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Apply Today: OVW's FY 2023 Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program Solicitation
The Grants to Improve the Criminal Justice Response Program (ICJR Program) encourages state, local, Tribal governments, and courts to improve the criminal justice response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking as serious violations of criminal law, and to seek safety and autonomy for victims, by requiring the coordinated involvement of the entire criminal justice system.
- Application deadline for Grants.gov: April 20, 2023 – 11:59 p.m. ET
- Application deadline for JustGrants: April 27, 2023 – 9:00 p.m. ET
- Letter of Intent: April 6, 2023
- Pre-application call: March 30, 2023
To submit an application, all applicants must register online with the System for Award Management (SAM) and with Grants.gov. To ensure sufficient time to complete the registration process, applicants should register online with SAM and with Grants.gov immediately, but no later than April 10, 2023.
OVW Celebrates Black History Month
In this news article, the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is elated to honor Black History Month with grantees and the Department of Justice. For almost 30 years, OVW awarded more than $9.5 billion in grants and cooperative agreements to communities across the United States. This Black History Month, we honor the work of grantees as well as OVW leaders who continue to lift up the voices of Black individuals and lead innovative programs and initiatives to respond to and prevent gender-based violence.
Beyond the Basics: Advancing Human Trafficking Investigations and Prosecutions (Free Training Event)
Join the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) on January 23–25, 2023, in Camarillo, California, for Beyond the Basics: Advancing Human Trafficking Investigations and Prosecutions. This free, in-person, advanced human trafficking training provides law enforcement and prosecutors with innovative, practical, and trauma-informed strategies to enhance victim-centered responses and offender-focused investigations and prosecutions.
This training will discuss:
- Investigative strategies that do not rely on victim disclosures to identify evidence of labor and sex trafficking;
- How introducing evidence of trauma at trial can help maximize offender accountability; and
- Interview techniques and approaches to addressing the fears and barriers that impact a victim’s ability to participate in the criminal justice process.
Who is this training for? Sworn law enforcement, prosecutors, and analysts/investigators within law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies who have significant experience with investigations and prosecutions related to human trafficking (IACP membership is not required).
Register here: https://form.jotform.com/223185661642053.
For more information about the event, please visit https://www.theiacp.org/projects/anti-human-trafficking-training-and-technical-assistance.
Justice Department Observes National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
The Justice Department joins law enforcement agencies, victim service providers, survivors, victims, advocates and communities nationwide in recognizing the month of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM). Domestic violence is serious and prevalent, and its impact does not stay within the home; it ripples out into workplaces, schools and entire communities. DVAM is a time to show support for those who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence, and to give gratitude to first responders and victim service providers. DVAM encourages communities to bolster prevention efforts, improve responses to meet survivors’ needs, promote best practices and expand access to justice to all communities, especially for those who are underserved and marginalized.
The Justice Department also announces nearly $70 million in FY22 grant funding under the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Improving Criminal Justice Responses (ICJR) to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking Grant Program.
Office on Violence Against Women’s (OVW) Anticipated FY23 Solicitation Release Plan
The Office on Violence Against Women’s (OVW) anticipated FY23 solicitation release plan is based on the appropriations received in FY22 and may be subject to change.
For general information about requirements across OVW’s grant programs, please review the OVW Solicitation Companion Guide, and the General Terms and Conditions for OVW awards. Once an FY23 solicitation has been released, it can be found on Grants.gov or on the OVW Open Solicitations Page.
Applicants should review each program’s solicitation for detailed information regarding eligibility and application requirements. If a program’s FY23 solicitation has not yet been published, potential applicants can review the program’s FY22 solicitation on the OVW Closed Solicitation page to get a basic understanding of the program’s purpose and requirements. However, please note that solicitation requirements can change from year to year, and closed solicitations should not be used as templates when developing FY23 proposals.
Please note: in order to make timely funding decisions, OVW may release solicitations pending enactment of a full-year FY23 appropriation. Once an FY23 appropriation has been enacted, a program’s solicitation may be cancelled if the program does not receive an appropriation.
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