Letters of intent are due by July 12, 2011. The deadline to submit a proposal is Friday July 29, 2011.
The STOP Grant Program is authorized by the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 and is designed to provide financial assistance to develop and strengthen law enforcement, prosecution strategies, and strengthen victim services in cases of violent crimes against women. VAWA 2005 mandates apportionment for STOP grant funds in the following manner: (a) 30% - Victim Services: (i) 10% of which must be committed to culturally specific community-based organizations addressing Limited English Proficient populations; (b) 25% - Prosecution; (c) 25% - Law Enforcement; (d) 15% - Discretionary; and, (e) 05% - Courts. Allowable cost categories under the STOP program include: (a) Personnel; (b) Overtime (for sworn law enforcement personnel only); (c) Fringe* (based on federally approved signed rate agreement or an established formula from the applicant's accountant, comptroller or human resource unit); (d) Indirect* (based on federally; (e) approved signed rate agreement); (f) Contracts; (g) Consultants; (h) Travel; (i) Equipment; (j) Supplies; (k) Other. Preference will be given to projects that address the needs of underserved/marginalized populations as well as replicate promising and effective practices. Proposals addressing one ore more of the priority areas outlined below are strongly encouraged: (a) Direct Services - Includes enhancing delivery and/or coordination of services, advocacy, crisis intervention, counseling, referrals, law enforcement response, prosecution etc. to victim populations; (b) Legal Services - Includes legal representation, counseling, and advocacy for domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence victims, particularly those whose primary language is not English; (c) Training and Education - Includes activities that aim to improve a system's response to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence and assists in effectively identifying and responding to violent crimes against women. Applicants are discouraged from proposing projects that OVW has deemed may compromise victim safety such as: (a) Requiring victims to report sexual assault, stalking or domestic violence crimes to law enforcement or forcing victims to participate in criminal proceedings; (b) Procedures that would force victims of domestic violence to testify or impose other sanctions on them; rather, procedures that provide victims the opportunity to make an informed choice about whether to testify are encouraged; (c) Sharing confidential information with outside organizations and/or individuals without the documented and informed consent of the victim.
The STOP Program was initially authorized under the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA) and reauthorized and amended by the Violence Against Women Act of 2000 (VAWA 2000) and by the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA 2005). For a list of OVW state awards visit www.ovw.usdoj.gov/grantactivities.htm.
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Name: Attention: VAWA Program
Department: Executive Office of Public Safety & Security
Street: Ten Park Plaza, Suite 3720
Boston, MA 02116
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