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Technical assistance (TA)

OVC FY 16 Supporting Male Survivors of Violence Invitation to Apply

Closing Date
The Supporting Male Survivors of Violence (SMSV) Initiative seeks to improve responses to male survivors of violence, particularly boys and men of color, and their families, and to dedicate technical assistance to support these efforts. This solicitation will be used to provide FY 16 funding to the SMSV technical assistance provider, the Healing Justice Alliance. The additional funding will ensure HJA has the resources necessary...

OVC FY 16 Vision 21: Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Technical Assistance Project Invitation to Apply

Closing Date
This solicitation will provide training and technical assistance resources to support state-level demonstration projects to address the enduring issue of child and youth victimization. Victimization, left unaddressed, can have serious, long-lasting consequences for children's physical and mental health. Research demonstrates that trauma left untreated may manifest into a range of physical, emotional, and behavioral problems. We pay for child and youth victimization in many ways...

OVC FY 16 Services, Support & Justice: A Strategy to Enhance Law Enforcement Response to Victims Invitation to Apply

Closing Date
The goal of OVC's Services, Support & Justice: A Strategy to Enhance Law Enforcement Response to Victims (ELERV) project is to evaluate the ELERV strategy. Additional FY 2016 funding will be awarded to the grantee so they may continue to provide intensive technical assistance to the three competitively selected law enforcement agencies currently implementing the strategy. Implementation of the ELERV strategy will be evaluated to...

OVC FY 16 Self-Help Group for American Indian and Alaska Native Survivors of Homicide Facilitator's Guide Project

Closing Date
OVC will make one award of up to $475,000 for a qualified institution or organization to develop a comprehensive facilitator’s guide for individuals who are interested in starting a self-help support group for American Indian and Alaska Native survivors of homicide; develop and deliver a two-day training curriculum to train peers and mental health professionals on how to use the guide to start and sustain...