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OVC will provide funding for the following activities:
Crisis response assistance
Consequence management assistance
Criminal justice support assistance
Crime victim compensation assistance
These activities are intended to complement services that are available from other agencies and organizations as well as to provide a base level of assistance for victims of terrorism and mass violence.
Funding for services and other support may include activities that are deemed necessary and essential to providing services and are not limited to the assistance categories listed above. In addition, a limited amount of available funding, as agreed upon by OVC and the applicant, may be used for administrative purposes deemed necessary and essentialto the delivery of services and assistance to victims.
The amount of AEAP funding awarded is decided on a case-by-case basis considering factors such as the availability of other resources (including Victims of Crime Act formula grant dollars); the severity of the impact; and the number of people suffering from physical, emotional, and psychological injury. Requests for funding must identify all other federal and nonfederal contributions (cash or in-kind).
If amounts awarded are not expended by the end of the grant period, they must be returned to OVC for deobligation.
OVC will conduct a thorough review of each AEAP application; however, due to the unique nature of each incident and the complex nature of the application and the application review process, OVC cannot provide a specific timeframe. OVC is aware of the critical role AEAP funding can provide to communities and will work as quickly and efficiently as possible in its review of every application. Applicants will be notified as soon as possible after the review process has been completed.
You can direct questions to the OVC Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program by—
calling the main OVC number (800-363-0441 or 202-307-5983) and asking to be directed to someone who can assist you; or
mailing questions to the following address:
Office for Victims of Crime Antiterrorism and Emergency Assistance Program 999 North Capitol Street, NE Washington, DC 20531
Individuals are not eligible to apply for AEAP, but U.S. citizens who have suffered direct physical or emotional injury from an act of terrorism occurring outside the United States, and family members of U.S. citizens killed by such an act, are eligible to apply for financial reimbursement for qualifying expenses through ITVERP. Qualifying expenses include medical expenses; mental health care costs; property loss, repair, or replacement; and funeral and burial costs.
For further information about ITVERP, visit the ITVERP website.
Select OVC publications and products are available to order. Contact our Response Center for assistance.
Persons who have been subjected to a “severe form of trafficking in persons,” as defined in 22 U.S.C. § 7102(11).
(A) sex trafficking in which a commercial sex act is induced by force, fraud, or coercion, or in which the person induced to perform such act has not attained 18 years of age; or
(B) the recruitment, harboring, transportation, provision, or obtaining of a person for labor or services, through the use of force, fraud, or coercion for the purpose of subjection to involuntary servitude, peonage, debt bondage, or slavery.
An individual does not need to currently be in a trafficking situation to be eligible for victim services, or have recently exited their trafficking situation. Grantees should remove barriers that prevent individuals currently experiencing trafficking from accessing services, such as policies related to sobriety, engagement in commercial sex, etc.
OVC acknowledges that the amount of time and the process for determining if a person meets the definition of a victim of human trafficking may differ for every client and situation. OVC considers an individual to be a “potential” when the grantee has reason to believe that the person is or might be a trafficking victim and is providing support or services tailored to that individual. This may occur at an initial intake or screening interview, or upon completion of victim needs assessment.
When the information needed to determine eligibility is not immediately available, and the person is not clearly ineligible, a grantee may use OVC funds for a reasonable period of time to provide services until sufficient information to make a determination has been gathered and a determination has been made. If the client is not eligible, they should be referred to other appropriate services and providers.
Your notice of funding opportunity will outline client eligibility and any specific age range limitations, if any exist.
Yes. OVC encourages grantees to coordinate their efforts with other similar OVC-direct funded human trafficking programs within the relevant jurisdiction to enhance the projects and avoid duplication of efforts. Grantees are expected to work together to determine whether OVC discretionary award funds have been, are being, or are to be used (in whole or in part) for one or more of the identical services for the same person or family member (cost items) included in the each of their grant award budgets.
If duplicative costs and services are identified, each grantee must notify their OVC grant manager(s) in writing of the potential duplication and, if requested by OVC, submit a Financial or Programmatic GAM to eliminate any inappropriate duplication of funding.
Yes. As long as there is no duplication in costs or activities, OVC funds may be used to provide services to a client who is already receiving services through another federal funding stream. For example, an OVC grantee could provide legal services to an individual client receiving housing services funded through a different federal award. However, please consult requirements for other funding sources, as they may differ.
