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

OVW Fiscal Year 2019 Training and Technical Assistance

Initiative Solicitation

Release Date: on or about February 28, 2019

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are generally limited to: national, tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations with the capacity to provide nationwide training and technical assistance.

In limited circumstances, OVW may support institutions of higher education and state, local, or tribal governments or governmental agencies (e.g., police departments, prosecutor’s offices, or probation departments) or local nonprofit organizations.

(See “Eligibility Information”)

Deadlines

Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (E.T.) on April 11, 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 March 26, 2019.

(See “Registration”)

Letter of Intent: Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent to OVW.TechAssistance@usdoj.gov by March 26, 2019. This letter confirms that the applicant has https://www.grants.gov/ http://www.grants.gov/ ii registered with SAM and Grants.gov. Submitting a Letter of Intent will not obligate a potential applicant to 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 initiative. 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 March 14, 2019 on the OVW website https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants

(See “Pre-Application Information Session”)

Contact Information

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

Submission and Notification Information

Submission: Applications for this initiative 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-2019-16169.

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

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants http://www.grants.gov/ http://www.grants.gov/ iii

Contents A. Program Description

Overview

About the OVW Training and Technical Assistance Initiative

Program Scope

Purpose 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

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)

Letter(s) of Support

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 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative

(CFDA 16.526)

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 Training and Technical Assistance Initiative This program is authorized by 34 U.S.C. 12291(b)(11). The primary purpose of the OVW Training and Technical Assistance Initiative (TA Initiative) is to provide direct technical assistance to existing and potential grantees and sub-grantees to enhance their efforts to successfully implement projects supported by OVW grant funds. OVW’s TA Initiative is designed to strengthen and build the capacity of civil and criminal justice system professionals and victim service providers across the nation to respond effectively to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking and foster partnerships among organizations that have not traditionally worked together to address these crimes.

For additional information about this program, see https://www.justice.gov/ovw/grant-programs and http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/vawamei/taprovidergraphs.htm.

Program Scope Activities supported by this initiative 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 Award Recipients,” and the conditions of the award. All applicants must propose activities to serve the current and potential grant or sub-grant recipients of one or more OVW grant programs. OVW cannot support projects focusing on entities or individuals that are not eligible to receive funding, services, training, or other resources through any of OVW’s grant programs.

Purpose Areas In FY 2019, funds under the TA Initiative may be used for the purposes identified in this solicitation. There are three categories of technical assistance in FY 2019: Competitive Targeted; Competitive Comprehensive; and Non-Competitive Comprehensive.

Applicants must submit separate and distinct applications for each purpose area for which they are applying. For example, an applicant interested in applying to provide training and technical assistance for law enforcement should apply separately if it also wants to provide trial advocacy and/or litigation skills training for attorneys.

https://www.justice.gov/ovw/grant-programs http://muskie.usm.maine.edu/vawamei/taprovidergraphs.htm.

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Note: OVW will support only the Targeted and Comprehensive training and technical assistance purpose areas identified in this solicitation. Applicants requesting to develop Targeted or Comprehensive projects for issues other than those listed below will be removed from consideration. Applications that modify or expand an OVW purpose area, including combining two or more purpose areas will also be removed from consideration. To avoid confusion, OVW also requests that applicants applying to provide Targeted technical assistance refrain from using the word “comprehensive” in their project titles.

For each FY 2019 purpose area, OVW has projected the amount of funding available to support technical assistance efforts for that purpose area and the proposed project period. Applicants should not exceed the stated budget cap. OVW reserves the right to not make an award for a specific purpose area if there are no applications that effectively meet the need for the purpose area or if there are not sufficient funds to fully support the purpose area. If the same applicant is selected for two or more purpose areas, OVW may elect to make a single award. OVW may also make awards to multiple organizations for a single Targeted purpose area.

Competitive Targeted Technical Assistance Targeted purpose areas are intended to provide current and potential OVW grantees and sub-grantees with training and technical assistance related to a specific knowledge gap or promising practice within one or more of the four crimes.

FY 2019 Competitive Targeted Technical Assistance Purpose Areas Purpose Area Title

Purpose Area Content Budget Cap

1) Economic Self- Sufficiency

Provide training and technical assistance to OVW grantees serving survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking regarding economic security issues, including consumer legal advocacy, credit issues, coercive debt, and strengthening survivor economic self-sufficiency.

