OMB No. 1121-0329

Approval Expires 02/28/2027

OVC FY 2027 Invited to Apply

Antiterrorism and Emergency

Assistance Program for

Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance -

Highland Park, Illinois

Grants.gov Funding Opportunity Number: O-OVC-2027-172803

Application Deadlines in Eastern Time (ET):

1. Complete SF-424 and submit in Grants.gov: October 22, 2026, by 11:59 p.m. ET

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Contents

1. Basic Information

2. Eligibility

3. Program Description

4. Application Contents and Format

5. Submission Requirements and Deadlines

6. Application Review Information

7. Award Notices

8. Post-Award Requirements & Administration

9. Questions?

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1. BASIC INFORMATION

Purpose of the Funding

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) is committed to advancing work that furthers the

U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) mission to keep our country safe and secure and uphold the rule of law and protect the rights of American citizens. OJP provides federal leadership, funding, and other critical resources to directly support law enforcement, combat violent crime, protect American children, provide services to American crime victims, and address public safety challenges, including human trafficking and the opioid crisis.

This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OVC FY 2027 Invited to Apply

Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance. This opportunity supports victims of mass violence and terrorism through the Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP). Funding for this program comes from the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve (the Emergency Reserve).

Along with non-grant training and consultation services, there are four types of grants that may be combined into one application or awarded separately to entities OVC invites to apply for funding: crisis response, consequence management, criminal justice support, and crime victim compensation. The overall goal of AEAP is to provide supplemental support to criminal mass violence and terrorism victims. The overall objective is to increase access to programs designed to improve services, assistance

(including victim compensation), and outcomes for victims of mass violence and terrorism.

AEAP grants are a mechanism by which the Director of OVC may award supplemental crime victim compensation and assistance to eligible entities responding to acts of mass criminal violence or domestic terrorism. The event must be sufficiently large that the jurisdiction cannot provide needed services to victims of the incident with existing resources, while also supporting victims of other crimes, in a timely and comprehensive manner. OVC generally accesses AEAP funds only in response to incidents that are sufficiently large in scope for the locale, and typically only where there was an unpredictable, indiscriminate, or broad targeting of victims, or otherwise unique aspect to the crime. In most cases, OVC expects States and communities to plan for and address victim needs stemming from relatively more predictable instances of gang-related violence, domestic violence, and broader community gun violence, from existing

VOCA resources.

AEAP funds may be used to provide emergency relief to benefit victims such as crisis response efforts, help victims adapt to and cope with the consequences of the event over the longer-term, and facilitate victim participation in the judicial process. AEAP can also supplement state crime victim compensation administrative agencies that reimburse victims for out-of-pocket expenses related to their victimization. Funding under this program is retroactive to the date of the incident. Justification for all funding

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Specific Information

Definition of victim under AEAP grants:

The AEAP Guidelines state that because of the nature of terrorist incidents, victims include individuals who are likely to suffer traumatic effects of the incident, for example, people in direct proximity to the crime and emergency responders. Under AEAP grants, OVC defines direct victims to be individuals who were killed or injured, witnesses or individuals who were in direct proximity to the crime, and first responders who responded to the incident. Indirect victims are generally family (or those bound by a familial-type relationship) of direct victims and additional law enforcement personnel, first responders, victim service providers, and/or others who interacted in a meaningful way with the direct victims. Both direct and indirect victims are considered to be victims of the incident but the categories are separated for grant development purposes.

Generally, except for those direct and indirect victims described above, individuals who were not within sight of the event, not in the same building, or those in the larger community are not considered victims for purposes of AEAP.

There are four types of supplemental grants available under AEAP:

1. Crisis Response (emergency/short-term, up to 9 months): designed to provide resources to help victims rebuild adaptive capacities, decrease stressors, and to reduce symptoms of trauma immediately following the terrorism or mass violence event.

2. Consequence Management (ongoing/longer term, up to 18 months): designed to provide supplemental resources to help victims adapt to the trauma event and to restore victims' sense of equilibrium.

3. Criminal Justice Support (ongoing/longer term, up to 36 months): designed to facilitate victim participation in an investigation or prosecution directly related to the terrorist and mass violence event. (Please note the longer time frame is generally intended to provide victim support in instances where there is a trial or other extended criminal proceeding.)

