OVC FY26 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Pennsylvania
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OVC-2026-172585
- Agency
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Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $3,516,209
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 Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) to provide supplemental support to victims of mass violence and terrorism in Pennsylvania. This invited funding opportunity supports four complementary grant mechanisms: crisis response services, consequence management support, criminal justice assistance, and crime victim compensation reimbursements. Eligible applicants must demonstrate that the mass violence or terrorism incident is of sufficient magnitude that existing local and state resources cannot adequately address victim needs in a timely manner, with priority given to incidents involving unpredictable, indiscriminate, or broadly targeted victimization. Applications must be submitted by April 21, 2026, following a brief application window that opened on April 17, 2026. The evaluation process will assess eligibility and responsiveness, merit, programmatic effectiveness, budget justification, and organizational risk, with final award decisions made by the Assistant Attorney General.
Recent awards under this program have ranged from approximately $183,000 to $8.9 million, with performance periods extending from 9 to 36 months, enabling grantees to implement comprehensive victim support plans including victim resiliency centers, mental and behavioral health counseling, victim advocacy, and direct financial compensation for crime-related expenses. Award recipients are expected to utilize funds on an as-needed basis through the Electronic Transfer System, with unspent funds reverting to the Crime Victims Fund after three fiscal years. Performance activities will take place within the affected jurisdiction in Pennsylvania, with successful applicants required to accept or decline awards within 45 days of notification and maintain all program records for three years following submission of the final expenditure 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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