$600,000/ 36 months

2) Interstate Civil Legal Assistance

Provide training and technical assistance to attorneys and legal advocates on interstate civil legal matters, including interstate custody, interstate enforcement of protection orders, and jurisdictional issues in divorce proceedings in the context of domestic violence cases.

$600,000/ 36 months

3) Domestic Violence Model Code

Provide training and technical assistance to Justice for Families grantees on a model code addressing custody and visitation as it relates to domestic violence. The technical assistance provider will be given an established model code on which the training and technical assistance must be developed and provided.

$300,000/ 24 months

4) Training and Technical Assistance on

Provide training and technical assistance to Justice for Families grantees to enhance their ability to design and deliver educational and

$300,000/ 24 hours

How to Provide Effective Training to Courts training programs to court-based staff and those within the civil justice system using adult learning methods.

5) Supervised Visitation

Provide training and technical assistance to Justice for Families and Tribal Governments grantees providing supervised visitation and safe exchange services. Training and TA must include assisting grantees in enhancing collaboration among local, state and/or tribal governments, courts, victim service organizations, and supervised visitation and/or safe exchange centers and aligning supervised visitation and safe exchange services with the Guiding Principles of the Supervised Visitation Program, which can be found here:

https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ovw/leg acy/2008/08/06/guiding-principles032608.pdf.

$700,000/ 24 months

6) Training and Technical Assistance on the Civil Protection Order Guidebook

Provide training and technical assistance for communities and targeted professionals, including judges, law enforcement officers, advocates, civil attorneys, and prosecutors, on implementing the provisions of the Civil Protection Orders: A Guide for Improving Practice (CPO Guidebook). Applicants interested in addressing this purpose area can contact OVW for a copy of the CPO Guidebook.

$350,000/ 24 months

7) Confidentiality and Relocation Privacy and Identity Protection

Provide training and technical assistance for victim service providers and other grantees on addressing confidentiality. This includes complying with provisions of the Violence Against Women Act, as amended; information sharing with partners; the use of waivers; the intersection with relevant state, federal, and tribal laws including mandatory reporting, guardianship, medical privacy and privileged communications;

and issues of survivor relocation privacy and identity protection.

$900,000/ 24 months

8) Training for Judges on Elder Abuse

Provide training and technical assistance for law enforcement, prosecutors or relevant officers of federal, state, tribal, territorial, and local courts on elder abuse, neglect and exploitation, including sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking of older adults.

$400,000/ 24 months

9) Judicial Engagement Network

Provide training and technical assistance in support of an existing national network of judges who handle domestic violence and/or sexual assault cases. The lead applicant should have expertise in: 1) fostering judicial leadership through the facilitation/coordination of a fellowship program, targeted training, and peer mentorship opportunities; 2) assisting judges in identifying and promulgating new approaches to advance victim safety and offender accountability; and 3) maintaining and expanding a website that will contain a repository of resources for judges, as well as foster connections and peer relationships around leadership.

10) VAWA Housing Provisions

Provide training and technical assistance on the housing provisions of VAWA to improve the capacity of grantees to provide housing assistance to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Training and technical assistance should assist attorneys, legal advocates, and domestic violence advocates improve compliance with and implementation of the VAWA housing provisions.

$300,000/ 36 months

11) Campus Victim Services

Provide training and technical assistance to institutions of higher education on developing effective victim services and advocacy programs for college students, including capacity building, referral processes, collaborative victim service models with local victim services organizations, and training for campus advocates.

$150,000/ 12 months

12) Strengthening Campus Needs Assessments and Strategic Planning

Provide training and technical assistance to institutions of higher education on strategies to strengthen the development of campus needs assessments, strategic planning to establish comprehensive violence against women programs, and assist the Campus Program technical assistance providers with tools and strategies to support effective technical assistance delivery.

$400,000/ 36 months

13) Online Clearinghouse on Campus Violence Against Women Issues

Provide technical assistance and resources to institutions of higher education through the existing online clearinghouse on campus violence against women issues that include resources tailored to students, faculty, law enforcement and administrators. This project

$150,000/ 12 months includes maintaining and updating the clearinghouse and grantee password protected website, creating mechanisms for more effective dissemination of information, and ensuring the latest and most relevant information is disseminated.

14) Training and Technical Assistance on Working with College Student Populations

Provide basic and advanced training and technical assistance to institutions of higher education to enhance their prevention and intervention approaches to various student populations on campus. OVW is seeking to support a consortium of organizations that demonstrate relevant expertise and experience working with institutions of higher education to address various populations.

