26340 - STOP Violence Against Women Grant (VAWA) - Solicitation FY25
Funding Opportunity Details
STOP Violence Against Women Grant (VAWA)
Final Application Deadline: Mar 1, 2024 4:00 PM
Status Closed
Posted Date Jan 24, 2024 9:48 AM
Award Amount RangeNot Applicable
Project Dates 07/01/2024 - 06/30/2025
Award Announcement Date 01/22/2024
Categorical Area
Recurring Opportunity
Program Officer Kristin Wood-Hegner
Phone 5057090485 x
Description
The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), signed into law by President Clinton in 1994, has resulted in innovative legislation that combines tough penalties for offenders and assistance to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence. This comprehensive approach provides a substantial commitment of Federal resources for police, prosecution, prevention, and victim services to communities throughout the country. The primary funding source under VAWA is the STOP Violence Against Women Grant Program (STOP VAWA Program) administered by the Office on Violence Against Women, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice. STOP stands for Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors: the necessary elements to effect change within the criminal justice system.
The STOP Violence Against Women Grant Program was reauthorized and amended on March 15, 2022 by the Violence Against Women Act of 2022 (VAWA 2022). The STOP VAWA Program continues to encourage the development and implementation of effective, victim-centered law enforcement, prosecution, and court strategies to address violent crimes of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and dating violence, and the development and enhancement of victim services in cases involving these crimes. It envisions a partnership among law enforcement, prosecution, courts and victim services organizations to enhance victim safety and hold offenders accountable for their crimes against women.
The New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission (CVRC) is soliciting proposals from governmental agencies, tribal and non-profit, non-governmental organizations conducting business in the state to develop and maintain domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence services, programs and training initiatives under the STOP VAWA Grant Program that are:
- Flexible and designed to meet the needs of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence victims and providers at the state and local level;
- Inclusive of and responsive to the ethnic, cultural, racial and socioeconomic diversity of the state; and
- Clearly defined with goals and measurable objectives for the services provided.
Action
Responsibility
Date
1.
Issuance of RFP
CVRC
01/22/2024
2.
Registration in WebGrants Final Deadline
Applicants
02/27/2024
3.
Grant Writing Workshop Prerecorded Webinar
CVRC
01/22/2024
4.
Question Period –
Questions Submitted Within WebGrants System
Applicants
01/22/2024 - 02/27/2024
Responses will be posted on a rolling basis within 72 hours of receiving each question.
The last question answered must be posted before 10:00 AM Mountain Time on February 27.
5.
Submission of Proposal within WebGrants System
Applicants
03/01/2024
4:00 PM Mountain Standard Time
6.
Review Process
Review Committee
03/01/2024-04/25/2024
7.
Preliminary Award Notification
& Beginning of Protest Period
CVRC
04/25/2024
8.
Special Conditions Due
Applicants
04/25/2024-5/23/2024
9.
Protest Period Ends
Applicants
05/06/2024
10:00AM Mountain Standard Time
10.
Protests Presented and Final Approval CVRC Commission
CVRC
05/23/2024
11.
Final Executed Contract Emailed
CVRC
Prior to 06/30/2024
The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the STOP VAWA Program is issued by CVRC on Monday, January 22, 2024.
This is a competitive RFP process. Applicants must be able to present their organizational capacity to complete the mandatory elements outlined within their proposal. The New Mexico Crime Victims Reparation Commission has determined that proposals will be ineligible for consideration if they are late, incomplete or fail any of the mandatory elements outlined within the RFP Solicitation.
