PKG00246401-instructions..pdf

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

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

OVW Fiscal Year 2019 Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV)

Grant Program Solicitation

Release Date: on or about November 20, 2018

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are limited to: private nonprofit entities; publicly funded organizations not acting in a governmental capacity; territorial organizations; Indian tribal governments; and tribal organizations.

(See “Eligibility Information”)

Deadlines

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (E.T.) on January 31, 2019.

(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 17, 2019.

(See “Registration”)

Letter of Intent: Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent to ovw.lav@usdoj.gov by January 17, 2019. This letter confirms that the applicant has registered with SAM and Grants.gov . Submitting a Letter of Intent will not obligate a potential applicant to https://www.grants.gov/ http://www.grants.gov/ ii submit an application. Interested applicants who do not submit a Letter of Intent are still eligible to apply.

(See “Letter of Intent”)

Pre-Application Information Session: OVW will post a pre-recorded Pre-Application Information Session on its website for entities interested in submitting an application for this program. Listening to this session is optional. Interested applicants who do not listen to the pre-recorded session are still eligible to apply. The session is tentatively scheduled to be available by December 10, 2018 on the OVW website https://www.justice.gov/ovw.

(See “Pre-Application Information Session”)

Contact Information

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

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

Submission and Notification Information

Submission: Applications for this 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-2019-15785

Notification: OVW anticipates notifying applicants of funding decisions by October 1, 2019.

https://www.justice.gov/ovw http://www.grants.gov/ iii

Contents A. Program Description

Overview

About the OVW Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program

Program Scope

Purpose Areas

OVW Priority Areas

Activities that Compromise Victim Safety and Recovery and Undermine Offender Accountability

Out-of-Scope Activities

Activities Requiring Prior Approval

B. Federal Award Information Availability of Funds

Award Period and Amounts

Types of Applications Mandatory Program Requirements

C. Eligibility Information Eligible Applicants

Cost Sharing or Matching

Other Program Eligibility Requirements

D. Application and Submission Information Address to Request Application Package

Content and Form of Application Submission

Formatting and Technical Requirements

Application Contents

Summary Data Sheet Proposal Abstract

Project Narrative

Budget Detail Worksheet and Narrative

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

Additional Required Information

Unique Entity Identifier (DUNS Number), System for Award Management (SAM), and Grants.gov Registration

Submission Dates and Times iv

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

OVW LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS (LAV)

GRANT PROGRAM

(CFDA 16.524)

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 administers grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and subsequent legislation and provides national leadership on issues of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. OVW grants support coordinated community responses to hold offenders accountable and serve victims.

About the OVW Legal Assistance for Victims Grant Program This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. § 20121. The Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) Grant Program is intended to increase the availability of civil and criminal legal assistance1 needed to effectively aid adult and youth victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking by providing funds for comprehensive direct legal services to victims in legal matters relating to or arising out of that abuse or violence. Comprehensive legal services should, as much as possible, extend beyond representation in emergency and non-emergency protection order hearings to address the broad spectrum of legal issues that victims encounter, including family matters such as divorce, child custody or child support, immigration, administrative agency proceedings, and consumer or housing matters.

For additional information about this program, see https://www.justice.gov/ovw/grant-programs and https://www.vawamei.org/grant-program/legal-assistance-program/.

Program Scope Activities supported by this 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, the section of the Solicitation Companion Guide entitled “Post-Award Requirements for All Federal Grant Recipients,” and the conditions of the award.

Purpose Areas Pursuant 34 U.S.C. § 20121(c), funds under this program must be used for one or more of the following purposes:

1. To implement, expand, and establish cooperative efforts and projects between sexual assault, domestic violence, and dating violence victim service providers and legal assistance providers to provide legal assistance for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

1 “Legal assistance” includes assistance to adult and youth victims of sexual assault, intimate partner domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking in: a) family, tribal, territorial, immigration, employment, administrative agency, housing matters, campus administrative, or protection or stay away order proceedings, and other similar matters; and

b) criminal justice investigations, prosecutions, and post-trial matters (including sentencing, parole, and probation) that impact the victim’s safety and privacy. 34 U.S.C. §12291(a)(19).

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/grant-programs https://www.vawamei.org/grant-program/legal-assistance-program/ https://www.justice.gov/ovw/file/1030311/download https://www.justice.gov/ovw/page/file/1108301/download

2. To implement, expand, and establish efforts and projects to provide legal assistance for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking by organizations with a demonstrated history of providing direct legal or advocacy services on behalf of these victims.