$200,000/12 months

15) Technical Assistance to Tribal and Historically Black Institutions of Higher Education

Provide training and technical assistance to historically black and tribal colleges and universities. Applicants must have extensive experience and expertise working directly with these institutions to address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

16) Family Justice Centers

Provide training and technical assistance on the implementation of multi-agency, multidisciplinary service center models designed to meet the needs of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking victims.

17) Blueprint for Safety

Provide advanced training and technical assistance on implementing the St. Paul Model Blueprint for Safety Program, a collaborative approach to confronting the issues of domestic violence in communities by providing individual and system advocacy within criminal justice agencies, including developing, increasing, and building partnerships and implementing a coordinated community response team within the criminal justice system.

$450,000/ 24 months

18) Culturally Specific Outreach

Develop and convene regional workshops, webinars, and/or other forms of outreach for potential grantees that address the culturally specific needs of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking victims.

19) Sexual Assault in Asian and Pacific

Provide training and technical assistance on sexual assault services to organizations currently serving and planning to serve victims/survivors of

$400,000/ 24 months

Islander Communities sexual assault from the Asian and Pacific Islander communities.

20) Sexual Assault Survivors in Correctional Facilities

Provide training and technical assistance to local rape crisis centers, state sexual assault coalitions, and correctional facilities (including prisons, jails, and juvenile detention) to strengthen organizational expertise and build community-based partnerships that address the unique needs of sexual assault survivors in detention.

$675,000/ 36 months

21) Enhance the Capacity of Tribal Communities to Respond to Children and Youth

Provide culturally based training and technical assistance to tribal communities to address the needs of children and youth who are exposed to or are victims of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking. Provide a continuum of efforts that assist communities with the implementation of strategies that forge collaboration, develop effective responses, and build capacity.

$500,000/ 24 months

22) Tribal Housing and Homeless Services for American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors

Provide training and technical assistance to tribal transitional housing programs and shelters to include the development of policies, services, and coordination with community agencies and systems. Proposed training and technical assistance must incorporate culture, tradition, and victim safety, and include a focus on wrap-around services to address issues such as permanent housing and economic stability for families fleeing domestic or sexual violence. A successful applicant must have expertise on housing for American Indian and Alaska Native survivors.

23) Improving Responses for American Indian and Alaska Native Populations Residing Within Urban Locations

Provide training and technical assistance on improving victim services and justice responses for American Indian and Alaska Native populations residing within urban areas.

Applicants should have experience with implementing culturally specific strategies and approaches in working with non-tribal and tribal victim service programs that serve American Indian and Alaska Native victims residing in urban communities. Activities should focus on addressing the unique challenges experienced by Native victims in urban communities and improving coordination and service provision between both non-tribal and tribal organizations.

24) Tribal Community Awareness, Outreach, and Prevention Strategies

Provide training and technical assistance to OVW tribal grantees, including tribal coalitions, on developing and implementing effective prevention, awareness, and outreach strategies and campaigns that address sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, and sex trafficking within tribal communities.

25) Collaboration with Faith Based Organizations

Provide training and technical assistance to OVW grantees on how to work with faith communities and how to support the role of faith-based organizations in a coordinated community response to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

26) Rural Teen Dating

Provide evidence-based basic and/or advanced training and technical assistance on teen dating violence prevention and/or intervention, outreach strategies, and effective youth advocacy in rural communities.

27) Rural Sexual Assault Services

Provide training and technical assistance to Rural Program grantees on sexual assault response teams and increasing and/or enhancing the capacity, and effectiveness to address sexual violence.

$800,000/ 36 months

28) Rural Coordinated Community Response

Provide training and technical assistance to rural programs on a coordinated community response (CCR) to child, youth, and/or adult victims of sexual assault, dating violence, dating violence, and stalking, including developing, increasing and building partnerships, implementing a CCR team, and providing individual and systems advocacy.

29) Rural Law Enforcement

Provide basic and advanced training and technical assistance to rural law enforcement agencies that addresses the law enforcement response and investigation of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

Training and technical assistance must focus on the needs of line officers, detectives, investigators, other non-supervisory officers, call-takers, and dispatchers.

30) Sexual Assault Online Training for Rural Law Enforcement

Provide online training and technical assistance on rural law enforcement responses to sexual assault.

31) Corrections, Probation, and Parole

Provide specialized training and technical assistance to enhance community correction strategies and build the capacity of pre-trial, probation, and parole officers to effectively supervise cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.