4. Crime Victim Compensation (available at any time): designed to provide supplemental funding to reimburse victims for out-of-pocket expenses related to their victimization in cases of terrorism or mass violence occurring within the United

States.

Funding under this program is administered by one agency working in conjunction with other organizations and victim assistance providers. OVC will award one grant with the grantee assuming overall responsibility for coordination of grant activities with subgrantees and/or contractors. Victim services funded under AEAP are supplemental

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See the Eligible Applicants section for eligibility details.

Funding Details

Announcement Type Initial

Assistance Listing Number 16.321

Statutory Authority 34 U.S.C. §§ 20101(d)(5) and 20105(b)

Grants.gov Opportunity Number O-OVC-2027-172803 Expected Total Amount of Funding $3,178,919 Anticipated Number of Awards 1

Award Type(s) Grant

Anticipated Award Amount Up to $3,178,919 Expected Award Period(s) 36 months starting on July 4, 2022

Key Dates and Times

NOFO Release Date October 19, 2026

SAM.gov Registration/Renewal Time period not applicable

Step 1: Grants.gov Deadline 11:59 p.m. ET on October 22, 2026

Step 2: JustGrants Deadline 8:59 p.m. ET on October 30, 2026

Anticipated Notification Date Following award (made throughout the FY)

See Questions? at the end of this NOFO for agency contact information.

2. ELIGIBILITY

Eligible Applicants

The types of entities that are eligible to apply are:

Other: Only the invited applicant is eligible to apply. This is NOT a competitive NOFO. OVC will contact potential applicants directly.

Cost Sharing (Match) Requirement: This NOFO does not require cost sharing

(match).

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Additional Eligibility Factors

For Crime Victim Assistance, eligible applicants are limited to state victim assistance programs; public agencies, including federal, state, and local governments, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior and published in the Federal Register; public institutions of higher education; and victim service and nongovernmental organizations.

For Crime Victim Compensation, eligible applicants are limited to state crime victim compensation administrative agencies.

OVC does not provide Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) funding directly to individual crime victims. AEAP applications will be accepted only from the jurisdiction where the crime occurred unless a federal statute establishes a special authorization and appropriation supporting allocations to other jurisdictions or a compelling justification can be provided to the OVC Director supporting requests from other jurisdictions. In the case of terrorism and mass violence outside the United States, OVC will make a decision regarding which organizations or agencies within the United

States may apply for funding.

This is a restricted invitation because the program is intended to respond to specific cases of terrorism and mass violence. Only after OVC has consulted with an eligible organization can an application be submitted. Further program guidance is set out in the AEAP Guidelines (available from OVC, or at in the Federal Register at 67

Fed. Reg. 4822 (Jan. 31, 2002) and 79 Fed. Reg. 59298 (Oct. 1, 2014)). (See https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2002-01-31/pdf/02-2299.pdf for details.)

OVC may elect to fund applications submitted under this FY 2027 solicitation in future fiscal years, dependent on, among other considerations, the merit of the applications and the availability of funding.

3. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Statutory Authority

34 U.S.C. §§ 20101(d)(5) and 20105(b)

Agency Funding Priorities

In order to advance public safety and help meet its mission, OJP’s priorities include:

a. Directly supporting law enforcement operations (including immigration law enforcement operations);

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b. Combatting violent crime;

c. Supporting services to American citizens;

d. Protecting American children; and

e. Supporting American victims of trafficking and sexual assault.

Unallowable Activities: The following are certain unallowable costs and certain activities that are out of the program scope and will not be funded.

1. Out of program scope is any program or activity, at any tier that, directly or indirectly, violates (or promotes or facilitates the violation of) federal immigration law (including 8 U.S.C. § 1373) or impedes or hinders the enforcement of federal immigration law—including by failing to comply with 8 U.S.C. § 1373, give access to DHS agents, or honor DHS requests and provide requested notice to DHS agents.

2. Out of program scope is any program or activity, at any tier that violates any applicable Federal civil rights or nondiscrimination law. This includes violations that (1) indirectly violate the law, including by promoting or facilitating violations; or (2) unlawfully favor individuals in any race or protected group, including on a majority or minority, or privileged or unprivileged, basis, within a given area, population, or sector.

