Opportunity Information: Apply for O OVC 2025 172385
The OVC FY25 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) opportunity for Maine is a restricted, invitation-only federal grant designed to help a jurisdiction respond to the victim service demands created by an incident of mass criminal violence or domestic terrorism. It is administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), and funded through the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve. The basic purpose is to provide supplemental resources when an event is so large or complex that the state or community cannot meet victims needs promptly and comprehensively with existing capacity, while still maintaining services for victims of other crimes.
AEAP support is framed around helping victims in practical, immediate, and longer-term ways following a qualifying incident. The program can fund emergency relief and coordinated victim service responses, help victims and communities cope with ongoing consequences, and support victim participation in the criminal justice process. It can also bolster a state crime victim compensation program when a spike in eligible claims or administrative workload follows the event, including reimbursement-related functions tied to victims out-of-pocket expenses. A key feature is that funding is retroactive to the date of the incident, which is meant to help jurisdictions recover costs and expand services that were needed right away.
This solicitation describes four AEAP grant purpose areas that can be combined into a single application: crisis response, consequence management, criminal justice support, and crime victim compensation. In practice, that means a single award can cover a range of victim-focused activities, from immediate outreach and short-term supports to longer-term recovery services and assistance that enables victims to engage with investigations, prosecutions, and court proceedings. The solicitation also notes that OVC may provide non-grant training and technical assistance, and may assign a no-cost consultant to help the invited applicant develop and submit an AEAP application.
OVC emphasizes that AEAP is not meant to replace normal victim assistance planning or routine funding streams. The incident must be sufficiently large for the locale and typically involves unpredictable, indiscriminate, or broadly targeted victimization, or some other unique characteristic that creates extraordinary victim needs. By contrast, OVC signals that more predictable or ongoing forms of violence (such as many gang-related incidents, domestic violence, or broader community gun violence) are generally expected to be addressed through existing Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) resources rather than through AEAP. Any budget and narrative justification must make clear that requested AEAP dollars are truly supplemental to existing resources and will specifically benefit victims of the incident that triggered the request.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant (funding instrument: grant) under CFDA 16.321, categorized under income security and social services. The opportunity number is O-OVC-2025-172385. The agency is the Office for Victims of Crime. The posted award ceiling is $8,526,240, with one expected award. The closing date listed is 2025-03-24, and the posting indicates it was created on 2025-03-21. Eligibility is listed as "Others," but the most important constraint is that applications are not open-submission: OVC will directly contact potential applicants, and an application may only be submitted after OVC has consulted with an eligible organization. This invitation-only structure reflects the programs intent to respond to specific terrorism or mass violence incidents rather than to operate as a general-purpose victim services funding source.Apply for O OVC 2025 172385
- The Office for Victims of Crime in the income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OVC FY25 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Maine" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 16.321.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-03-21.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-03-24. (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 $8,526,240.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the OVC FY25 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) opportunity for Maine?
This is a restricted, invitation-only federal grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). It is designed to help a jurisdiction respond to the victim service demands created by a qualifying incident of mass criminal violence or domestic terrorism, especially when the event is so large or complex that existing capacity cannot meet victims needs promptly and comprehensively.
Which federal agency administers this funding?
The administering agency is the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
What is the funding source for this program?
Funding comes through the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve.
What problem is AEAP intended to solve after an incident?
AEAP is meant to provide supplemental resources when a qualifying incident creates extraordinary victim needs that exceed what the state or community can provide with existing capacity, while still maintaining services for victims of other crimes.
Is AEAP meant to replace routine victim assistance funding?
No. OVC emphasizes that AEAP is not intended to replace normal victim assistance planning or routine funding streams. The request must be justified as truly supplemental to existing resources and targeted to victims of the incident that triggered the request.
What kinds of incidents is AEAP generally meant to address?
AEAP is generally intended for incidents that are sufficiently large for the locale and often involve unpredictable, indiscriminate, or broadly targeted victimization, or another unique characteristic that creates extraordinary victim needs. The program is positioned to respond to specific terrorism or mass violence incidents rather than serve as a general-purpose victim services funding source.
What kinds of incidents are generally expected to be addressed through other funding (like VOCA) rather than AEAP?
OVC signals that more predictable or ongoing forms of violence, such as many gang-related incidents, domestic violence, or broader community gun violence, are generally expected to be addressed through existing Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) resources rather than through AEAP.
What can AEAP funds support for victims?
AEAP can support victim-focused assistance framed around practical, immediate, and longer-term needs following a qualifying incident. This includes emergency relief and coordinated victim service responses, helping victims and communities cope with ongoing consequences, and supporting victim participation in the criminal justice process.
Can AEAP funds be used to support victim participation in investigations or court proceedings?
Yes. The solicitation states that AEAP can support victim participation in the criminal justice process, including assistance that enables victims to engage with investigations, prosecutions, and court proceedings.
Can AEAP funds help a state crime victim compensation program?
Yes. AEAP can bolster a state crime victim compensation program when a spike in eligible claims or administrative workload follows the event, including reimbursement-related functions tied to victims out-of-pocket expenses.
Is AEAP funding retroactive?
Yes. A key feature is that funding is retroactive to the date of the incident, intended to help jurisdictions recover costs and expand services that were needed right away.
What are the four AEAP grant purpose areas described in the solicitation?
The solicitation describes four purpose areas: crisis response, consequence management, criminal justice support, and crime victim compensation.
Can more than one AEAP purpose area be included in a single application?
Yes. The solicitation indicates these four purpose areas can be combined into a single application, allowing one award to cover a range of victim-focused activities from immediate outreach and short-term supports to longer-term recovery and justice-related assistance.
Does OVC offer any support to help an invited applicant prepare an AEAP application?
Yes. The solicitation notes that OVC may provide non-grant training and technical assistance and may assign a no-cost consultant to help the invited applicant develop and submit an AEAP application.
Is this grant open to the public to apply?
No. This is a restricted, invitation-only opportunity. Applications are not open-submission.
How does an organization become eligible to submit an application?
According to the posting, OVC will directly contact potential applicants, and an application may only be submitted after OVC has consulted with an eligible organization.
Why is this opportunity invitation-only?
The invitation-only structure reflects the programs intent to respond to specific terrorism or mass violence incidents rather than operate as a general-purpose victim services funding source.
What is the funding instrument type?
The funding instrument is a discretionary grant (grant).
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 16.321.
How is this opportunity categorized?
It is categorized under income security and social services.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is O-OVC-2025-172385.
What is the posted award ceiling?
The posted award ceiling is $8,526,240.
How many awards are expected?
One award is expected.
What is the closing date listed in the posting?
The closing date listed is 2025-03-24.
When was this opportunity created, according to the posting?
The posting indicates it was created on 2025-03-21.
What does OVC expect applicants to explain in the budget and narrative justification?
OVC expects the budget and narrative justification to clearly show that requested AEAP funds are truly supplemental to existing resources and that they will specifically benefit victims of the incident that triggered the request.
Does AEAP only focus on immediate crisis needs?
No. While it can fund emergency relief and immediate response needs, it also supports consequence management and longer-term recovery services, as well as criminal justice support and crime victim compensation functions tied to the incident.
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