Applicants should develop and implement training and technical assistance that approaches offender accountability programs as a critical component of a broad and coordinated criminal justice response. Applications should address both on-going and emerging training needs such as risk assessment, bail reform, investigations, batterer intervention programming, victim notification, pre-trial release, and other related topics. The lead applicant should have experience developing trainings for criminal justice professionals and understand the dynamics of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

$750,000/ 36 months

32) Service Members and Veterans

Provide specialized training and technical assistance to enhance and build the capacity of communities serving large military populations to respond to cases of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking involving military personnel (active duty and veterans) and their families. Applicants should develop and implement training and technical assistance that recognizes the complexities and roles of civilian and military criminal justice systems as well as the legal practitioners who serve service members, veterans, and their families.

Applications should also include training and technical assistance for civilian law enforcement, prosecution, courts, pre-trial services, probation and parole officers, and advocates on working with military personnel and families, as well as training and technical assistance on sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking for Veteran Courts and similar court programs. The lead applicant should have experience developing and delivering trainings for military and civilian criminal justice professionals.

$625,000/ 36 months

33) Lethality Assessment

Provide training and technical assistance on implementing lethality/risk assessments to reduce domestic violence incidents, including domestic violence related homicides.

$200,000/ 12 months

34) Medical Forensic Care

Provide training and technical assistance related to implementing the recommendations contained in the National Protocol for Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examinations: Adult/ Adolescent and the National Protocol for Sexual Abuse Medical Forensic Examinations: Pediatric.

$550,000/ 24 months

Comprehensive Technical Assistance (Competitive and Non-competitive) Comprehensive purpose areas promote the consistent delivery of technical assistance for certain grant programs, professions, and core/critical areas. Typically, each OVW Comprehensive Technical Assistance award is competed every five years. If OVW designates a purpose area as Comprehensive, the funded project is eligible for an initial competitive award and non-competitive supplemental funding for a total award period for 5 years. The projects listed on the Competitive Comprehensive Technical Assistance chart are being competed in FY 2019 for initial award periods as stated in the chart and projects listed on the Non-Competitive Comprehensive Technical Assistance chart are still within their five-year non-competitive award period.

FY 2019 Competitive Comprehensive Technical Assistance Purpose Areas Purpose

Area Title Purpose Area Content Budget Cap

35) Comprehensive for the Tribal Coalitions Grant Program

Provide comprehensive training and technical assistance to existing and potential tribal coalitions to address domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking and sex trafficking. Develop three distinct annual training institutes for: 1) coalition directors; 2) trainers/outreach staff; and 3) board members.

Applications must address all program statutory purpose areas including code revision and best practices for the provision of technical assistance.

$500,000/ 24 months

36) Comprehensive for the Disability Grant Program

Provide comprehensive training and technical assistance to the Disability Grant Program grantees. Applications must address collaboration, organizational capacity, accessibility, and topics related to sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and/or stalking against individuals with disabilities.

Activities must include a grantee orientation and applicants must incorporate a variety of delivery methods that demonstrate a capacity to provide appropriate technical assistance on the intersection of disability and abuse.

$650,000/12 months

37) Comprehensive for the Underserved Grant Program

Provide comprehensive training and technical assistance to Underserved Program grantees.

Applications must address all Underserved Program statutory purpose areas, organizational capacity, outreach strategies, victim services, and topics related to sexual assault, domestic

$450,000/12 violence, dating violence, and stalking in underserved communities. Activities must include a grantee orientation and incorporate a variety of delivery methods that demonstrate a capacity to work with multiple underserved populations and prioritize accessibility (e.g., disability access, language access).

38) Coordination of Campus TA Delivery

Provide support to Campus Program technical assistance providers by coordinating a webinar series, managing the dissemination of Campus Program specific TA information for grantees, convening focus groups and roundtable discussions on new and emerging issues, and coordinating mandatory trainings for Campus Program grantees and other meetings for institutions of higher education on campus sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.

$650,000/36

39) Comprehensive on Prevention Strategies for Men and Boys

Develop a comprehensive training and technical assistance project focused on increasing organizational and community prevention strategies for men and boys in addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. Project activities must include developing the capacity of organizations and communities; creating resources and materials;

and strengthening community collaborative approaches. OVW is seeking to support a consortium of organizations that demonstrate relevant expertise and experience to meet the myriad needs of OVW grantees interested in exploring and/or implementing community prevention practices that engage men and boys.

$750,000/ 36

To continue to receive funding for the following Non-Competitive Comprehensive Technical Assistance projects, applicants should work with their OVW program specialist to determine the budget amount and project period.