3. As specified in the DOJ Grants Financial Guide, in Chapter 3.13 “Unallowable Costs” (“Legal Services for Aliens”), any obligations of funds, at any tier, under this award to provide (or to support the provision of) legal services to any removable alien or any alien otherwise unlawfully present in the United States shall be unallowable costs for purposes any award made under this notice, but the foregoing shall not be understood to apply:

(1) to legal services to obtain protection orders for victims of crime; or (2) to immigration-related legal services that may be expressly authorized or required by any law, or any judicial ruling, governing or applicable to the award.

Goals and Objectives of This Funding Opportunity

Goal 1: Provide supplemental support to criminal mass violence and terrorism victims.

Individual grant goals, objectives, and deliverables will vary by incident as each event is unique and resources may differ in each jurisdiction. Support for victims under AEAP is accomplished by providing supplemental crime victim assistance and compensation to support these victims, including first responders who are adversely impacted by these events.

Objective 1: Increase access to programs designed to improve services, assistance

(including victim compensation), and outcomes for victims of mass violence and terrorism. The type of services supported by AEAP funding depend on the nature of the incident and vary by grant.

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For a description of how awards under this NOFO will contribute to achieving these goals and objectives, see the Performance Reports section below.

Expected Outcomes

OJP expects recipients to submit deliverables and performance reports, as described below. Read the Application Resource Guide for more information. OJP will measure success by reviewing a recipient’s submission of performance reports and data and the extent to which project implementation reflects progress toward the goals and objectives of this NOFO.

Deliverables

Recipients will submit deliverables listed in the standard items in the Post-Award

Requirements and Administration section. Deliverables vary by incident and depend on what the AEAP grant activities are supporting.

Deliverables include a separate narrative attachment addressing the following items:

• Narrative description of services provided;

• Narrative description of plans addressing longer-term and unmet needs; and

• An assessment of the effectiveness of services, including victim satisfaction with services (if applicable) and lessons learned.

Performance Reports

OJP requires recipients to submit regular performance reports that communicate progress toward achieving Program Goals and Objectives. Read information on performance reporting.

A list of performance measure questions for this funding opportunity can be found at https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/performance-measures/aeap-questionnaire.pdf.

4. APPLICATION CONTENTS AND FORMAT

Application Contents List

The table below lists the contents for your application. Refer to the DOJ Grant

Application Submission Checklist for application instructions.

Application Item Submission Type

Step 1: Grants.gov

Application for Federal Assistance: SF-424 *Required* Online Form

Step 2: JustGrants

Standard Applicant Information *Required* Online Form https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#general-information-about-post-federal-award-reporting-requireme https://www.ojp.gov/funding/apply/ojp-grant-application-resource-guide#general-information-about-post-federal-award-reporting-requireme https://ovc.ojp.gov/funding/performance-measures/aeap-questionnaire.pdf https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/training/checklist-application-submission https://justicegrants.usdoj.gov/training/checklist-application-submission

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Proposal Abstract Text Box

Data Requested With Application

• Financial Management and System of Internal

Controls Questionnaire (including Applicant

Disclosure of High-Risk Status)

• Agency Funding Priorities Inventory

Online Form

Proposal Narrative *Required* Attachment

Budget *Required* Attachment

Other Budget/Financial Attachments

• Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable)

• Consultant Rate (if applicable)

• Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee

Compensation for Awards Over $ 250,000; Waiver

(if applicable)

• Disclosure of Process Related to Executive

Compensation (if applicable)

Attachment

Memorandum of Understanding (if applicable) Attachment

Additional Application Components (if applicable)

• Curriculum Vitae or Resumes

• Tribal Authorizing Resolution

Attachment

Standard Applicant Information *Required*

Review and edit as needed the information imported from the SF-424 submitted in

Grants.gov. Add ZIP codes for areas affected by the project.

Proposal Abstract

In JustGrants, enter a proposal abstract (limited to 2,000 characters) summarizing the proposed project. As abstracts for funded projects are public, do not include any personally identifying information (e.g., staff names). The abstract should include the following information:

• The name of the applicant’s proposed project.