Description | File Name | Type | Size | Upload Date |
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1. FY2025 STOP VAWA Request For Proposal #26340 | FY2025 STOP VAWA Request For Proposal 26340.pdf | 997 KB | 01/22/2024 12:15 PM | |
2. FY2025 STOP VAWA Grant Writing Webinar Presentation Slides | FY25 STOP VAWA Grant Writing Workshop Presentation Slides.pdf | 16 MB | 01/22/2024 12:19 PM | |
3. VAWA 2022 Federal Purpose Areas | Federal Purpose Areas of VAWA 2022.pdf | 135 KB | 01/22/2024 12:21 PM | |
4. Federal Certification and Assurances Form. Complete this form and upload it to the Additional Documents section of your proposal. | Federal Certifications Assurances Forms.pdf | 563 KB | 01/22/2024 12:28 PM | |
5. Disclosure of Lobbying Activities Form (SF-LLL). Complete this form and upload it to the Additional Documents section of your proposal. | Disclosure of Lobbying SF-LLL.pdf | 309 KB | 01/22/2024 12:27 PM |
Description | Link |
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CVRC Website - Documents to Download | https://www.cvrc.state.nm.us/documents-to-download/ |
WebGrants Instructional Videos Playlist | https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7FCWqfa3d5zE8jUBSL8GeNOzumSxK5NQ |
CVRC YouTube Channel, includes prior webinars | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC96XFdFwlW-2boJDagv6t1Q/videos |
FY2025 STOP VAWA Grant Writing Webinar | https://youtu.be/jAGMIfhtH1s |
Submitted Date | Question | Answer |
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Jan 18, 2024 10:18 AM | I sent a CVRC staff member a question about this RFP. Why haven’t I gotten a response? | Questions regarding this RFP must be submitted through WebGrants before 10:00 am (Mountain Time) on February 27. CVRC staff members may not respond to questions posed through other means. Please review page 7 of the RFP and watch the Grant Writing Workshop for more information on submitting questions. |
Jan 18, 2024 10:24 AM | How do we complete the SF-LLL Disclosure of Lobbying Form? Do we need to complete this form if our agency does not engage in federal lobbying? | All agencies applying for this subgrant must submit a Disclosure of Lobbying Activities form, even if the agency does not engage in federal lobbying. If the agency has no lobbying activities, please enter N/A for questions 10a and 10b. For Question 4, select SubAwardee, and enter your agency’s information. For question 5, enter the following for information: NM CVRC, 6200 Uptown Blvd, Suite 210, Albuquerque, NM. 87110. For Question 6, the Federal Department/Agency will be OVW. For Question 7, the Federal Program Name/CFDA will be VAWA / 16.588. Questions 8 and 9 can be left blank. |
Jan 18, 2024 10:29 AM | How do I edit a saved application? | Agencies can view their applications by logging into WebGrants, then clicking "My Applications." Next, select "STOP Violence Against Women Grant (VAWA) - Solicitation FY25" from the list of your applications. Once in the application, agencies can select the section they would like to edit under "Applications Forms." After the section page has loaded, click the "Edit" icon. Then make your desired edits, and click the "Save" icon. To learn more about copying and editing an application, please view the Grant Writing Workshop webinar linked in WebGrants and available on the CVRC YouTube channel. |
Jan 18, 2024 10:33 AM | I added our Director as an authorized individual, but they can't edit or review the grant application. How do I add additional contacts to an application? | To add a contact to your application, select Funding Opportunity from the menu on the left, then choose STOP Violence Against Women Grant (VAWA) - Solicitation FY25 and your application. Navigate to General Information and click Edit. Highlight all individuals you would like to add in Additional Contacts, then Save. If an individual you would like to add does not appear in the list, they must be added to your organization first. Please have them register in Webgrants, and CVRC personnel will need to approve them and add them to the organization. The registrant will receive an email upon approval. February 27 is the last day to register a user in WebGrants for this funding opportunity. If you listed the director as the authorized official but have not added them to additional contacts, they will not have access to the grant application or the award in the future. They must be registered in WebGrants and added as an additional contact to view and make changes to the application and award. |
Jan 18, 2024 10:42 AM | Do we need to include the dates of the meetings for the certification of consultation? Can these dates be from last year? | The certificate of consultation must include the dates of the meetings. In addition, these dates must be current and conducted in the development of this application. Eligible meetings cannot be dated from before the release of the RFP or after the proposal's submission. Qualifying applications will include meetings with a minimum of 2 agencies. |
Jan 18, 2024 10:48 AM | How can I change an application after it has been submitted? | The agency can withdraw the submitted application, then select "Copy Existing Application" from the Funding Opportunity. Copy the withdrawn application, make the desired changes, very all information and attachments copied correctly, and resubmit. |