FY 2019 Non-Competitive Comprehensive Technical Assistance Purpose Areas Improving Criminal Justice Responses to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating

Violence, and Stalking Grant Program Consolidated Youth Grant Program

Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance for Prosecutors Comprehensive for the Transitional Housing Grant Program

Comprehensive for the Culturally Specific Services Grant Program Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance for Advocates

Comprehensive for the Training and Technical Assistance Initiative Program

Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance to Judges Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance on the Jeanne Clery Act

Comprehensive Training and Technical Assistance on Campus Student Conduct and Other Disciplinary Personnel

Comprehensive for the Tribal Sexual Assault Services Program Comprehensive for the Tribal Jurisdiction Program

National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative & Clearinghouse Comprehensive for State Domestic Violence Coalitions

National Tribal Trial College Comprehensive for the Abuse in Later Life Program

Abuse in Later Life National Resource Center Comprehensive for Law Enforcement

Comprehensive for the Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Grant Program

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. Direct victim services and justice system interventions - OVW’s TA Initiative funds are intended to support educational and training opportunities and technical assistance for current and potential OVW grantees and sub-grantees. They are not meant to support law enforcement activities, legal representation, direct services, or other interventions.

3. Applications focused on a single state, region, or local geographic community, unless specified in the purpose areas.

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 Activities listed below will require prior approval in order to be supported by grant funds.

1. Surveys.

2. Training events including conferences, meetings, roundtables, and on-site trainings.

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 and amount indicated with each competitive Targeted and Comprehensive purpose area are OVW's best estimate for purposes of the FY 2019 solicitation. Budgets must reflect the number of months of project activity as stated for each purpose area, and the total “estimated funding” on the SF-424 must reflect the same number of months. Generally, the award period will start on October 1, 2019.

In FY 2019, OVW has identified the funding available for each purpose area. Applicants should adjust their funding requests accordingly.

This initiative typically makes awards in the range of $150,000-$1,500,000. OVW estimates that it will make up to 58 awards for an estimated $30,000,000.

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 cooperative agreements. Cooperative agreements are awards that OVW expects to have ongoing substantial involvement in grant-funded activities. For this initiative, the substantial involvement includes, but is not limited to, participating in project meetings, developing and approving final agendas, reviewing and approving faculty, products, and curriculum, and identifying participants for training and technical assistance activities.

Award recipients must be willing to work closely with OVW on the implementation of their proposed project, and be willing to modify project activities at OVW’s request in order to address the needs of existing grantees and/or emerging issues.

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

New: Applicants that have never received funding under the TA Initiative or current and former recipients of a TA Initiative award that propose to address a purpose area included in the FY 2019 TA Initiative solicitation for which they have not previously received funding.

Continuation: Applicants that have an existing or recently closed (within the last 12 months) award under the TA Initiative for a purpose area included in the FY 2019 TA Initiative solicitation for which they will be submitting an application and applicants submitting an application for a Non-Competitive Comprehensive purpose area. Continuation funding is not guaranteed.

Additionally, current grantees with a substantial amount of funds remaining (over 60% 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 initiative will be required to engage in the following activities:

1. Recipients must participate in OVW-sponsored training and technical assistance.

2. All applicants for the FY 2019 TA Initiative must include a planning period with their OVW program specialist and project partners. The planning period must be incorporated in the project timeline under the Project Narrative “What Will Be Done” section.

C. Eligibility Information

Applications that are submitted by ineligible entities or that do not meet all initiative 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 Eligible entities for this initiative are national, tribal, statewide, or other nonprofit organizations.

Eligible applicants must have the capacity to provide training and technical assistance on a national level. In rare circumstances, OVW may support institutions of higher education; state, local, or tribal governments or governmental agencies (e.g., police departments, prosecutor’s offices, or probation departments); or local non-profit organizations. However, in such circumstances, those entities must describe in detail their demonstrated history of providing training and technical assistance, and include documentation that they have delivered training and technical assistance to a national audience.

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

Cost Sharing or Matching This initiative has no match or cost sharing requirement.

Limit on Number of Applications OVW will consider only one application per organization in response to each purpose area in this solicitation. If an applicant submits multiple applications for a purpose area, OVW will review only the most recent system-validated version submitted before the deadline. Applicants interested in applying to multiple purpose areas should clearly distinguish the purpose area for each application and use clearly differentiated project titles for each application. It is the responsibility of each applicant to match submitted applications to the intended purpose areas.