• The purpose of the proposed project (i.e., what the project will do and why it is necessary).

• Where the project will take place (i.e., the service area, if applicable).

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• Who will be served by the project (i.e., who will be helped or have their needs addressed by the project).

• What activities will be carried out to complete the project.

• The subrecipient(s)/partner organizations or entities, if known.

• Deliverables and expected outcomes (i.e., what the project will achieve).

View an example of a proposal abstract.

Data Requested With Application

Financial Management and System of Internal Controls Questionnaire

(including Applicant Disclosure of High-Risk Status)

Review information on this questionnaire.

Survey Name (As Displayed in JustGrants)

OVC_AEAP

The OVC grant manager will provide information on how to complete the survey after the award is made.

Proposal Narrative *Required*

Format of the Proposal Narrative

Submit the narrative as an attachment in JustGrants. The document should:

• Be single-spaced, using a 11- or 12-point size font

• Have no less than 1-inch margins

• Have numbered pages

• Not exceed the number of pages in the draft previously submitted to OVC

Sections of the Proposal Narrative

The Proposal Narrative must include the three sections listed below.

1. Description of the Need: What critical issue or problem do you propose to address with this project? Please include:

a. Type of crime and brief description of the criminal event, including where the incident occurred, and the impact of the crime.

b. Identification of the lead law enforcement agency conducting the investigation and the lead prosecutor, if applicable.

c. The actual or estimated number of direct and indirect victims affected by the crime, and, if applicable, detail the victims’ needs.

d. Description of your role in responding to the victims since the date of the incident.

e. Description of victims’ needs and how these needs were identified, including challenges or gaps in serving the victims (if any) and existing resources that supported victims of this incident.

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f. Description of services that this funding will support, how this funding will assist or impact victims, and how these efforts will complement services already in place or respond to an unmet need of this incident.

g. Description of state VOCA Assistance or Compensation services provided to support these victims.

h. The amount of funding requested and the timeframe for support (see

Specific Information for types of grants and associated timeframes).

i. A description of the process of preparing the grant to ensure a comprehensive approach to supporting victims and preclude possibly duplicative services.

If requesting supplemental crime victim compensation funds, please include:

a. The projected number of compensation claims to be paid and the projected number of claimants to receive payments.

b. The state’s maximum award amount by category, such as medical, mental health services, lost wages, and funeral expenses.

c. A description of the range of expenses covered by the program and the amount of state funding available to cover victim claims.

2. Project Design and Implementation: How will you implement project activities that meet the project goals and objectives? Please include:

• A description of the supportive activities provided by the state or other entities that will not be reimbursed under the AEAP grant. For example, identify what crime victim assistance or compensation has been provided for victims.

• List and describe the proposed supplemental program activities and include how they relate to supporting victims of the incident. Activities are the specific actions to be undertaken to fulfill the program objectives and reach the program goal(s).

• A detailed description of the method(s) to be used to carry out each activity.

• A timetable indicating roughly when activities or program milestones are to be accomplished.

3. Capabilities and Competencies: What administrative and technical capacity and expertise do you bring to successfully complete this project? Please include:

• A short description of your capacity to deliver the proposed project and meet the post-award requirements, if funded.

• A summary of relevant experience of team members with key responsibilities for implementing the project.

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Project Evaluations: An applicant that proposes to use award funds to conduct project evaluations must follow the guidance on project evaluations.

Budget and Associated Documentation *Required*

Budget

Use the Excel Workbook and a Budget Narrative (attach files in JustGrants) to submit the budget. Read information on budget preparation and JustGrants Application

Submission Training.

• List each cost needed to implement the project under the appropriate cost category.

• Clearly name and describe each cost.

• Show the computation of each cost (e.g., cost per unit, number of units, and total cost).

• Enter narrative, as needed, to explain the cost calculations and connection to your project goals, objectives, and activities.

• Include only costs that are reasonable, allocable, and necessary to implement the project. They must be allowable under the funding statute and agency requirements.1

The following information specific to this funding opportunity will help you develop your project budget:

• AEAP funding is supplemental and cannot supplant existing resources.

