OVC FY2027 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Highland Park, Illinois
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OVC-2027-172803
- Agency
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Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $3,178,919
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
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- Income Security and Social Services
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Justice Office of Victims of Crime is awarding supplemental funding through the Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) to support victims of mass violence and terrorism, with an SF-424 application due October 22, 2026; this is a non-competitive, invited-to-apply opportunity restricted to the identified applicant for Highland Park, Illinois, and OVC will contact eligible entities directly.
The expected total award is up to $3.178 million for one anticipated award over a 36-month period. Only the invited applicant is eligible to apply. AEAP funding is strictly supplemental and cannot supplant existing resources; it may not fund property damage or routine police activities but may support additional staff, overtime for victim service activities, and facility costs related to the incident.
The program offers four grant types, which may be combined or awarded separately: Crisis Response (up to nine months) for immediate emergency relief; Consequence Management (up to 18 months) for longer-term adaptation support; Criminal Justice Support (up to 36 months) to facilitate victim participation in investigations or prosecutions; and Crime Victim Compensation for reimbursing out-of-pocket expenses. Eligible applicants include state victim assistance programs, public agencies at federal, state, and local levels, federally recognized Indian tribal governments, public institutions of higher education, and victim service organizations.
Applications require two-step submission: SF-424 completion in Grants.gov by October 22, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET, followed by full application submission in JustGrants by October 30, 2026 at 8:59 p.m. ET. Proposals must address the need for services, project design and implementation, organizational capabilities, detailed budget narratives, and supporting documentation including descriptions of services provided, plans for unmet needs, and assessments of service effectiveness.
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 uses 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.
Eligibility
Other: 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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| PKG00294424.pdf |
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