3. To implement, expand, and establish efforts and projects to provide competent supervised pro bono legal assistance for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking, except that not more than 10 percent of the funds awarded may be used for this purpose.

OVW Priority Areas In FY 2019, OVW is interested in supporting the priority areas identified below. Applications proposing activities in the following areas will be given special consideration.

1. Reduce violent crime against women and promote victim safety.

2. Increase the response to victims of human trafficking.

3. Increase efforts to combat stalking.

Activities that Compromise Victim Safety and Recovery and Undermine Offender Accountability OVW does not fund activities that jeopardize victim safety, deter or prevent physical or emotional healing for victims, or allow offenders to escape responsibility for their actions.

Information on activities that compromise victim safety and recovery and undermine offender accountability may be found in the Solicitation Companion Guide.

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 The activities listed below are out of the program scope, and they will not be supported by this program’s funding.

1. Research projects (This does not include program assessments conducted only for internal improvement purposes. For information about DOJ regulations on research involving human subjects, see “Research and Protection of Human Subjects” in the Solicitation Companion Guide).

2. Representation in tort cases.

3. Child sexual abuse cases (i.e., involving victims under the age of 11).

4. Cases involving the child protection system unless the child dependency hearing involves allegations “relating to or arising out of” abuse of the client (rather than abuse of the children).

5. Criminal representation of victims charged with crimes.

6. Support of law reform initiatives, including but not limited to litigation.

7. Providing general training and/or technical assistance to agencies that are not formal or informal LAV Grant Program project partners.

8. Cases involving Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

9. Funds for victim assistance/support unrelated to the provision of legal assistance or legal advocacy (such as transitional housing assistance, therapeutic counseling, and rental assistance).

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.

Activities Requiring Prior Approval Grantees must receive prior approval before using grant funds to support surveys.

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. OVW may elect to make awards in a future fiscal year for applications submitted under this solicitation but not selected for FY 2019 funding, depending on the merits of the applications and the availability of funding.

Award Period and Amounts The 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, 2019.

This program typically makes awards in the range of $600,000 - $800,000. OVW estimates that it will make up to 54 awards for an estimated $34,000,000.

Funding levels under this program for FY 2019 are:

1. New and Continuation LAV Grant Program applications that are proposing to provide legal services primarily to victims domestic violence or to provide less than 80% of the project’s legal services to victims of sexual assault may request up to $600,000 for the entire 36-month project period.

2. New and Continuation LAV Grant Program applications that are submitted by sexual assault victim service providers that are proposing to provide 80% or more of the project’s legal services to victims of sexual assault, beyond intimate partner sexual assault, may request up to $800,000 for the entire 36-month project period.

OVW has the discretion to make awards for greater or lesser amounts than requested and to negotiate the scope of work and budget with applicants prior to making an award.

Awards will be made as grants.

Types of Applications In FY 2019, OVW will accept the following types of applications for this program:

New: applicants that have never received funding under this 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 this program. Continuation funding is not guaranteed.

This program’s grant recipients that received an FY 2017 or FY 2018 award are NOT eligible to apply.

Additionally, current grantees with a substantial amount of funds remaining (50% of the award) 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 2019.

Mandatory Program Requirements Applicants that receive funding under this program will be required to engage in the following activities:

1. OVW-sponsored training and technical assistance.

2. A new grantee orientation unless exempted by OVW.

C. Eligibility Information

Applications that are submitted by ineligible entities or that do not meet all program eligibility requirements will not be considered for funding. In addition, an application that is deemed deficient in one or more of the following categories may not be considered for funding: 1.

activities that compromise victim safety, 2. out-of-scope activities, 3. unallowable costs, 4. pre-award risk assessment, 5. completeness, and 6. timeliness. Further, an applicant with past performance issues, long-standing open audits, or an open criminal investigation also may not be considered for funding.

Eligible Applicants The following entities are eligible to apply for this program (34 U.S.C. § 20121(c)):

1. Private nonprofit entities;

2. Publicly funded organizations not acting in a governmental capacity such as law schools;

3. Territorial organizations;2

4. Indian tribal governments,3 including Indian tribal consortia;4 and

5. Indian tribal organizations.5

2 For the purposes of this solicitation, a territorial organization is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and/or stalking within a United States Territory, which include Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

3 A “tribal government” is the governing body of an Indian tribe or a tribe, band, pueblo, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians, including any Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation (as defined in, or established pursuant to, the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq.)), that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians. 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(36).

