Funding-Limited Submission - U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) - OVW Fiscal Year 2012 Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program; April 26, 2012

The United States Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is seeking applications for the Grants to Reduce Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking on Campus Program. This program aims to strengthen on-campus victim services, security, and investigative strategies to prevent and prosecute violent crimes against women on campuses. Under this program, campuses are encouraged to create large-scale impact by adopting policies and protocols that treat violence against women crimes as serious offenses, and by developing victim services and programs that prioritize victim safety, offender accountability, and prevention.

Applicants to this program must identify themselves as one of the following two sub-types: an individual applicant or a consortium project. An individual applicant is a single institution of higher education that proposes to develop and implement project activities on its own campus. A consortium project involves two or more institutions of higher education working together to implement the project activities. DOJ intends to fund grants of $300,000 to individual applicants and grants of $500,000 to consortia projects.

Further information can be found at:

http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/campus-solicitation.pdf

Applicants may submit only one (1) proposal per sub-type (individual applicant and consortium project) to be considered for funding.

Because the Department of Justice only allows an organization to submit one application for each sub-type, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.  Individuals interested in submitting to this program are to submit the following materials electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Thursday, April 26, 2012:

· Names and departments of UK Project Director and key personnel

· Specify the sub-type of the project (individual applicant or consortium project)

· A brief description (1-2 pages) of the proposed campus program

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make a recommendation.  The Dept. of Justice deadline is May 22, 2012.  Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663).