions of higher education (See “Eligibility Information”)

Deadlines

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (E.T.) on March 7, 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, February 14, 2018.

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Letter of Registration: Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a letter of registration to ovw.campus@usdoj.gov by February 7, 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 potential applicants 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 Session: OVW will conduct one web-based Pre-Application Information Session for entities interested in submitting an application for the Campus Program.

Participation in this session is optional. Interested applicants who do not participate are still eligible to apply.

(See “Pre-Application Information Session”)

Contact Information

For assistance with the requirements of this solicitation, email OVW at ovw.campus@usdoj.gov.

Alternatively, interested parties may call OVW at (202) 307-6026.

Submission and Notification Information

Submission: Applications for the Campus Program 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-2018-14263.

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 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus 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 Session

Content and Form of Application Submission

Letter of Registration

Application Contents

Formatting and Technical Requirements

Application Requirements

Summary Data Sheet iv

Proposal Abstract (not scored)

Project Narrative

Budget Detail Worksheet and Narrative

Memoranda of Understanding: IMOU and EMOU

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

APPENDIX G

Physical Modification Guidelines

APPENDIX H

Sample Memorandum of Understanding

OVW Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on

Campus Program

(CFDA 16.525)

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 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence and Stalking on Campus Program This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 20125. Congress created the Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program (hereinafter referred to as the Campus Program) in recognition of the unique issues and challenges that colleges and universities face in preventing and responding to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.

The Campus Program encourages a comprehensive coordinated community approach that enhances victim safety, provides services for victims, and supports efforts to hold offenders accountable. The funding supports activities that develop and strengthen trauma informed victim services and strategies to prevent, investigate, and respond to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Developing campus-wide coordinated responses involving campus victim service providers, law enforcement/campus safety officers, health providers, housing officials, administrators, student leaders, faith-based leaders, representatives from student organizations, and disciplinary board members is critical. To be effective, campus responses must also link to local off-campus criminal justice agencies and service providers, including local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors’ offices, courts, and nonprofit, nongovernmental victim advocacy and victim services organizations. Campuses are encouraged to create or revitalize large-scale efforts that treat sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking as serious offenses by adopting effective, culturally relevant policies and protocols, developing victim services and advocacy programs, and implementing effective prevention approaches. Colleges and universities should demonstrate to every student that these crimes will not be tolerated, that perpetrators will face serious consequences, and that holistic services are available for all victims.

For additional information on the Campus Program, including what past Campus Program grantees have accomplished with their grant funds and to view the Campus Program performance measures and grantee-reported data, see http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/vawamei/campusgraphs.htm.

Program Scope Activities supported by the Campus 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, funds under the Campus Program may be used for the following statutory purposes:

1. To provide personnel, training, technical assistance, data collection, and other equipment with respect to the increased apprehension, investigation, and adjudication of persons committing domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus.

2. To develop, strengthen, and implement campus policies, protocols, and services that more effectively identify and respond to the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, including the use of technology to commit these crimes, and to train campus administrators, campus security personnel, and personnel serving on campus disciplinary or judicial boards on such policies, protocols, and services.

3. To implement and operate education programs for the prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

4. To develop, enlarge, or strengthen victim services programs and population specific services1 on the campuses of the institutions involved, including programs providing legal, medical, or psychological counseling, for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking, and to improve delivery of victim assistance on campus. To the extent practicable, such an institution shall collaborate with victim service providers in the community in which the institution is located. If appropriate victim services programs are not available in the community or are not accessible to students, the institution shall, to the extent practicable, provide a victim services program on campus or create a victim services program in collaboration with a community-based organization. The institution shall use not less than 20 percent of the funds made available through the grant for a victim services program provided in accordance with this paragraph, regardless of whether the services are provided by the institution or in coordination with community victim service providers.

5. To create, disseminate, or otherwise provide assistance and information about victims' options on and off campus to bring disciplinary or other legal action, including assistance to victims in immigration matters.

