OVC FY2026 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - East Lansing, Michigan
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OVC-2026-172707
- Agency
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Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $3,964,898
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- OJP Response Center ojp.responsecenter@usdoj.gov (800) 851-3420
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Victims of Crime is soliciting applications for the FY 2026 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance focused on the East Lansing, Michigan incident, with an application due date of August 27, 2026. This is an incident-specific, noncompetitive invitation; OVC invites only eligible entities directly impacted by the qualifying mass violence or terrorism event to apply.
Eligible applicant types are limited to state and local government agencies responding to the East Lansing incident. No cost share or matching funds are required. Award ceiling, floor, and expected number of awards are not specified in this NOFO.
The program provides four grant types that may be combined in a single application or awarded separately: crisis response, consequence management, criminal justice support, and crime victim compensation. The overall objective is to provide supplemental support to victims of mass violence and terrorism where the jurisdiction cannot address victim needs with existing resources in a timely and comprehensive manner. Funding is available through the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve (CFDA 16.321).
All final award decisions are made by the Assistant Attorney General. Awarded entities must accept or decline within 45 days of notification in JustGrants. Unspent funds revert to the Crime Victims Fund after three fiscal years from the end of the fiscal year in which the award was made. Records must be retained for three years from the date of submission of the final Federal Financial Report.
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.
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