4 Regarding a tribal consortium application, the applicant must submit documentation of authority in the form of a resolution or legal equivalent from each tribal consortium member, unless existing consortium bylaws or other tribal governance documents allow action without explicit authorization from the member tribes in the consortium. In that case, the tribal consortium must submit a resolution, letter, affidavit, or other documentation, as appropriate, that certifies that the tribal consortium has the legal authority to apply for grants under this solicitation on behalf of the consortium. This documentation must be current, be sufficient to demonstrate authority for the application, contain authorizing signature(s), and be submitted by the application’s due date. In addition, a copy of the bylaws or other governance documents that allow the tribal consortium’s action without support from all consortium members must be included with this documentation.

5 A “tribal organization” is the governing body of any Indian tribe; any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body of a tribe or tribes to be served, or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which

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 this program. See 34 U.S.C. § 12291(b)(16)(B)(ii).

Cost Sharing or Matching 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 this program must also meet the requirements below. All certification and other eligibility related documents must be current and developed in accordance with the FY 2019 solicitation.

Delivery of Legal Assistance Certification Pursuant to 34 U.S.C. § 20121(d), to be eligible for an award, any recipient or subrecipient providing legal assistance with funds awarded under this program must 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, or sexual assault 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 legal assistance certification letter will be required to submit a certification letter prior to includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities; or any tribal nonprofit organization. 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(38). A “tribal nonprofit organization” a victim services provider that has as its primary purpose to assist Native victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking; and that has staff and leadership with a demonstrated history of assisting American Indian or Alaska Native victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(37).

receiving an award. The signed certification letter must be uploaded as a separate attachment in Grants.gov. A sample Certification Letter can be found on the OVW website at https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants.

Required Partnerships A lead applicant that is not a domestic violence and/or sexual assault victim service provider is required to enter into a collaborative working relationship with a sexual assault and/or domestic violence victim service provider in the community to be served as outlined in a memorandum of understanding.

A sexual assault and/or domestic violence victim service provider partner must be involved in the development and implementation of the project. For example, if the lead applicant is an organization with a primary mission to provide services to victims of crime generally, a community action agency, a community-based improvement corporation, a law school, or a legal services program, then the lead applicant must partner with a sexual assault and/or domestic violence 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. 34 U.S.C. § 12291(a)(43). Victim service providers must 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. A sexual assault victim service provider is a victim service provider, as defined above, but that primarily serves victims of sexual assault.

Government-led family justice centers are not considered victim service providers for purposes of this solicitation. Community-based family justice centers may be considered victim service providers if they are nonprofit, nongovernmental organizations with a documented history of effective assistance to victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual violence, or stalking.

Co-location with service providers will not, on its own, qualify an organization as a victim service provider; rather, to be eligible as a victim service provider, an organization must actually provide direct victim services. Victim service providers who partner with government-led family justice centers or community-based organization-led family justice centers are also eligible if they meet all other requirements of the solicitation. Nonprofit-led family justice centers that do not meet the definition of victim service provider are eligible to apply if they partner with a victim service provider.

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

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants

D. Application and Submission Information Address to Request Application Package The complete application package (this solicitation, including links to required forms) is available on Grants.gov or the OVW website. Applicants wishing to request a paper copy of these materials should contact ovw.lav@usdoj.gov or (202) 307-6026.

Pre-Application Information Session: OVW will post a pre-recorded Pre-Application Information Session on its website for entities interested in submitting an application for this program. Listening to this session is optional. Interested applicants who do not listen to the pre-recorded session are still eligible to apply. The session is tentatively scheduled to be available by December 10, 2018 on the OVW website. The session will be captioned in English and Spanish. Interested applicants needing additional language assistance should contact this program’s POC at ovw.lav@usdoj.gov or at (202) 307-6026 as soon as possible, but no later than December 5, 2018.

Content and Form of Application Submission The information below (“Letter of Intent through “Additional Required Information”) describes the full content and form of application submission. For a complete checklist of required contents, see the “Other Information” section in this solicitation.

Letter of Intent Applicants intending to apply for FY 2019 funding under this program are strongly encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent. The letter should state that the applicant is registered and current with SAM and with Grants.gov. The letter should be submitted to OVW at ovw.lav@usdoj.gov by January 17, 2019. This letter will not obligate the applicant to submit an application. See https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants for a sample Letter of Intent.

