OVC FY 2023 Culturally Responsive Victim Services Fellowship

Background
OJP is committed to advancing work that promotes civil rights and racial equity, increases access to justice, supports crime victims and individuals impacted by the justice system, strengthens community safety and protects the public from crime and evolving threats, and builds trust between law enforcement and the community. With this solicitation, OVC seeks to support its goal of increasing the capacity of the field to provide culturally responsive, victim-centered, and trauma-informed victim services by identifying a fellow to work with OVC to build and complement OVC's efforts in this area.

Grant Details
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) seeks applications from individuals interested in participating in the OVC Culturally Responsive Victim Services (CRVS) Fellowship. The successful candidate must have documented experience providing an array of victim service supports in communities of color or other cultural communities and possess a deep understanding of historic and current barriers faced by both the survivors from these communities and the organizations serving them. The candidate also must demonstrate substantial knowledge of victimization and victim services and have the skills to communicate orally and in writing with a broad audience of stakeholders. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

Eligibility Requirements
Individuals with documented experience providing victim service supports in communities of color or other cultural communities, substantial knowledge of victimization and victim services, as well as skills to communicate with a broad audience of stakeholders are eligible to apply. Organizations are not eligible.

Period of Performance
Period of Performance Start Date: 10/1/23; Period of Performance Duration: 24 months

Grant Value
Anticipated Maximum Dollar Amount of Awards: $350,000; Anticipated Total Amount to be Awarded Under Solicitation: $350,000

Place of Performance
The fellow will be required to work on project activities at a level of effort as proposed in the application throughout the project period. It is anticipated that the Fellow will be onsite at OVC for some portion of their fellowship period.