OVC FY 15 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children Victim Reunification Travel Program Invitational Letter

The Federal Crime Victim Assistance Fund (FCVAF) was established by the Office for Victims of Crime(OVC) under its authority to assist victims of federal crime. (This authority is found in the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA), Public Law 98-473, as amended, codified at 42 U.S.C. 10603 (c)(1)(B).) The FCVAF does not create a separate system of services for federal crime victims, but supports services of an immediate nature for federal crime victims when no other resources are available. FCVAF monies may be used for VOCA victim services, including returning children who are the victims of international parental kidnapping from overseas, reunification, and helping federal crime victims to participate in court proceedings in the U.S. territories and foreign nations.