OVC FY26 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Wisconsin Compensation
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- O-OVC-2026-172725
- Agency
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Victims of Crime
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $1,974,787
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 OVC FY 2026 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance, with an application due date of September 8, 2026. This is an incident-specific, noncompetitive "Invited to Apply" opportunity restricted to entities OVC has invited to apply; eligibility criteria and specific invited applicants are determined on a case-by-case basis.
The program provides supplemental crime victim compensation and assistance in response to mass criminal violence or domestic terrorism where the incident is sufficiently large that the jurisdiction cannot address victim needs with existing resources in a timely and comprehensive manner. OVC funds AEAP only when incidents are large in scope for the locale and involve unpredictable, indiscriminate, or broadly targeted victimization, or possess a unique criminal aspect. The program typically does not fund gang-related violence, domestic violence, or community gun violence, which states and communities are expected to address through existing VOCA resources.
Applicants may combine or apply separately for four grant types: crisis response, consequence management, criminal justice support, and crime victim compensation. Recipients must demonstrate that requested funding addresses victim needs beyond state and local resources.
Awards are retroactive to the incident date. Unobligated funds remaining after three fiscal years following the award year revert to the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve. The Assistant Attorney General makes final award decisions. Recipients must accept or decline awards within 45 days of notification in JustGrants.
The program operates under CFDA 16.321 (Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve).
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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