Jan 18, 2024 10:50 AM | Can STOP VAWA funds be used to support services to children? | STOP VAWA funds must be used for projects that serve or focus on adult and youth (ages 11 years and older) who are direct victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. In general, victims served with STOP funds must be adults or youth. Younger children may be served as secondary victims; however, secondary victims and children may not be the focus of the funded project. |
Jan 31, 2024 2:04 PM | I have attempted to complete the lobbying form that I downloaded from the CVRC website. It won't allow me to sign. Any ideas? | Applicants may submit an SF-LLL form with an electronic signature. If an applicant is unable to sign electronically, they may type their name in the field or print, sign, and scan the form to upload to their application. |
Feb 7, 2024 5:27 PM | When will Advocacy In Action be held? Is the $399.00 going to be the cost of tuition? Or is the $399.00 to cover all costs to include registration fees, mileage, meals, or lodging? And if that is the case, I would assume the tuition cost would be less than $399.00? | The Advocacy in Action conference will convene in Fall 2024, and the registration fee will be up to $399.00 per attendee. Associated travel costs, such as mileage, meals, and lodging, may be requested on separate line items in the proposed budget. Scholarships will also be available for registration and lodging only. |
Feb 13, 2024 7:24 AM | If you copied the incorrect application from prior funding, how do you undo and copy the correct one? | An applicant may withdraw an application by logging into WebGrants and clicking Applications in the gray menu on the left. Next select the application you wish to withdraw, and click the orange Withdraw button on the top right. You may enter an optional note in the pop up or leave the text box blank. Then click Save. To start a new application, click Funding Opportunities in the gray menu on the left and select the desired opportunity. You may begin by copying a previous application by selecting the blue “Copy Existing Application” button on the top right. Alternatively, you may start with a blank form by selecting the green “Start New Application” button on the top right. |
Feb 15, 2024 2:10 PM | I am having incredibly difficult time being able to digitally sign the Federal Certifications Assurances Forms. I have tried downloading it from your website and downloading it from the webgrants site. Is it possible to have it signed in writing, scan it and then submit it? | Applicants may submit the Federal Certifications Assurances Forms with an electronic signature. If an applicant is unable to sign electronically, they may type their name in the field or print, sign, and scan the forms to upload to their application. |
Feb 15, 2024 4:09 PM | Is there an easy way to re-organize the PPC's? I need to switch a few so that the numbers follow one another. | The Primary Project Components (PPCs) should now automatically sort by the first column “Goal #” and appear in alphabetical order. To edit the PPCs in an application, log into WebGrants, click “Applications” in the left menu, then select the desired application. Click the green “Edit Application” button in the top right corner. Then select “Primary Project Components” from the list under “Application Details.” PPCs can be reorganized by adding, editing, and deleting rows. To add a new row, click the green “Add Row” button, complete the form, and click the green “Save Row” button. The new row should automatically align with the order of the PPCs. To edit an existing row, click the row, make the desired changes, and click the green “Save Row” button. The updated row should automatically align with the order of the PPCs. To remove a row, click the row then click the red “Delete Row” button. While editing PPCs, it is recommended to copy text from a saved Word document and to paste the text into the WebGrants application. |
Feb 19, 2024 10:03 AM | Hello, I'm encountering a repeated error when I select "Mark as Complete" on the required documents section. It notes that the following fields need to be completed, but only specifies "-". I'm unsure what is going on, as all of the attachments are uploaded. I think it may be picking up on the "-" in front of "-Named Attachments." Thanks! | Common reasons the “Additional Documents Required” section cannot be marked as complete are: a required document is not uploaded, a file name has too many characters, or a file name includes special characters. It is recommended to check that all required documents have simplified file names. If you are still not able to mark the section as complete, delete the attachments from your application, rename the files, and upload the files with the simplified names. |
