OVC FY26 Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance Program - Pennsylvania Crime Victim Compensation
Summary
The Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the FY2026 Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP) inviting Pennsylvania to apply for $3,516,209 in grant funding. The grant supports victims of mass violence and terrorism through crime victim compensation and assistance programs. This is a non-competitive, invited application opportunity with a closing date of April 21, 2026.
What changed
OVC posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program making $3,516,209 available to Pennsylvania for crime victim compensation and assistance services related to mass violence and terrorism incidents. The grant covers crisis response, consequence management, criminal justice support, and crime victim compensation activities.
Affected parties in Pennsylvania should note this is an invited, non-competitive grant opportunity rather than a general competition. Eligible applicants should contact the OJP Response Center at 800-851-3420 or OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov for application assistance before the April 21, 2026 closing date.
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OVC FY26 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance - Pennsylvania
Agency: Office for Victims of Crime
Assistance Listings: 16.321 -- Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve
Last Updated: April 17, 2026 View version history on Grants.gov
Description
This is a notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) for the OVC FY 2026 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance. This opportunity supports victims of mass violence and terrorism through the Antiterrorism Emergency Assistance Program (AEAP). Funding for this program comes from the Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve (the Emergency Reserve). Along with non-grant training and consultation services, there are four types of grants that may be combined into one application or awarded separately to entities OVC invites to apply for funding:... crisis response, consequence management, criminal justice support, and crime victim compensation. The overall goal of AEAP is to provide supplemental support to criminal mass violence and terrorism victims. The overall objective is to increase access to programs designed to improve services, assistance (including victim compensation), and outcomes for victims of mass violence and terrorism.
AEAP grants are a mechanism by which the Director of OVC may award supplemental crime victim compensation and assistance to eligible entities responding to acts of mass criminal violence or domestic terrorism. The event must be sufficiently large that the jurisdiction cannot provide needed services to victims of the incident with existing resources, while also supporting victims of other crimes, in a timely and comprehensive manner. OVC generally accesses AEAP funds only in response to incidents that are sufficiently large in scope for the locale, and typically only where there was an unpredictable, indiscriminate, or broad targeting of victims, or otherwise unique aspect to the crime. In most cases, OVC expects States and communities to plan for and address victim needs stemming from relatively more predictable instances of gang-related violence, domestic violence, and broader community gun violence, from existing VOCA resources. Show full description
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Other: Only the invited applicant is eligible to apply. This is NOT a competitive NOFO. OVC will contact potential applicants directly.
Grantor contact information
Description
For assistance with the requirements of this funding opportunity: OJP Response Center Phone: 800-851-3420 or 202-353-5556 (TTY for hearing-impaired callers only) Email: OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov. Hours of operation: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Monday–Friday.
OJP.ResponseCenter@usdoj.gov
OJP Response Center
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Link to additional information
Closing: April 21, 2026
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Award
$3,516,209
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$3,516,209
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
O-OVC-2026-172585
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
-- Category of Funding Activity:
Income security and social services
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
April 17, 2026
Archive date:
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