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 spaced)

2. 8½ x 11 inch paper

3. One-inch margins

4. Type no smaller than 12 point, Times New Roman font

5. Page numbers

6. No more than 20 pages for the Project Narrative

7. Word documents in the following formats: Microsoft Word (.doc), PDF files (.pdf), or Text

Documents (.txt).

8. Headings and sub-headings that correspond to the sections identified in this section of the solicitation.

Application Contents Applications must include the following required documents and demonstrate that the program eligibility requirements have been met. OVW will not contact applicants for missing items on the list below. Applications that do not include all of the following documents will be considered substantially incomplete and will not be considered for funding:

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/open-solicitations mailto:ovw.lav@usdoj.gov https://www.justice.gov/ovw/open-solicitations http://www.grants.gov/ mailto:ovw.lav@usdoj.gov

1. Project Narrative

2. Budget Detail Worksheet and Narrative

3. Memorandum of Understanding or Statement of Expertise in providing legal representation for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and/or stalking.

Summary Data Sheet (5 Points Total)

The Summary Data Sheet should be one to four pages and may be single or double spaced.

The Summary Data Sheet does not count toward the 20 page limit for the Project Narrative.

Provide the following information:

1. Name, title, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the individual with authority to accept grants on behalf of the applicant.

2. Name, title, address, telephone number, and e-mail address for the grant point-of-contact. This person must be an employee of the applicant.

3. Statement as to whether the applicant (the organization whose DUNS number is being used for the application) will serve as a fiscal agent/sponsor for an entity or entities that will implement the project, and the applicant itself will not be involved with implementation of the project beyond issuing subaward(s) to these entities. If this is the case, the applicant also must list these subrecipients and include a statement acknowledging that, should an award be made, the applicant will be responsible for all applicable statutory, fiscal, and programmatic requirements, including those of 2 C.F.R.

Part 200, as well as all project deliverables. In such situations, the fiscal agent/sponsor must be an eligible applicant for the program.

4. Statement as to whether the applicant has expended $750,000 in federal funds in the applicant’s past fiscal year. If so, specify the end date of the applicant’s fiscal year.

5. Summary of current and pending OVW grants (if applicable). If the applicant has a current grant or cooperative agreement under any OVW grant program or an award that has been closed within the last 12 months from the date this solicitation closes, the information must be provided in a table using the sample format found on the OVW website https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants. Failure to provide the required table will result in a loss of points. The applicant should also provide the same information regarding any current OVW grants or pending applications on which the applicant is a subrecipient.

6. A list of other federal grant programs from which the applicant currently receives funding or for which it has applied for funding in FY 2019 to do similar work. Provide this information in a table using the sample format found on the OVW website https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants .

7. Statement as to whether the applicant is a 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.

8. Statement as to whether the applicant is a nonprofit organization that uses the Internal Revenue Service's three-step safe-harbor procedure to establish a rebuttable presumption that its executives' compensation is reasonable. If the applicant is not a nonprofit organization or is a nonprofit that does not use the safe-harbor procedure, provide a statement to that effect. For additional information about the safe-harbor procedure, see "Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation" in the Additional Required Information section.

http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title02/2cfr200_main_02.tpl http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title02/2cfr200_main_02.tpl https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants

9. The percentage of grant activities, should the application be funded, that will address each of the following issues (the total percentages should not exceed 100%):

• Sexual assault;

• Domestic violence;

• Dating/teen dating violence; and/or

• Stalking

10. Statement as to whether the applicant is a sexual assault victim service provider, as defined on page 6, that is applying for the $800,000 award and planning to address at least 80% non-intimate partner sexual assault.

11. Statement as to whether the application addresses the trafficking priority area (if applicable) and the percentage of grant activities that will address the trafficking priority, if the application is funded.

12. Statement as to whether the application addresses the stalking priority area.

13. If applicable, the percentage of grant activities, should the application be funded, that will support services to victims on Indian tribal lands.

14. If applicable, the amount of funding, should the application be funded, that will be allocated towards pro bono activities.

Proposal Abstract (not scored) The Proposal Abstract must provide a short summary (no more than two pages double-spaced) of the proposed project, including names of applicant and partners, primary activities, products and deliverables, the service area, and who will benefit. Applicants must not summarize past accomplishments in this section.