6. To develop, install, or expand data collection and communication systems, including computerized systems, linking campus security to the local law enforcement for the purpose of identifying and tracking arrests, protection orders, violations of protection orders, prosecutions, and convictions with respect to the crimes of domestic violence, 1 The 2013 amendments to VAWA defined the term “population specific services” as “victim-centered services that address the safety, health, economic, legal, housing, workplace, immigration, confidentiality, or other needs of victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and that are designed primarily for and are targeted to a specific underserved population.” 34 U.S.C.12291(a)21.

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7. To provide capital improvements (including improved lighting and communications facilities but not including the construction of buildings) on campuses to address the crimes of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

8. To support improved coordination among campus administrators, campus security personnel, and local law enforcement to reduce domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking on campus.

9. To develop or adapt and provide developmental, culturally appropriate, and linguistically accessible print or electronic materials to address both prevention and intervention in domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking.

10. To develop or adapt population specific strategies and projects for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking from underserved populations on campus.

Note: Applicants proposing to use grant funds for physical modifications as outlined in purpose area 7 must follow the guidelines set forth in Appendix G - Physical Modification Guidelines. In addition, applicants proposing to use grant funds under purpose areas 6 and/or 7 must ensure that these grant-funded activities are part of an overall comprehensive coordinated campus and community response to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on campuses. For example, if an applicant proposes to make capital improvements to address violence against women, such as installing improved lighting, these efforts must be complemented by a larger campus and community-wide coordinated response to these crimes. Applicants proposing to implement purpose areas 6 and/or 7 must also ensure that their applications include plans to implement the Campus Program mandatory statutory requirements and the mandatory program requirements. (See below and Appendix F.)

Mandatory Program Requirements Applicants that receive funding under the Campus Program (grantees) are required to comply with statutory minimum requirements (34 U.S.C. § 20125(d)(3)(A)-(D)) and additional mandatory program requirements.

Note that there are different program requirements for new grantees and for continuation grantees. It is very important that applicants read the information below carefully.

All grantees must:

1. Create a coordinated community response (CCR) including both organizations external to the institution and relevant divisions of the institution. This includes establishing a coordinated community response team that consists of both:

A. External Partnerships as outlined in the External Memorandum of

Understanding (EMOU) with:

i. At least one criminal justice system or civil legal assistance organization, such as a local law enforcement agency, prosecutor’s office, civil legal assistance provider, or court. Note: An applicant with sworn campus law enforcement or campus security officers is required to partner with a criminal justice agency or civil legal organization from the jurisdiction in which the campus is located. If an applicant has only non-sworn campus law enforcement or security officers, it must partner with a local law enforcement agency; the applicant may also choose to partner with a civil/legal organization. A civil legal organization named as a partner in an applicant’s EMOU must have a primary mission of providing legal services to the community; AND

ii. At least one sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking victim service provider within the community where the institution is located. A victim service provider is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization, tribal organization, or rape crisis center2, including a state or tribal domestic violence and/or sexual assault coalition, 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. They must:

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 safe from perpetrator violence; and 3) do not engage in or promote activities that compromise victim safety.

Note: Applications that fail to include both types of partners mentioned above and their corresponding signatures in the EMOU will not be forwarded for peer review or further consideration.

B. Internal Partnerships as outlined in the Internal Memorandum of Understanding

(IMOU). These partnerships should include a wide variety of departments, offices, and organizations within the institution of higher education. At a minimum, Campus Program internal partnerships must include:

1. The Institution of higher education’s president or designee;

2. Student affairs administrators;

3. Title IX coordinators;

4. Clery Act compliance officers and campus security authorities;

5. Campus-based victim service providers, if applicable;

6. Campus law enforcement or public safety personnel;

7. Campus housing authorities, if applicable;

8. Campus disciplinary boards, conduct investigators and adjudicators, and/or hearing officers; and

9. Representatives from faculty, staff, and administration.

Note: For applicants that fail to include an IMOU will not be forwarded for peer review or further consideration. Applicants that fail to include all of

2 For the purposes of this grant program, a rape crisis center means a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or tribal organization, or governmental entity in a state other than a territory that provides intervention and related assistance, as specified in 34 U.S.C. § 12511(b)(2)(C), to victims of sexual assault without regard to their age. In the case of a governmental entity, the entity may not be part of the criminal justice system (such as a law enforcement agency) and must be able to offer a comparable level of confidentiality as a nonprofit entity that provides similar victim services. 34 U.S.C. §12291 (a)(25).

the partners mentioned above (if applicable) in the IMOU will receive point deductions during the application review process.

