Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVC 2022 171294
The OVC FY 2022 Protecting Futures: Building Capacity to Serve Children and Youth Impacted by America's Drug Crisis opportunity is a discretionary Department of Justice grant (Office for Victims of Crime, CFDA 16.838) designed to strengthen services for children and youth who have been harmed by crime in ways connected to the national drug crisis. It sits within the Office of Justice Programs broader priorities around civil rights and racial equity, improving access to justice, supporting victims and justice-impacted individuals, enhancing community safety, protecting the public from evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and communities. In practical terms, the grant is aimed at improving how communities identify and respond to the needs of young victims whose lives have been disrupted by substance use and related crime, while also pushing the field toward more equitable and accessible victim services.
The program is structured around funding one primary entity through a cooperative agreement, with that lead recipient acting as a kind of hub. Rather than only delivering services directly, the selected awardee is expected to run a competitive subaward process to distribute funding to multiple local or regional organizations that will provide direct services. In addition to making subawards, the lead recipient must also provide ongoing training and technical assistance to the subawardees, helping them build capacity, improve service quality, and address implementation challenges. Because this is a cooperative agreement, the federal government typically has a more involved role than in a standard grant, meaning coordination with OVC and adherence to specific program expectations is usually more hands-on.
A key focus of the opportunity is the recognition that children and youth affected by the drug crisis often experience layered forms of harm, not a single isolated incident. The solicitation defines "drug or substance use" broadly as taking a drug (prescribed or not) in a way other than intended, and it emphasizes the concept of "polyvictims" meaning young people who have suffered more than one kind of victimization, such as sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, bullying, or exposure to family violence, or who have experienced repeated victimization over time. The grant highlights that children and youth impacted by substance use in their homes or communities may fall into this polyvictim category and therefore may need more comprehensive, coordinated, and trauma-informed responses than traditional, one-dimensional service models.
Because these needs often extend beyond the child alone, the program explicitly notes that effective support may require services that also stabilize and assist families. The intent is to address complex needs that can include safety planning, trauma services, victim advocacy, case management, and other supportive interventions that help young victims recover and remain safe, while also acknowledging that family systems may need support to prevent further harm. Overall, the opportunity is designed to create a multiplier effect: one national or lead organization builds a structured subgrant network and strengthens it through technical assistance, which in turn expands high-quality victim services for children and youth affected by drug-related crime across multiple communities.
In terms of basic logistics, the funding opportunity number is O-OVC-2022-171294. It was posted on April 25, 2022, with an original closing date of June 9, 2022. The award ceiling listed is $2,000,000, and the program anticipated making one award. Eligibility is broad and includes state and county governments, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, and for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), along with other entity types as described in the solicitation's additional eligibility information. This wide eligibility reflects the program's emphasis on selecting a capable lead organization that can manage a competitive subaward process, support a cohort of service providers, and deliver strong technical assistance focused on serving children, youth, and families impacted by America's drug crisis.Apply for O OVC 2022 171294
- The Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY 2022 Protecting Futures: Building Capacity to Serve Children and Youth Impacted by America's Drug Crisis" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.838.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 25, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 09, 2022. (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 $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification), Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
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Protecting Futures (OVC FY 2022) - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the Protecting Futures: Building Capacity to Serve Children and Youth Impacted by America's Drug Crisis grant?
It is a discretionary U.S. Department of Justice grant from the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) intended to strengthen services for children and youth who have been harmed by crime in ways connected to the national drug crisis. The program focuses on improving how communities identify and respond to young victims whose lives have been disrupted by substance use and related crime, and it emphasizes more equitable and accessible victim services.
2) Which agency is offering this opportunity and what is the CFDA number?
The opportunity is offered by the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). The CFDA number listed is 16.838.
3) What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is O-OVC-2022-171294.
4) When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on April 25, 2022. The original closing date was June 9, 2022.
5) How much funding is available and how many awards were expected?
The award ceiling listed is $2,000,000. The program anticipated making one award.
6) What type of award is this and why does it matter?
This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement. In a cooperative agreement, the federal government typically has a more involved role than in a standard grant, which commonly means closer coordination with OVC and more hands-on alignment with program expectations.
7) What is the overall program model?
The program is designed to fund one primary (lead) entity that serves as a hub. Instead of only providing services directly, the lead recipient is expected to operate a competitive subaward process to fund multiple local or regional organizations that provide direct services. The lead recipient must also provide ongoing training and technical assistance to support those subawardees.
8) What is the lead recipient expected to do besides issuing subawards?
In addition to running a competitive subaward process, the lead recipient must provide training and technical assistance to subawardees to build capacity, improve service quality, and address implementation challenges.
9) Who is the grant ultimately intended to help?
The program is intended to improve services for children and youth who have been harmed by crime connected to America's drug crisis. It also recognizes that effective support often involves stabilizing and assisting families, not only the child or youth.
10) How does the solicitation define "drug or substance use"?
"Drug or substance use" is defined broadly as taking a drug (prescribed or not) in a way other than intended.
11) What does "polyvictims" mean in this program?
The solicitation uses "polyvictims" to describe children and youth who have experienced more than one kind of victimization (for example, sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect, bullying, or exposure to family violence) or who have experienced repeated victimization over time.
12) Why does the program emphasize polyvictimization?
The opportunity highlights that children and youth affected by substance use in their homes or communities may experience layered harms rather than a single isolated incident. As a result, they may need more comprehensive, coordinated, and trauma-informed responses than traditional one-dimensional service models.
13) What kinds of needs and service approaches does the grant emphasize?
The opportunity points to complex needs that can include safety planning, trauma services, victim advocacy, case management, and other supportive interventions that help young victims recover and remain safe, along with support that can stabilize and assist families.
14) Does the program allow or encourage services that support families?
Yes. The program explicitly notes that effective support may require services that stabilize and assist families, acknowledging that family systems may need support to prevent further harm.
15) What is the intended "multiplier effect" of this grant?
The program is designed so that one national or lead organization builds a structured subgrant network and strengthens it through technical assistance. This is intended to expand high-quality victim services for children and youth affected by drug-related crime across multiple communities.
16) How does this opportunity connect to broader Office of Justice Programs priorities?
The opportunity is described as aligning with Office of Justice Programs priorities that include civil rights and racial equity, improving access to justice, supporting victims and justice-impacted individuals, enhancing community safety, protecting the public from evolving threats, and building trust between law enforcement and communities.
17) Who is eligible to apply as the lead applicant?
Eligibility is broad and includes state and county governments, public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status, for-profit organizations (other than small businesses), and other entity types as described in the solicitation's additional eligibility information.
18) Why is eligibility so broad for this program?
The solicitation's broad eligibility reflects the program's emphasis on selecting a capable lead organization that can manage a competitive subaward process, support a cohort of service providers, and deliver strong training and technical assistance focused on serving children, youth, and families impacted by America's drug crisis.
19) Are local or regional direct service providers funded directly by OVC under this model?
The model described centers on OVC funding one lead recipient, which then distributes funds through a competitive subaward process to multiple local or regional organizations that deliver direct services.
20) What are the main goals in practical terms?
In practical terms, the grant aims to improve how communities identify and respond to the needs of young victims affected by substance use and related crime, while also pushing the field toward more equitable and accessible victim services through capacity-building, coordinated approaches, and training and technical assistance delivered through a hub-and-subaward structure.
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