Feb 19, 2024 2:19 PM | In the summary of this application, it says the amount we are requesting is the same as our 3rd year award. I cannot find where to change the amount we are requesting to the 10% reduction from our 3rd year. | The total requested amount on the Current Applications list is calculated from the proposed budget. If you copied your previous application, please edit the budget as follows. To edit the budget, click “Applications” in the menu on the left, then select the desired application. Click the green “Edit Application” button on the upper right corner. Select “Budget” from the list under “Application Details.” Click the row you would like to edit, make the desired changed, then click the green “Save Row” button. To add a new row, click the green “Add Row” button on the appropriate category, enter the information, and click the green “Save Row” button. To remove a row, click the row you would like to delete, then click the red “Delete Row” button. The total requested amount will update automatically. |
Feb 22, 2024 1:48 PM | Hi, Under documentation we are not able to mark the section as complete. We are getting an error message that tells us we need to upload additional documentation. However, we do not have any additional documents to upload - we have uploaded all required documents. How do we address this issue. Thank you. | If all required documents are uploaded with simple file names but the “Additional Documents Required” section cannot be marked as complete, please remove the attachments by clicking the red “Delete” button in the right column of each row. Then, log out of WebGrants. Convert the files to PDFs, and shorten the file names to 15 or fewer characters with no spaces, dashes, or special characters. Log back into WebGrants and navigate to this section of your application. Upload the PDF files with the simplified names. Refresh the page. Then click the orange “Mark as Complete” button. |
Feb 22, 2024 2:59 PM | I am also having a problem with getting the additional documentation section to be ready to mark as complete. I have reduced the size of the document titles. I have added blank pages to the lines we don't have anything to include. How can I know how many characters are allowed in a title? I really think there is something wrong with your application. Please check and advise. | If all required documents are uploaded with simple file names but the “Additional Documents Required” section cannot be marked as complete, please remove the attachments by clicking the red “Delete” button in the right column of each row. Then, log out of WebGrants. Convert the files to PDFs, and shorten the file names to 15 or fewer characters with no spaces, dashes, or special characters. Log back into WebGrants and navigate to this section of your application. Upload the PDF files with the simplified names. Refresh the page. Then click the orange “Mark as Complete” button. |
Feb 22, 2024 6:30 PM | Our application is complete but I cannot submit because the additional documents feature will not allow me to mark items as complete. I have simplified file names and still nothing. Any guidance would be helpful as this is a new issues. | If all required documents are uploaded with simple file names but the “Additional Documents Required” section cannot be marked as complete, please remove the attachments by clicking the red “Delete” button in the right column of each row. Then, log out of WebGrants. Convert the files to PDFs, and shorten the file names to 15 or fewer characters with no spaces, dashes, or special characters. Log back into WebGrants and navigate to this section of your application. Upload the PDF files with the simplified names. Refresh the page. Then click the orange “Mark as Complete” button. |
Feb 23, 2024 11:49 AM | I am filling out my continuation for the grant, I know that the webinar said that I had to fill out topic #7 but do I need to fill out topic #3? I did see something about this on the slides. Please advise | Continuation applications are required to respond to #7 of this section, only. VAWA Narrative Topics #1-6 are optional for continuation applications. This information can be reviewed in “Narrative Instructions” on page 26 of the Request for Proposals, the VAWA Narrative segment starting at 14:20 of the FY25 STOP VAWA Grant Writing Webinar, and slide 17 of the “FY25 STOP VAWA Grant Writing Workshop Presentation Slides.” |
Feb 26, 2024 1:57 PM | When you preview the application, near the top is a section called Primary Contact Information and Organization Information. In both of these sections it has for our zip 87111 without the 4 digits at the end (3973). However, when I press 'edit application, it does not allow me to make that change. Any ideas how I can do that? Thanks, Kim | The addresses in the application preview are generated from the Primary Contact’s user profile and the Organization’s profile in WebGrants. To edit your user profile, click “My Profile” in the menu on the left, then click the green “Edit My Profile” button in the top right. Enter the updated information, then click the green “Save My Profile” button. To edit an organization’s profile, click “My Profile” in the menu on the left, then click the agency’s name under “Associated Organizations.” Click the green “Edit Organization” button in the top right, enter the updated information, then click the green “Save Organization” button. |