Additional IMOU partners may also include research and/or evaluation faculty; students, especially victims/survivors of sexual and dating violence; offices that address compliance with civil rights laws; general counsel; gender equity offices; clergy;

representatives of minority or underserved student populations; athletic departments;

sororities and fraternities; student health centers; library administrators; the governing board; and student government.

2. Establish a mandatory prevention and education program about sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking for all incoming students (i.e., first year and transfer).

Campuses must work in collaboration with campus and community-based victim services organizations to:

A. Develop a mandatory prevention and education program for all incoming students about sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking that incorporates information, awareness, and resources including the students’ code of conduct; AND

B. Develop a mechanism to fully account for the participation of each student in the prevention and education program (i.e., student sign-in, card verification, registration restrictions, class credit). Applicants must provide detailed information on how they will verify that all incoming students (i.e., first year, and transfer) participate in the mandatory programming.

3. Train all campus law enforcement to respond effectively to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Ongoing trainings should be provided to all campus law enforcement or security personnel, if applicable, and local or community first-responders, including officers from law enforcement units and dispatchers dedicated to responding to reports of campus sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. All mandatory campus law enforcement training programs on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking should be developed and presented in collaboration with campus and local law enforcement partners and community-based victim advocacy experts. Training should include but is not limited to: information about relevant state and federal laws; arrest protocols;

information on enforcement of orders of protection; instruction on making primary aggressor determinations; technology-facilitated stalking behaviors; the ways victims respond to trauma; neurobiology of trauma; lethality assessments; tactics of offenders;

forensic interviewing techniques; and “non-stranger” sexual assault investigations.

4. Train all participants in the disciplinary process, including members of campus disciplinary boards and investigators, to respond effectively to situations involving sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. All members of the campus disciplinary process, including investigators, officials responsible for appeals, officials making determinations or issuing sanctions, faculty, staff, students, and administrators, should receive ongoing, relevant training from organizations with a demonstrated expertise in sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. This ongoing training program should reflect current best practices in the field. Training topics should include but are not limited to: information about the causes and effects of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; a review of the student conduct code; definitions of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking; the ways victims respond to trauma; neurobiology of trauma; tactics of offenders; information on the issue of consent in sexual assault cases; how to judge credibility; alcohol and drug facilitated sexual assault; and the appropriate range of sanctions.

OVW encourages all applicants to review the Standards of Training for Campus Security and Disciplinary Board, Standards for Establishing a Prevention and Education Program, and Standards for a Creating Coordinated Community Response for further information on the statutory minimum requirements.

In order to effectively address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking on campuses as part of a comprehensive response, all Campus Program grantees must also comply with the following additional program requirements:

1. Implement universal prevention strategies that include the following:

A. An ongoing prevention program on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking for the entire campus community; and

B. A bystander intervention program for all students.

2. Provide Confidential Victim Services and Advocacy by:

a. Partnering with a community-based victim service provider whose primary goal is to provide supportive services and advocacy to victims, and who has direct experience and expertise in sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. The supportive services and victim advocacy must include but are not limited to developing a referral process; creating victim-centered response protocols; and providing 24-hour accessibility to confidential services and advocacy for all victims. (Note: a partnership primarily focused on providing training to the campus and/or participation in its CCR team meetings does not meet this requirement.)

OR

b. Developing a campus-based victim services and advocacy program on campus.

Grantees choosing to develop a campus-based program must include the following: crisis intervention; referral to community services; access or provision of culturally relevant services or referrals; university housing advocacy; specific counseling that addresses sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking; educational advocacy; student conduct/disciplinary advocacy and accompaniment; and health/medical care advocacy and accompaniment. If an applicant proposes to develop a campus-based victim services program, then the applicant is deemed to be implementing purpose area 4 and must allocate 20% or more of the grant funding to develop these services.

