OVC FY26 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Pennsylvania

The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), housed within the U.S. Department of Justice, administers programs that support victims of crime across the United States. This funding opportunity is issued under the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP), which is financed through the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve. The program is designed to provide supplemental funding to jurisdictions responding to incidents of mass violence or domestic terrorism that overwhelm local resources. This specific notice is an invited, non-competitive opportunity directed to a single applicant in Pennsylvania. The primary purpose of this funding is to enhance services and support mechanisms for victims affected by mass violence or terrorism. AEAP funding aims to improve access to victim compensation programs, crisis response services, and broader assistance efforts. The program recognizes that certain incidents may exceed the capacity of existing victim service infrastructures and provides targeted financial support to ensure timely, comprehensive care for victims while maintaining ongoing services for other crime victims. Funding under this program may support four major categories of assistance: crisis response, consequence management, criminal justice support, and crime victim compensation. These components may be funded individually or combined into a single application depending on the needs of the affected jurisdiction. Allowable uses include activities that directly support victims, enhance response systems, and improve outcomes following qualifying incidents. The program is intended to address large-scale, unpredictable, and indiscriminate acts of violence that create exceptional demand for services. Eligibility for this opportunity is highly restricted. Only the entity explicitly invited by OVC is permitted to apply, and OVC directly contacts eligible applicants. This makes the opportunity non-competitive and excludes all other entities from consideration. The eligible applicant must demonstrate the need for supplemental funding due to an incident that exceeds existing state or local capacity to provide adequate victim services. The application process is streamlined due to its invitation-only nature. Applicants are expected to follow the submission requirements provided directly by OVC, which may include assembling documentation related to the incident, proposed use of funds, and service delivery plans. While specific application components are not detailed in the notice, applicants typically must demonstrate alignment with AEAP objectives and justify the scale of requested support. The application timeline for this opportunity is extremely short, with both the posting date and last updated date listed as April 17, 2026, and the application closing date set for April 21, 2026. There are no pre-application requirements such as letters of intent indicated in the notice. Contact for technical assistance is provided through the OJP Response Center, which offers support via phone and email during standard business hours. No explicit award notification timeline or performance period is stated, though such details are typically communicated directly to the invited applicant. This funding opportunity does not require cost sharing or matching funds. The total program funding and award ceiling are both set at 3,516,209 dollars, with only one expected award. The funding is intended as supplemental support rather than a recurring grant program, and no indication of future cycles or recurring availability is provided. The program is activated in response to qualifying incidents rather than on a fixed schedule, making it reactive rather than cyclical in nature.