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OVC FY13 Victim Assistance Professional Development Fellowship Program-Vision 21 Fellowships
This competitive solicitation will fund two Vision 21 Fellowships.
The Legal Assistance Fellowship will be critical in assisting OVC with any implementation efforts related to support of comprehensive, holistic legal assistance for victims of crime.
The Strategic Engagement Fellowship will support OVC's efforts across the framework created by Vision 21 to ensure the field has a deeper understanding and awareness of the key issues and a strategic path for engagement.
Up to $135,000 is available for each fellowship, with no more than $95,000 to be allocated for salary.
Applicants are limited to individuals; organizations are not eligible to apply.
The Legal Assistance Fellowship is open only to attorneys.
Those applying are urged to begin in advance of the June 10, 2013, deadline.
The Legal Assistance Fellowship will be critical in assisting OVC with any implementation efforts related to support of comprehensive, holistic legal assistance for victims of crime.
The Strategic Engagement Fellowship will support OVC's efforts across the framework created by Vision 21 to ensure the field has a deeper understanding and awareness of the key issues and a strategic path for engagement.
Up to $135,000 is available for each fellowship, with no more than $95,000 to be allocated for salary.
Applicants are limited to individuals; organizations are not eligible to apply.
The Legal Assistance Fellowship is open only to attorneys.
Those applying are urged to begin in advance of the June 10, 2013, deadline.
Related Programs
Crime Victim Assistance/Discretionary Grants
Department of JusticeChildren"s Justice Act Partnerships for Indian Communities
Department of Justice
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
Funding Opportunity
Additional Information of Eligibility:
This announcement is for two distinct fellowships: the Legal Assistance Fellowship and the Strategic Engagement Fellowship.
Applicants must be individuals (organizations are not eligible to apply) who demonstrate the financial and administrative capacity to manage the cooperative agreement; as well as the desire, knowledge, and ability to execute the development of training, technical assistance, public awareness, and other informational resources successfully to meet the needs of victim service providers and allied practitioners who serve crime victims.
The Legal Assistance Fellowship is open only to attorneys, with favorable consideration given to those applicants who have a few years of experience working on related legal or policy issues, including (but not limited to) services to low-income individuals or pro bono legal assistance, working on crime victim legal issues, or victims’ legal rights.
(Please note that there is not a similar eligibility limitation for the Strategic Engagement Fellowship.) Applicants agree to abstain from any outside employment, either compensated or uncompensated, for the duration of the fellowship, unless approved in writing by the Director of OVC.
Applicants should read the OVC Fellowship Guidelines that are available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/pdftxt/OVC_Fellowship_Guidelines.pdf.
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Contact:
Agency Email Description:
Agency Email:
Laura.Ivkovich@usdoj.gov
Date Posted:
2013-04-25
Application Due Date:
2013-06-10
Archive Date:
2013-07-10
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