Project Narrative (55 Points Total) The Project Narrative may not exceed 20 pages, double-spaced. The Project Narrative must include the following three sections:

Purpose of Application (10 points)

This section must:

1. Describe the communities to be served, including the geographic location, the populations in the service area, and any marginalized and/or underserved population(s);6

2. Describe the problem to be addressed (include local statistics/data, whenever possible);

3. Identify the target population and state how the target population will benefit from the proposed project (use current demographic information for the service area in order to be as specific and detailed as possible when describing the population to be served);

4. Describe the current legal services to prevent or reduce sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking in the jurisdiction, and the gaps in those services in the proposed service area;

5. Describe how the proposed services and activities will meet the need that exists; and

6. For continuation applicants only, explain how the proposed activities will enhance previously received LAV Grant Program funding.

6 Applicants should use U.S. Census and other government data, as well as the Limited English Proficient Mapping Tool, available at www.lep.gov/maps/, to obtain this information.

http://www.lep.gov/maps/

Sexual assault victim service providers proposing to provide 80% or more of the project’s legal services to victims of sexual assault, beyond intimate partner sexual assault, must also:

1. Describe the problem of non-intimate partner sexual assault in the proposed service area (include local statistics/data, whenever possible);

2. Describe the available legal services for sexual assault in the proposed service area;

3. Describe the gaps in legal services for victims of non-intimate partner sexual violence in the proposed service area; and

4. Describe the barriers victims of sexual assault experience when attempting to access support and legal services in the proposed service area.

Applicants applying under the trafficking priority area must also:

1. Describe the problem of sex trafficking and other severe forms of trafficking in persons for victims who have experienced domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking within the proposed service area.

2. Describe the available legal services for the population identified above.

3. Describe the specific type of victims the project would serve (for example, victims of sexual assault who are also victims of forced labor trafficking).

Applicants applying under the stalking priority area must also:

1. Describe the problem of stalking within the proposed service area.

2. Describe the available legal services for victims of stalking in the proposed service area.

3. Describe the barriers victims of stalking experience when attempting to access support and legal services in the proposed service area.

What Will Be Done (30 points)

The application must provide a clear link between the proposed activities and the need identified in the “Purpose of Application” section above.

1. Describe the extent to which the project will provide holistic and comprehensive legal services to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking victims who cannot afford legal services as determined by the lead applicant or project partner after an intake interview with the prospective client.

2. Describe measurable goals and objectives for the proposed project.

3. Describe specific tasks and activities necessary for accomplishing all stated goals and objectives.

4. Describe how proposed activities would address the need identified.

5. Detail how the proposed activities will protect victim confidentiality.

6. Include a timeline for the proposed project that identifies when the tasks and activities will be accomplished within the 36-month grant period.

7. Provide a supervision and mentoring plan for grant-funded attorney staff.

8. If applicable, include a description of any products that will be generated using grant funds and how these products will be used to address the legal needs of victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Product development is not required as some communities would not benefit from the development of new products.

9. If the applicant proposes to use databases or other information-gathering or sharing technology, explain how the project will address any victim safety concerns that may arise from the use of the technology, such as confidentiality, safety planning, and informed consent.

10. Describe how the proposed project will be accessible to individuals with disabilities, individuals who are Deaf or hard of hearing, and persons with limited English proficiency.

Sexual assault victim service providers proposing to provide more than 80% of the project’s legal services to victims of sexual assault, beyond intimate partner sexual assault, must also:

1. Describe the legal services that will be provided to victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault with LAV Grant Program funding.

2. Describe any proposed outreach efforts to victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault regarding the comprehensive legal sexual assault services that will be provided by the proposed project.

3. Provide (1) the number of victims of intimate partner sexual assault served in the past 12 months, (2) the number of victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault served in the past 12 months, and (3) information on the types of legal support provided to survivors of intimate partner and non-intimate partner sexual assault by the lead applicant and project partner(s) in the past 12 months.

1. Describe the legal services that will be provided to victims of trafficking who have also experienced sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking with LAV Grant Program funding.

2. Describe any proposed outreach efforts to victims of sex trafficking and other severe forms of trafficking in persons who have also experienced sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking regarding the comprehensive legal services that will be provided by the proposed project.

1. Describe the legal services that will be provided to victims of stalking with LAV Grant Program funding.

2. Describe any proposed outreach efforts to victims of stalking regarding the comprehensive legal services that will be provided by the proposed project.

