OJP will be administering three ARPA grant programs intended to provide support in responding to the economic and public health impacts of COVID-19 and efforts to contain impacts on communities, residents, and businesses and to reduce and respond to increased violence due to the pandemic. These programs fit into ARPA category of services to disproportionately impacted communities, category 3.16 Social Determinants of Health: Community Violence Interventions.
- Survivor Support and Prevention Grants RFP
- Violence Intervention Grants RFP
- ARPA Innovation in Community Safety Grants RFP
See the resources below.
ARPA Grantee Training
ARPA Grantee Training
Request for Proposals Innovation in Community Safety Grants
Applications must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2022.
This program is intended to provide support in responding to the economic and public health impacts of COVID-19 and efforts to contain impacts on communities, residents, and businesses and to reduce and respond to increased violence due to the pandemic. This grant fits into ARPA category of services to disproportionately impacted communities, category 3.16 Social Determinants of Health: Community Violence Interventions. These funds require use of evidence based interventions. Two-thirds will be distributed in certain census tracts of Hennepin and Ramsey Counties and one-third will be distributed in certain census tracts of Beltrami and St. Louis Counties.
$5 million is available for 11 month grant awards. There is no minimum grant amount. Maximum grant amount is $1,000,000. These are cost reimbursement grants; federal requirements prohibit advancing grant funds up front. Nonprofit agencies; local units of government including cities, counties, townships; and tribal governments are eligible to apply.
All applications must be submitted via
e-grants, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) online grants management system.
OJP Target Areas
Community Grant Advisory Boards
OJP is currently seeking volunteers to participate in the State and American Rescue Plan Act Innovation in Community Safety grant processes by serving on a Community Grant Advisory Board for one of the following four counties: Hennepin, Ramsey, St. Louis and Beltrami. (There will be one Community Grant Advisory Board per county.)
If you or someome you know is interested in learning more about this opportunity, please click on this APPLICATION SURVEY link for more details. Fill out and submit the survey if you would like to apply to be on one of the Community Grant Advisory Boards.
Please contact Rachel Peterson if you have any questions: rachel.peterson@state.mn.us
FVPSA ARPA COVID Special Projects for New Grantees
$800,000 in Family Violence Prevention & Services Act (FVPSA), American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds are available to support domestic violence and/or sexual assault programs in addressing the impact of COVID-19 on their agency's services and increase supports for survivors impacted by the pandemic. These funds are designated for programs serving domestic violence and/or sexual assault survivors that currently do not have a Renewal Crime Victim Services (CVS-2022) grant from the Office of Justice Programs.
The project period is 24 months starting July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024. All applications must be submitted using the e-grants web-based system by 4:00 pm on Thursday, April 28, 2022.
Request for Proposals
FAQ
FVPSA ARPA COVID Special Projects (for eligible current DV/SA grantees only)
$8,400,000 Family Violence Prevention & Services Act (FVPSA), American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)funds are to support domestic violence shelters, domestic
violence programs, and sexual assault programs to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID19 and increase supports for survivors. Funds may be used for COVID-19 mitigation, including
increasing access to testing, vaccines, and healthcare; hazard pay for direct service staff and
funding for staff retention, and costs related to transitioning services to virtual/remote delivery
and mobile advocacy. Only programs serving survivors of domestic violence
and/or sexual assault that have received the RFP directly and have a CVS-2022 or
CVSVA-2022 renewal grant from OJP are eligible to apply.
The project period is 24 months starting July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2024. All applications must be submitted using the e-grants web-based system by 4:00 pm on Wednesday, May 11, 2022.
OJP will offer online meetings with a Question and Answer session for anyone interested:
Request for Proposals
FAQ
Application Resources
An Overview: Community Violence Intervention Strategies
Application Preparation
These are requirements to apply for federal funding that can be addressed before a funding opportunity is open for application.
SWIFT Requirement
SAM.gov Requirement
All applicants for grants supported with federal funds must have an active registration in
SAM.gov (System for Awards Management). With your SAM.gov registration you will receive a Unique Identifer Number (EUI), you will need this number to apply for all Office of Justice Grants. If you already registered for SAM.gov previously, please login to your SAM.gov account to find your UEI number. Follow
these instructions to register for SAM.gov.
Grant Resources