15POVC25GG01378AERX

Chinatown Service Center proposes to implement the Monterey Park HOPE Resiliency Center.

The purpose is to serve as the central hub of healing and support in response to the tragedies at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio and the Lai Lai Ballroom.

Located in the city of Monterey Park, California, the center will provide coordinated services to address the needs of survivors, witnesses, families of victims, and the broader impacted community.

Project activities include establishing an advisory committee, delivering evidence-based services, peer support groups, as well as spiritual and wellness activities.

The center will coordinate and host workshops designed to foster recovery, resilience, and community connectedness.

Expected outcomes include strengthened linkages to resources and services, increased community engagement in healthy strategies, delivery of evidence-based care, and ongoing program refinement to meet evolving community needs.

Chinatown Service Center

THE ANTITERRORISM AND EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (AEAP) PROVIDES SUPPLEMENTAL CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION AND CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING CRIMINAL MASS VIOLENCE OR DOMESTIC TERRORISM INCIDENTS. THIS GRANT PROGRAM IS BY INVITATION ONLY. AEAP IS A MECHANISM BY WHICH THE DIRECTOR OF OVC MAY AWARD SUPPLEMENTAL CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION AND CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE TO RESPOND TO AN ACT OF TERRORISM OR CRIMINAL MASS VIOLENCE. 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. ALONG WITH NON-GRANT TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES, THERE ARE FOUR TYPES OF GRANTS THAT MAY BE COMBINED INTO ONE APPLICATION: . CRISIS RESPONSE (TO PROVIDE SUPPORT IN THE INITIAL AFTERMATH OF AN EVENT), . CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT (TO HELP VICTIMS ADAPT AND RESTORE THEIR EQUILIBRIUM), . CRIMINAL JUSTICE SUPPORT (TO FACILITATE VICTIM PARTICIPATION IN THE JUDICIAL PROCESS), AND . CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION (TO HELP STATE CRIME VICTIM COMPENSATION ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES REIMBURSE VICTIMS FOR OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES). FUNDING PROVIDED UNDER AEAP IS RETROACTIVE TO THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT AND APPLICANTS SHOULD CONSIDER THE FULL RANGE OF BOTH COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FUNDS WHEN APPLYING FOR AN AEAP GRANT. FUNDING JUSTIFICATION MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT AEAP FUNDS WILL SUPPORT ONLY VICTIMS OF THE EVENT AND SHOW THAT REQUESTED FUNDING IS SUPPLEMENTAL TO EXISTING RESOURCES. OVC MAY PROVIDE A CONSULTANT TO AID THE PROSPECTIVE GRANTEE WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS INCLUDING HELP IN IDENTIFYING VICTIM-RELATED EXPENSES. THE PROSPECTIVE GRANTEE AND OVC WILL COLLABORATE TO REFINE THE APPLICATION PRIOR TO THE FINAL APPLICATION SUBMISSION.

16.321 - Antiterrorism Emergency Reserve

Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) [DOJ - OJP]

Los Angeles, California 90012-3177 United States

Single Zip Code

OVC FY25 Invited to Apply Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program for Crime Victim Compensation and/or Assistance – Monterey Park (O-OVC-2025-172459)