Note: Applications must acknowledge that they are aware of the statutory requirements regarding compliance with the confidentiality and privacy provisions of VAWA, 34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(2) (see the confidentiality notice form.)

Note also that the provision of victim services solely or primarily through a campus counseling center or Women’s Center does not meet this program requirement, unless these entities https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ovw/legacy/2008/01/11/campustrainingstandards-le.pdf https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ovw/legacy/2008/01/11/campustrainingstandards-le.pdf https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ovw/legacy/2008/01/11/campus-minimum-standards-orientation.pdf https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ovw/legacy/2008/01/11/standards-for-ccr.pdf provide a wide range of comprehensive victim services and accessibility to such services is not limited.

3. Participate in ongoing mandatory and proactive Technical Assistance (TA).

Grantees must participate in all technical assistance events supported by the Campus Program designated TA providers. TA will be delivered through, but not limited to: regular contact with the designated TA providers, on-site TA visits, training and TA institutes, and web-based trainings. For more information on technical assistance, review the TA section under “Training and Technical Assistance” in the “Funding Restrictions” section.

4. Follow the appropriate staffing and activities requirements for New and for Continuation grantees, as outlined below:

Requirement New Grantee Continuation Grantee Project coordinator3

• hire a full-time project coordinator (Note: For a Consortia project, there should be at least one full-time project coordinator to oversee the project.)

• provide a justification for the amount of time the project coordinator is dedicating to the grant, if less than 50%, to demonstrate the applicant’s capacity to adequately implement the goals and objectives of the project

Activity • address only the program requirements;

• work closely with the designated OVW TA providers throughout the entire project period;

• engage in a planning phase (year one) as required by the grant; and

• participate in a mandatory New Grantee Orientation and three Training and Technical Assistance Institutes in year one of the grant.

• address program requirements AND propose new project activities that exceed these requirements.

Applicants must address at least one of the three elements for additional continuation activities described below;

and

• work closely with the designated OVW TA providers throughout the entire project period

Continuation applicants must propose and implement activities beyond the basic statutory and program requirements. These must include plans to (1) improve the effectiveness of CCR teams through broad campus and community engagement, (2) reduce sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking through comprehensive prevention strategies, and (3) enhance responses and interventions for survivors.

3 A project coordinator’s primary role is to oversee the project through the planning and implementation phases, coordinate the work of the CCR team and ensure the project achieves its stated goals. In light of the scope of work needed for effective implementation of this program and to avoid potential conflicts of interest, the Project Coordinator cannot be a Title IX Coordinator or victim advocate. OVW believes there are potential conflicts of interests and the scope of project work is limited to Title IX issues if the position is located in or supervised by the Title IX office, therefore, the project coordinator must be located in another relevant office or department on campus.

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 review process.

1. Strengthen coordinated community responses and multidisciplinary teams for community colleges.

OVW recognizes that community colleges’ reliance on community partners to provide critical services and supports to students is a unique characteristic of their campus CCR. OVW encourages community colleges to apply for Campus Program funding so that strategies and approaches learned from this model can be replicated.

2. Meaningfully increase access to OVW programming for specific underserved populations.

OVW recognizes that campuses have diverse student populations whose needs may warrant tailored approaches different from traditional victim service approaches. In addition, many campuses, especially those that primarily serve communities of color and other underserved populations, may not be aware of this funding opportunity.

Therefore, OVW is encouraging applications from the following institutions: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU), and universities and colleges that serve primarily Latino or Hispanic populations or are based in the territories of Guam, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa. Also, OVW is encouraging applicants to support the provision of services to underserved and/or culturally-specific populations in a thoughtful and strategic way. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to develop or enhance culturally and linguistically specific prevention and intervention strategies for underserved communities such as African American; Asian and Pacific Islander; Latino; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning (LGBTQ); and Deaf or hard of hearing. During the peer review process, applicants that propose to work with these underserved populations will be assessed on the merits of proposed activities and their partnerships with organizations serving the target populations.