Who Will Implement the Project (15 points)

1. Identify the key individuals and organizations involved in the proposed project.

2. Demonstrate that the individuals and organizations identified have the capacity to address the stated need, including the expertise necessary to appropriately serve any marginalized and/or underserved populations identified in the Purpose of the Application section, and can successfully implement the proposed project activities.

3. Identify all project partners, specifying their respective roles and responsibilities, including linking all activities listed in the “What Will Be Done” section to a specific agency.

4. For the individuals identified in response to #1, above, describe their relevant experience and expertise in addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking; or, where positions are vacant, describe the required experience and expertise for those positions.

5. If the applicant is not a nongovernmental sexual assault and/or domestic violence victim service provider, explain how the proposed project will coordinate with nongovernmental sexual assault and/or domestic violence victim service provider.

• Detail the experience and expertise of staff from the lead applicant and/or project partners in providing legal services to victims of sexual assault beyond intimate partner assault.

partner(s) in providing legal services 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.

partners in providing legal services to victims of stalking.

Note, in order to create a comprehensive coordinated community response to victims, applicants may include additional agencies in their multi-disciplinary partnership, such as law enforcement, state, local, and federal prosecutors, substance abuse organizations, and mental health services. However, these partners are not required and cannot be compensated with grant funds.

Budget Detail Worksheet and Narrative (15 Points) All applications must include a detailed budget and budget narrative. A sample Budget Detail Worksheet is available on the OVW website at https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants. Keep in mind that budgetary requirements vary among programs. Applicants must submit reasonable budgets based on the resources needed to implement their projects in their specific geographic location.

Award Period and Amount Budgets should cover a period of 36 months, or three years, commencing October 1, 2019 and ending on September 30, 2022. Budget requests should not exceed $600,000 with the exception of sexual assault victim service providers proposing to provide 80% or more of the project’s legal services to victims of sexual assault, beyond intimate partner sexual assault, who may request up to $800,000.

The budget and budget narrative will be reviewed separately from the proposed project narrative. The budget narrative must describe each line item requested in the budget and explain all costs included in the budget, including how the costs of goods and services are determined and how they will fulfill the objectives of the project.

The budget must:

1. Display a clear link between the specific project activities and the proposed budget items and not contain items that are not supported by the project narrative.

2. Include funds to attend OVW-sponsored training and technical assistance in the amount of $10,000 for proposals from organizations located within the 48 contiguous states and $12,000 for organizations located within the territories, Hawaii, or Alaska. This amount is for the entire 36 months and NOT per year. Applicants also may budget expenses in excess of the required amount if they are aware of relevant non-OVW sponsored conferences or training for which they would like permission to use grant funds to support staff/project partner attendance.

3. Include funds or describe other resources available to the applicant to support activities to ensure access for individuals with disabilities, Deaf/hard of hearing individuals, and persons with limited English proficiency. See Accessibility under F. Federal Award Administration Information for more information.

4. Compensate all project partners as reflected in the MOU (except those non-required partners that may not be compensated with grant funds). For more information on compensating project partners, see the sample Budget Detail Worksheet on the OVW website at https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants.

5. Distinguish clearly between subawards and contracts in allocating any grant funds to other entities. Pursuant to 2 C.F.R. § 200.330, a subaward is for the purpose of carrying out a portion of the federal award, such as compensating an MOU partner, and a contract is for the purpose of obtaining goods and services for the grantee’s own use.

The substance of the relationship is more important than the form of the agreement in determining whether the recipient of the pass-through funds is a subrecipient or a contractor. The awarding and monitoring of contracts must follow the recipient’s documented procurement procedures, including full and open competition, pursuant to the procurement standards in 2 C.F.R. §§ 200.317-200.329. The issuance and monitoring of subawards must meet the requirements of 2 C.F.R. § 200.331, which includes oversight of subrecipient/partner spending and monitoring performance measures and outcomes attributable to grant funds. For more information, see the sample Budget Detail Worksheet and the Solicitation Companion Guide on the OVW website at https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants.

