OVC FY 2026 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Perry, Iowa
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- Opportunity number
- O-OVC-2026-172776
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Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,681,590
Opportunity facts
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- Income Security and Social Services
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About this opportunity
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime is awarding one noncompetitive grant of $1,681,590 to an invited applicant for antiterrorism and emergency assistance related to the Perry, Iowa incident, with SF-424 submission due September 25, 2026, and full application due September 28, 2026. Only the invited applicant is eligible; OVC contacts potential applicants directly—this is not an open competitive solicitation.
The grant funds supplemental support to victims of mass violence and terrorism through four combined or separate grant types: crisis response (up to 9 months), consequence management (up to 18 months), criminal justice support (up to 36 months), and crime victim compensation (available at any time). Eligible applicants for Crime Victim Assistance include state victim assistance programs, public agencies, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, public institutions of higher education, and victim service and nongovernmental organizations. Only state crime victim compensation administrative agencies are eligible to apply for Crime Victim Compensation funds. Cost sharing is not required.
The grant period runs 27 months, retroactive to the incident date of January 4, 2024. Funding must demonstrate supplemental support to existing resources and address victim needs the jurisdiction cannot provide with current capacity while supporting victims of other crimes in a timely and comprehensive manner. OVC invokes AEAP only for incidents sufficiently large in scope, typically involving unpredictable, indiscriminate, or broad victim targeting or unique crime aspects. Routine police or first responder activities, existing staffing, and facility costs are not fundable.
Applications require SF-424, proposal abstract (maximum 2,000 characters), proposal narrative addressing need, project design, capabilities and competencies, detailed budget with narrative, and supporting documentation including memoranda of understanding, key personnel resumes, and indirect cost rate agreements. CFDA 16.321.
Synopsis
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OVC FY 2026 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.
Eligibility
Only the invited applicant is eligible to apply. This is NOT a competitive NOFO. OVC will contact potential applicants directly.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PKG00294222.pdf |
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