OVW will determine whether an applicant’s proposal meaningfully addresses each proposed purpose area selected above to merit special consideration.

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, 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;4

4If 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.”

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. Couples counseling, family counseling or any other joint victim-offender counseling as a routine practice or required response to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking;

7. Procedures or policies that do not provide student victims with the option of making the final decision to modify their class schedules and/or other arrangements such as living arrangements or to receive appropriate academic or other accommodations; and

8. Dissemination of information, education, or prevention materials that place blame on the victim or focus primarily on changing victim behavior.

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 entirely.

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 Campus 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. Projects that focus primarily on alcohol and substance abuse;

3. Activities that focus primarily on sexual harassment;

4. Education or prevention programs for elementary and secondary students on sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking;

5. Mandatory self-defense classes or self-defense classes as the only means of providing prevention and education to students;

6. Theater performances that do not specifically address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence or stalking; and

7. Developing products and/or materials that are not specifically focused on the dynamics of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking.

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 Campus Program funding.

1. Lobbying;

2. Fundraising;

3. Purchase of real property;

4. Providing victim assistance not directly related to the victimization;

5. Tuition reimbursement;

6. The purchase of anonymous web-based reporting systems or apps for students;

7. Incentives for students to participate in mandatory trainings and climate surveys5; and

8. Supporting Title IX investigator or coordinator positions, trainings, conferences, activities, or materials focused primarily on Title IX.

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 Campus Program for FY 2018 are as follows:

1. Individual Projects (as defined under subtypes): up to $300,000 for the entire 36 months.

2. Consortia Projects (as defined under subtypes):

A. Two to Four institutions: up to $550,000 for the entire 36 months; or B. Five or more institutions: up to $750,000 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.

5 OVW does not discourage incentives for such activities, however, grant funds should not be used for such purposes.

The Campus Program typically makes awards for individual projects up to $300,000 and for consortia projects in the range of $549,000-$750,000. OVW estimates that it will make up to 45- 50 awards for an estimated $20 million.

Awards will be made as grants.

Types of Applicants In FY 2018, OVW will accept applications for the Campus Program from the following:

New: applicants that have never received funding under the Campus Program as a lead institution 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 Campus Program. Continuation funding is not guaranteed.

Campus Program grant recipients that received an FY 2016 or FY 2017 award are NOT eligible to apply.

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

Sub-Type: In addition to new and continuation applications, OVW has determined that applicants for the Campus Program must also identify as one of the sub-types listed below.

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

1. An individual applicant is a single institution of higher education that proposes to develop and implement project activities on its own campus.

2. A consortium applicant involves two or more institutions of higher education working together to implement the project activities. Each institution within the consortium must fully implement the statutory and program requirements on its respective campus. A consortium application must fully describe the relationship among the various entities identified.6

Note: Consortium projects must ensure that each participating institution is also eligible to apply.

Applicants may only submit one proposal per category (individual or consortium project). In addition, for purposes of the campus program, satellite or branch campuses are not considered separate institutions. Therefore, an institution with multiple satellite or branch locations should not apply as a consortium project.

6 While all members of the consortium are equal partners in decision-making and should work in a cooperative and coordinated manner on all project activities, the application should identify one college or university as the entity to receive and administer grant funds (as fiscal entities only) as well as to coordinate all grant-funded consortium activities. As equal partners in this project, no significant changes or decisions in project goals or budgeting can be made without the consultation of the consortium institutions.

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 Eligible entities for this program are institutions of higher education. An institution of higher education is an educational institution in any state7 that: (1) admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a school providing secondary education, or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate; or students who have completed a secondary school education in a home school setting that is treated as a home school or private school under state law; (2) is legally authorized within such state to provide a program of education beyond secondary education; (3) provides an educational program for which the institution awards a bachelor's degree or provides not less than a 2-year program that is acceptable for full credit toward such a degree, or awards a degree that is acceptable for admission to a graduate or professional degree program; (4) is a public or other nonprofit institution; and (5) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency or association, or if not so accredited, is an institution that has been granted preaccreditation status by such an agency or association that has been recognized by the Secretary of Education for the granting of preaccreditation status, and the Secretary of Education has determined that there is satisfactory assurance that the institution will meet the accreditation standards of such an agency or association within a reasonable time.