OVW awards are governed by the provisions of 2 C.F.R. Part 200 and the DOJ Financial Guide, which include information on allowable costs, methods of payment, audit requirements, accounting systems, and financial records. For additional information on allowable and unallowable costs, go to the Funding Restrictions section of this solicitation and the sample Budget Detail Worksheet on the OVW website at https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Statement of Expertise (20 Points Total) For purposes of this solicitation, the MOU is a document containing the terms of the partnership and the roles and responsibilities between two or more parties. The MOU must be a single document and must be signed and dated by the Authorized Representative of each proposed partner organization during the development of the application. If necessary, an MOU can include multiple signature pages so long as each page includes the names and titles of all signatories to the MOU.

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants https://www.justice.gov/ovw/file/1030311/download

The MOU must:

1. Clearly identify the partners and provide a brief history of the collaborative relationship among those partners, including when and under what circumstances the relationship began and when each partner entered into the relationship;

2. Clearly state the roles and responsibilities each partner will assume to ensure the success of the proposed project;

3. Clearly state that each project partner has reviewed the budget and is aware of the total amount being requested and the funding being requested for each project partner;

4. Describe the resources each organization would contribute to the project, either through time, in-kind contributions, or grant funds (e.g., office space, project staff, and training);

and

5. Specify the extent of each partner’s participation in developing the application and/or proposed project.

1. Clearly identify which organization(s) has the expertise in providing sexual assault services for victims of non-intimate partner sexual assault. Include how many years the organization(s) has been providing sexual assault services for non-intimate partner sexual assault victims; and

2. Detail the personnel designated to provide sexual assault legal services, including: a) the name and title of each person; and b) how many years each staff person has been providing sexual assault legal services.

1. Clearly identify which organization(s) has the expertise in providing services to victims of trafficking. Include how many years the organization(s) has been providing services for victims of trafficking; and

2. Detail the personnel designated to provide legal services to victims of trafficking, including: a) the name and title of each person; and b) how many years each staff person has been providing services to victims of trafficking.

stalking. Include how many years the organization(s) has been providing services for victims of stalking; and

2. Detail the personnel designated to provide legal services to victims of stalking, including:

a) the name and title of each person; and b) how many years each staff person has been providing services to victims of stalking.

Statement of Expertise Applications from lead applicants that are nonprofit, nongovernmental or tribal victim service providers or governmental rape crisis centers that, as their primary mission, provide services to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking victims may submit a Statement of Expertise in lieu of an MOU if they demonstrate that they provide legal representation for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking.

The Statement of Expertise must describe the applicant’s experience providing legal representation if legal services will be provided by in-house attorneys. This statement should be provided on agency letterhead and signed (electronic or typed signatures do not satisfy this requirement) and dated by the Authorized Representative.

The Statement of Expertise in providing legal representation for victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking must:

1. Demonstrate that the organization primarily serves victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and/or stalking;

2. Include the organization’s mission statement;

3. Provide the applicant’s history of providing services to victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking, including the length of time the victim service provider has operated; and

4. Describe the applicant’s experience providing legal representation by in-house attorneys or contracted attorneys.

An applicant that is a sexual assault victim service provider proposing to provide 80% or more of the project’s legal services to victims of sexual assault, beyond intimate partner sexual assault, must also:

1. State how many years the organization has been providing sexual assault legal services for non-intimate partner sexual assault victims; and

2. Detail the personnel designated to provide sexual assault legal services under the proposed project, including: a) the name and title of each person; and b) how many years each staff person has been providing sexual assault legal services.

trafficking. Include how many years the organization(s) has been providing services for victims of trafficking; and

2. Detail the personnel designated to provide legal services to victims of trafficking, including: a) the name and title of each person; and b) how many years each staff person has been providing services to victims of trafficking.

stalking. Include how many years the organization(s) has been providing services for victims of stalking; and

2. Detail the personnel designated to provide legal services to victims of stalking, including:

a) the name and title of each person; and b) how many years each staff person has been providing services to victims of stalking.

Statutory Requirements (Certification Letter) (5 Points Total) To be eligible for an award under the LAV Grant Program, applicants must certify in writing that they are in compliance with statutory requirements outlined in “Other Program Eligibility Requirements” section. This certification must be in the form of a letter on agency letterhead and signed (electronic or typed signatures do not satisfy this requirement) and dated by the authorizing official. The signed Certification Letter must be uploaded as a separate attachment in Grants.gov.

Additional Required Information The following documents will not be scored during the review process but they must be included with the application. Failure to include any of the information may result in the application being removed from consideration for funding. Some documents will be generated during the application submission process while other documents will be uploaded and attached to the application.

The following documents will be generated and completed during the…