Opportunity Information: Apply for OVC 2017 12280
The OVC FY 17 Vision 21: Integrated Services for Victims Program: Increasing Access to Mental Health Services for Victims of Crime is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), offered through a cooperative agreement. It sits under CFDA 16.582 and is designed to strengthen how communities respond to crime victims who need mental health support, especially in situations where traditional victim service systems and clinical mental health systems operate separately. A central idea of the program is that victims often face trauma-related mental health needs that cannot be fully addressed by advocacy or counseling alone, so OVC is pushing a more integrated, coordinated service model.
The program is organized into three distinct purpose areas. Purpose Area 1 focuses on developing a suicide prevention "gatekeeper" training curriculum specifically for crime victim advocates. The intent is to build advocates capacity to recognize warning signs, respond appropriately, and connect victims to help, acknowledging that some victims experience acute distress and elevated suicide risk after victimization. Rather than expecting advocates to become clinicians, this purpose area emphasizes practical training that helps advocates act as informed first-line identifiers and referral partners within a larger safety net.
Purpose Area 2 targets a very specific gap: increasing access to services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault who also have a serious mental illness. These victims can face layered barriers, such as stigma, difficulty navigating systems, safety concerns, and challenges meeting eligibility or program participation requirements. This part of the initiative aims to improve both access and continuity of care by aligning victim advocacy, safety planning, and trauma-informed supports with appropriate clinical mental health services, so that victims are not forced to choose between physical safety resources and mental health treatment.
Purpose Area 3 broadens the lens to traditionally underserved victims of crime and seeks to expand access to mental health services for these populations. While the solicitation summary does not list every underserved group, the intent is to address communities that are often left out of mainstream services due to language barriers, cultural mismatches, geography (including rural access issues), disability, distrust of systems, immigration-related concerns, or other structural obstacles. This purpose area is meant to reduce inequities by building outreach strategies, referral pathways, and service models that actually reach victims who have historically been less likely to receive timely, appropriate mental health care.
A defining feature of the Vision 21 ISV Program is its required collaboration for the direct-service focused purpose areas. For projects under Purpose Areas 2 and 3, OVC requires crime victim service providers and clinical mental health service providers to form strategic partnerships to develop and implement the proposed work. This requirement reflects OVCs emphasis on integrated services, meaning the project should not be a loose referral list but a deliberate partnership with shared planning, coordinated service delivery, and practical mechanisms for collaboration. In the cooperative agreement format, OVC typically maintains substantial involvement in the project, which often means closer federal engagement, structured deliverables, and ongoing coordination compared with a standard grant.
Administratively, the opportunity number is OVC-2017-12280. It was created June 27, 2017, with an original closing date of August 10, 2017. The award ceiling listed is $500,000, and OVC expected to make about 9 awards. Eligibility is described broadly as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full solicitation. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at improving real-world access to mental health services for crime victims by building stronger, more intentional connections between victim advocacy organizations and clinical mental health providers, while also developing a specialized suicide prevention training resource for the victim services field.Apply for OVC 2017 12280
- The Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services, law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 17 Vision 21: Integrated Services for Victims Program: Increasing Access to Mental Health Services for Victims of Crime" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.582.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 27, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 10, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 9 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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