Eligible entities include tribal colleges and universities and historically black colleges and universities, to which OVW is required to ensure equitable distribution of grants under the authorizing statute for this program (see 34 U.S.C. § 20125(a)(3)(C)).

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 Campus 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 Campus 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 Campus Program.

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

7 Under the Violence Against Women Act, as amended, the term “state” means any of the several states and the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. See 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(31).

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.

For more information on required partnerships, see Mandatory Program Requirements section.

Letters of Certification There are two letters of certification that are required in order to be eligible for funding:

Certification Letter of Eligibility and Certification Letter of Intent to Implement Statutory Minimum Requirements. Each letter must be on the institution’s letterhead and must address compliance with the requirements outlined above and signed by the highest authorizing official (President, Chancellor, Provost and/or designee with similar authority) for each of the institutions of higher education that are involved in the project. Applicants that do not provide two letters certifying that they are an eligible entity and are in compliance with these statutory and program requirements at the time of application submission will not be considered for funding.

Certification Letter of Eligibility All applicants must certify in writing that they are in compliance with section 485(f) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, which requires that all eligible institutions of higher education collect certain types of information about campus crime statistics and security policies for their respective campuses. See 20 U.S.C. §1092(f). The information must be compiled in an annual security report and disseminated to all current students and employees, and, upon request, to any applicant for enrollment or employment. The annual security report must contain information regarding campus security policies and campus crime statistics.

Certification Letter of Intent to Implement Statutory Minimum Requirements All applicants must certify by letter that they have knowledge of and are committed to the full implementation of each of the statutory minimum requirements of the Campus Program.

Applicants must allot sufficient funding for each proposed project activity to ensure that every statutory minimum requirement is completed by the end of the designated project period. The letter must be signed by the highest authorizing official (e.g., President, Chancellor, Provost, or a designee with similar authority) of each of the participating institutions of higher education, certifying its intention to implement and dedicate the necessary funds to complete the following requirements by the end of the award period:

1. create a coordinated community response including both organizations external to the institution and relevant divisions of the institution;

2. establish a mandatory prevention and education program about sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking for all incoming students;

3. train all campus law enforcement to respond effectively to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking; and

4. train all members of campus disciplinary boards to respond effectively to situations involving sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

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.campus@usdoj.gov.

Pre-Application Information Session OVW will conduct one web-based pre-application information session for entities interested in submitting an application for the Campus 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 Campus Program requirements, review the solicitation, and allow for a brief question and answer period. This session is tentatively scheduled for: February 15, 2018.

Anyone interested in submitting an application to the Campus 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.

To register, contact the OVW Campus Program mailbox at ovw.campus@usdoj.gov.

Registration must be received at least 2 days prior to the start of the session. Participants are not registered until they receive a confirmation email. Webinars will be captioned in English and Spanish. Interested applicants needing additional language assistance should contact the OVW Campus Program mailbox at ovw.campus@usdoj.gov or at 202-307-6026 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 Campus Program mailbox at ovw.campus@usdoj.gov by February 7, 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 application and may result in the application not being http://www.grants.gov/ https://www.justice.gov/ovw/open-solicitations considered for funding. Should a decision be made to make an award, the award may include special conditions that preclude access to or use of award funds pending satisfaction of the conditions. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that a complete application is submitted by the deadline.

Applicants should not submit documents that were not specifically asked for in the solicitation.

Providing information that was not requested will not increase the likelihood that an application will be selected for funding. All materials submitted as part of an application may be released pursuant to a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

Formatting and Technical Requirements Applications must follow the requirements below. Points may be deducted for applications that do not adhere to the following requirements:

1. Double spaced (Project Abstract, Summary Data Sheet and charts may be single space)

2. 8½ x 11 inch paper

3. One-inch…