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.TechAssistance@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 initiative. 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 March 14, 2019 on the OVW website https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants. The session will be captioned in English and Spanish. Interested applicants needing additional language assistance should contact this initiative’s POC at OVW.TechAssistance@usdoj.gov or at 202-307-6026 as soon as possible, but no later than March 21, 2019.

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 initiative 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.TechAssistance@usdoj.gov by March 26, 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 Targeted Technical Assistance Project Narrative and no more than 25 pages for the Competitive and Non-Competitive Comprehensive Project Narratives

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.

http://www.grants.gov/ https://www.justice.gov/ovw/open-solicitations mailto:OVW.TechAssistance@usdoj.gov https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants http://www.grants.gov/ mailto:OVW.TechAssistance@usdoj.gov

Application Contents Applications must include the following required documents and demonstrate that the initiative 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:

1. Project Narrative

2. Budget Detail Worksheet and Narrative

3. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

4. Letter(s) of Support

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- or 25-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 initiative.

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. A list of current and pending non-federal grants for which the applicant currently receives funding or for which it has applied for funding in FY 2019 to do the same work. Provide this information in a table using the sample format on the OVW website https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-applicants.

8. 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.

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9. 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.

10. The title of the proposed project.

11. Statement whether the application is addressing a Targeted or a Comprehensive purpose area. Identify the specific purpose area by number and purpose area title.

Applicants should address only one technical assistance purpose area in a single application and should not modify a purpose area.

12. Duration of the project (i.e., 12, 24, 36 months).

13. The award amount requested. For Competitive Comprehensive Purpose Area applicants, please include projected five-year costs, as well as funding being requested for the initial award period (i.e., 12, 24, or 36 months as stated in the purpose area section).

14. A list of all project partners (organization names and/or individual consultants) and the funding amount requested for each partner.

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 (65 Points Total) The Project Narrative may not exceed 20 pages in length, double-spaced for Targeted technical assistance applications and 25 pages in length, double-spaced for Comprehensive technical assistance applications. The Project Narrative must include the following three sections:

Purpose of Application (20 points)

This section must:

1. Identify the Targeted or Comprehensive technical assistance purpose area the project addresses;

2. Describe the need for the project, including the challenges and knowledge gaps in victim service provision and/or the justice system response that will be addressed by the technical assistance project;

3. Describe the intended audience for the project, including the grant program(s) and profession(s). Please explain the relationship between the intended audience and the stated area of need;

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

5. Demonstrate an understanding of emerging issues related to the proposed project;

1 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.

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6. Describe current or previous technical assistance efforts to address the challenges and knowledge gaps in victim service provision and/or the justice system response, including lessons learned and promising practices;

7. Describe the expected impact that the proposed project will have on each of the identified challenge(s) and knowledge gap(s) and the target audience(s);

8. Describe a practice that compromises victim safety, relevant to the purpose area being addressed. Include an explanation of how the proposed training and technical assistance will address the specific victim safety issue; and

9. Explain the expected outcome of the project.

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. Explain the project goals and objectives;

2. Provide a detailed description of the activities that will be undertaken to accomplish the project goals and objectives and how these activities clearly address the purpose area;

3. Provide a clear link between all activities and the challenges and knowledge gaps identified in the Purpose of the Application section;

4. Justify why the chosen technical assistance delivery methods are appropriate for the target audience or profession and for the goals and objectives;

5. Provide a corresponding timeline for the completion of each activity and product to be developed. Include in the timeline the estimated number of each deliverable (e.g., number of trainings, webinars, and on-site technical assistance opportunities). An applicant applying for a Competitive Comprehensive Technical Assistance purpose area must provide a detailed timeline for the initial project period included in the Competitive Comprehensive Technical Assistance purpose area chart, as well as a general timeline for the remainder of the five years of the proposed project. All applicants for the FY 2019 TA Initiative must include in their timeline a planning period with OVW and project partners;

6. Provide a justification of the estimate number of individuals, agencies, and/or jurisdictions that would receive training and technical assistance under this project;

7. 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;

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8. If the application includes developing a product, describe the dissemination method/plan for each proposed product.

Who Will Implement the Project (15 points)

1. Provide the lead applicant’s mission statement;

2. Identify the key individuals and organizations involved in the proposed project, and describe the role of each individual and organization;

3. Provide the percentage of time each key individual will devote to the project, and the specific activities in which each individual will participate;

4. Provide the qualifications and experience of the key individuals and consultants, including their experience providing national technical assistance and/or training on the selected purpose area and to the identified audience;

5. Demonstrate that the individuals and organizations identified have the capacity to address the…