• AEAP funding cannot be used for costs such as existing staffing and facilities.

• AEAP funding may be used to hire additional staff—either to work on the mass violence or domestic terrorism incident or backfill an existing employee who is supporting the victims of a mass violence or domestic terrorism incident on an ongoing basis.

• AEAP funds may also pay overtime costs for staff or secure additional office space and supplies if it can be demonstrated that existing resources cannot sufficiently support the needs of mass violence victims while adequately supporting victims of other crimes.

• All funding requests must be tied to the incident and be victim-related.

• AEAP funding cannot be used to pay for property damage or loss.

• AEAP funds cannot be used for routine police or first responder activities but may be used to support overtime victim service activities such as death notifications;

showing/explaining the crime scene to the family; law enforcement-based victim advocates; possibly some crime scene cleanup; and additional security at a memorial service or funeral when there is an ongoing threat.

1 See 2 C.F.R. Part 200, Subpart E and the DOJ Grants Financial Guide. Read information on unallowable costs that apply to all funding opportunities.

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Budget/Financial Attachments

• Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (if applicable): If the budget includes indirect costs calculated using a current, federally approved indirect cost rate, upload your indirect cost rate agreement. Read information about indirect costs.

• Consultant Rate (if applicable): Read information on limits to consultant rates and whether you need to request approval to exceed those limits.

• Limitation on Use of Award Funds for Employee Compensation for Awards

Over $250,000; Waiver (if applicable): Read information on this limitation and to determine whether you need to submit a waiver.

• Disclosure of Process Related to Executive Compensation (if applicable):

An applicant that is a nonprofit organization may be required to make certain disclosures relating to the processes it uses to determine the compensation of its officers, directors, trustees, and key employees. Read information about this disclosure and documentation to upload.

Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and Supporting Documents

If applicable, attach a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or letter of intent between the applicant and each of the project partner(s). Read information on what to include in an MOU/letter of intent.

MOUs should be submitted as one separate attachment to the application. Unsigned draft MOUs may be submitted with the application, but you should describe in a cover page to the attachment why they are unsigned.

Additional Application Components

Attach these in JustGrants:

• Curriculum Vitae or Resumes (if applicable): Provide resumes of key personnel who will work on the proposed project, or a description of the experience and skills of key personnel necessary to implement the project.

• Tribal Authorizing Resolution (if applicable): Read information on whether you may need to submit a Tribal Authorizing Resolution.

Disclosures and Assurances

Read the disclosures and assurances and complete them in JustGrants:

• Disclosure of Lobbying Activities

• Disclosure of Duplication in Cost Items (if applicable)

• DOJ Certified Standard Assurances

• DOJ Certifications

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5. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND DEADLINES

The DOJ Grant Application Submission Checklist provides instructions for how to submit your application by the deadlines. Executive Order (E.O.) 12372 (Intergovernmental

Review of Federal Programs) does not apply to this funding opportunity: read the

Application Resource Guide for details. Read OJP’s policy for applicants to request late submission due to technical difficulties, severe weather, or natural or manmade disasters.

6. APPLICATION REVIEW INFORMATION

OJP will review applications to ensure the information presented is reasonable, understandable, measurable, achievable, and consistent with the goals of the funding opportunity. In addition, OJP reviews invited applications for consistency with the invitation letter and invited applicant guidance. See the Application Resource Guide for information on the application review process, including risk review, and the deciding official.

7. AWARD NOTICES

Read about the award notification process.

8. POST-AWARD REQUIREMENTS & ADMINISTRATION

Read the Application Resource Guide for more information about: standard award terms and conditions, administrative and national policy requirements, and post-award reporting requirements.

9. QUESTIONS?

NOFO Contact Email: AskOVC@usdoj.gov

Hours: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday

SAM.gov Help Desk

Website: sam.gov/help

Hours: 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday (closed federal holidays)

Grants.gov Help Desk

Phone: 800-518-4726

Email: support@grants.gov

Website: grants.gov/support

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JustGrants Help Desk

Phone: 833-872-5175

Email: JustGrants.Support@usdoj.gov

Hours: 7:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday and 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, Sunday, and federal holidays.

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